Rudall & Rose 4322 in G&H auction
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Rudall & Rose 4322 in G&H auction
Rudall & Rose 4322 is up for auction in G&H's music instrument auction the 13th of September. Looks to be in very good condition, but the end cap certainly looks to be a replacement.
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Re: Rudall & Rose 4322 in G&H auction
An excellent looking Rudall, quite a find.
The tone holes on it seem to be absolutely enormous, suggesting it could be a powerful instrument. The replacement crown, although the wrong profile, is a good colour match with the rest of the flute. Steampacket, do you think the overall colour of the flute is unusually dark for a Boxwood Rudall? Perhaps the lighting is exaggerating the colour, but the few Boxwood Rudalls I've seen have been quite a bit lighter than this one..........
The tone holes on it seem to be absolutely enormous, suggesting it could be a powerful instrument. The replacement crown, although the wrong profile, is a good colour match with the rest of the flute. Steampacket, do you think the overall colour of the flute is unusually dark for a Boxwood Rudall? Perhaps the lighting is exaggerating the colour, but the few Boxwood Rudalls I've seen have been quite a bit lighter than this one..........
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Yes the only one I've seen live and handled, owned by a lady from the North (she has two boxwood Rudalls), was much lighter in colour. Prehaps this one up for auction has been a closet queen sleeping in it's fine case? I wonder what happened to the original end cap, and who has put the flute up for auction?Steampacket, do you think the overall colour of the flute is unusually dark for a Boxwood Rudall? Uniflute
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No closet queen, this. It's well worn, & showing quite a lot of nicks, dents, etc., like it's been in a fight, possibly because boxwood is relatively soft. Some separation or near separation of a couple of blocks. I'm also not sure all the springs are original or mounted correctly. Good condition overall, but not a beauty.Steampacket wrote:Prehaps (sic) this one up for auction has been a closet queen sleeping in it's fine case? I wonder what happened to the original end cap, and who has put the flute up for auction?
I was told all sections EXCEPT the headjoint (no real surprise) are stamped. The headjoint seems to be a good match for the appearance of the other sections, and may be original, except for the end cap.
The flute has been recently oiled, including the exterior it seems, which might contribute to a darker & mottled appearance.
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Possibly the boxwood is stained?
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Usually it is. One technique was nitric acid fuming. The results are more even than we see here. I think what happened in this instance is handling dirt & wear, and uneven absorption of oil into the harder/softer areas of grain.jim stone wrote:Possibly the boxwood is stained?
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Re: Rudall & Rose 4322 in G&H auction
Yes, a short F# key block and a Eb key block have been repaired. New pads, and cork dampers to protect the flute body from the touches. G&H said the flute has been oiled recently which explains the hue.
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Re: Rudall & Rose 4322 in G&H auction
Sorry if this is me being stupid - it probably is - but how do you know that it's a replacement crown?Uni Flute wrote:The replacement crown
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Dome shape is not usual for a Rudall. Unless a patent head or engine-turned silver, they're usually a low cylinder, often with a threaded center tuning screw with a turned bead.benhall.1 wrote:Sorry if this is me being stupid - it probably is - but how do you know that it's a replacement crown?Uni Flute wrote:The replacement crown
You can see the basic shape in this photo:
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Rudall & Rose simple system flutes from this period, apart from those with a patent head joint or with an ivory crown, had a straight sided, flat topped, wooden crown with a threaded wooden cork adjuster. The cork adjuster's wooden indicator can be seen in the middle of the crown. Can be clearly seen in these photos on Larry Mallette's site:but how do you know that it's a replacement crown? benhall
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The rounded, dome shaped wooden crown appears on Rudall's wooden boehm system flutes
