Siccama Flutes

 

 

 

Siccama Flute 1851 Exhibition

 

Conical in bore with large tone holes of equal size, Siccama’s Diatonic Flute of 1846 kept the old system of fingering. It was adopted by Joseph Richardson (1814-1862) and for a short time by Robert Sidney Pratten (1824-1868).

 

 

Siccama Flute c.1880

 

Rudall Carte manufactured Siccama flutes as late as 1904. Late manufacture included all covered keys except for the two highest holes.

 

 

 

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