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This one comes from the Neue Burg museums in Vienna. I wonder what kind of flute is it? I am referring to the top flute on the picture.

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It's a tenor renaissance recorder, you can see a full consort, from sopranino to sub-bass, here:

http://www.moeck.com/cms/index.php?id=32&L=1
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squirrel wrote:It's a tenor renaissance recorder, you can see a full consort, from sopranino to sub-bass, here:

http://www.moeck.com/cms/index.php?id=32&L=1
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The thing that makes it look odd is the decorative cover that protects the keyworks. I believe it's called a fontenelle, although my spelling may be wrong. The head joint is much plainer compared to many popular models as well. Many 'Baroque' style instruments are far more decorative with elaborate turnings. The renaissance style is elegantly simple.
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Here are a few more pictures of various flutes from my recent travels:

Image - a couple of flutes - walking sticks from Vienna Hofburg Museum

Image - not sure about this one... Comes from a museum in Prague

Image - a larger photo showing more instruments

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Image - this is a folk flute from Ethnographical Museum in Dubrovnik. I took two pictures to show the flute better.
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Zabava77 wrote:Image
- not sure about this one... Comes from a museum in Prague
That's a zink / cornett. The embouchure is like a trumpet, not flute, but with finger holes.

http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/zink.htm
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The other instruments on the table - as far as I can see - are a rackett, two rauschpfeifen and three shawms.
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Thank you! :)
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The Dubrovnik one loos like a crane or stork ulna (wingbone) whistle. Possibly a legbone, but not judging by the curve of the bone. Curious in that it only has 5 fingerholes.
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That was an interesting article about the zink being in competition with the violin.
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Has anyone ever confirmed the supposition that drunken revellers dancing rants and raves to the music of the rackett late into the night gave rise to the expression "Quit your ranting and raving and knock off that bloody racket!"?

Also, a very nice viol on the right and I wonder if that's a virginal on the left? I can't see the pics well on my crummy screen.

Do the Sweets still make replica walking-cane flutes? I always wanted one. The iPod of the 18th century.
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Here's a link to the sweetheart walking stick flute. http://www.sweetheartflute.com/walkingflutes.html

When I had my knee surgery, I got a much less expensive walking cane flute from serenity bamboo. It was so much fun, I used it long after I needed it. The look on people's faces when I would just start playing a song. They put the holes in-line and cut the embouchure for both left and right-handed playing (I can play both ways) so that when I bequeth this cane to someone, chances are better they'll be able to play the thing.
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