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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