Radcliff Flutes

Radcliff model flute body

Radcliff based his flute design on that of Carte’s 1851 model retaining much of the old fingering and paired thumb keys for the left hand. The system had a closed G sharp with a mechanism similar to Boehm’s split E.

Radcliff continued to play his conical bore version of his own model flute into the early 1880’s and other professionals took it up too. Production was long lasting.

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