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Yes, all of that lot I know. And the stuff in Kevin's post above. I was thinking, however, do we know that they definitely didn't make a rounded crown for some simple system flutes? Maybe this was one of them ... I've seen some odd variations in R&R flute shapes ...Steampacket wrote:Rudall & Rose simple system flutes from this period, apart from those with a patent head joint or with an ivory crown, had a straight sided, flat topped, wooden crown with a threaded wooden cork adjuster. The cork adjuster's wooden indicator can be seen in the middle of the crown. Can be clearly seen in these photos on Larry Mallette's site:but how do you know that it's a replacement crown? benhall
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The rounded, dome shaped wooden crown appears on Rudall's wooden boehm system flutes
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I doubt it. The flute has been repaired, repadded, tenons rethreaded, rather crudely I think. So I bet whoever did this put in a new cork and probably a boxwood crown they had available. I've never seen a rounded wooden crown on a R&R simple system flute. Anything's possible of course. A special order?I was thinking, however, do we know that they definitely didn't make a rounded crown for some simple system flutes? Maybe this was one of them ... I've seen some odd variations in R&R flute shapes ... benhall
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Regarding the crown, as others have said, it is highly likely to be a replacement/later addition. When you look at flutes by Rudall & Rose's apprentices, and other high end 8 key flutes built in the style, such as those marked H. Fentum or George & Mamby, they nearly always have the same style of crown as well. It would be interesting to take a closer look at the thread in the crown leading to the ball end indicator, as I believe this feature is consistent on Rudall & Rose's instruments, and it could be used to support the alternative theory of a special order. If someone wanted to custom order a domed crown from Rudall & Rose for aesthetic reasons, there would be no reason to change the thread the cork moves upon. If the thread from the crown from this Boxwood flute could be compared to one from a Rudall with a standard flat cylinder crown, then we may come closer to getting our answer.
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I don't see any indication in any of the photos I received of this boxwood Rudall that it even HAS a threaded cork adjuster. No end on photo, but nothing seems to be protruding. That shape crown rarely has a hole in it for an adjuster to pass through. Boehm crowns on silver flutes have an internal threaded receiver that fits a threaded shaft holding the cork, with some limited adjustment (before it bottoms out on the insert in the crown).Uni Flute wrote:Regarding the crown, as others have said, it is highly likely to be a replacement/later addition. When you look at flutes by Rudall & Rose's apprentices, and other high end 8 key flutes built in the style, such as those marked H. Fentum or George & Mamby, they nearly always have the same style of crown as well. It would be interesting to take a closer look at the thread in the crown leading to the ball end indicator, as I believe this feature is consistent on Rudall & Rose's instruments, and it could be used to support the alternative theory of a special order. If someone wanted to custom order a domed crown from Rudall & Rose for aesthetic reasons, there would be no reason to change the thread the cork moves upon. If the thread from the crown from this Boxwood flute could be compared to one from a Rudall with a standard flat cylinder crown, then we may come closer to getting our answer.
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And when these domed crowns do have an external finial, they can often be in metal, rather than wood.kkrell wrote:I don't see any indication in any of the photos I received of this boxwood Rudall that it even HAS a threaded cork adjuster. No end on photo, but nothing seems to be protruding. That shape crown rarely has a hole in it for an adjuster to pass through. Boehm crowns on silver flutes have an internal threaded receiver that fits a threaded shaft holding the cork, with some limited adjustment (before it bottoms out on the insert in the crown).Uni Flute wrote:Regarding the crown, as others have said, it is highly likely to be a replacement/later addition. When you look at flutes by Rudall & Rose's apprentices, and other high end 8 key flutes built in the style, such as those marked H. Fentum or George & Mamby, they nearly always have the same style of crown as well. It would be interesting to take a closer look at the thread in the crown leading to the ball end indicator, as I believe this feature is consistent on Rudall & Rose's instruments, and it could be used to support the alternative theory of a special order. If someone wanted to custom order a domed crown from Rudall & Rose for aesthetic reasons, there would be no reason to change the thread the cork moves upon. If the thread from the crown from this Boxwood flute could be compared to one from a Rudall with a standard flat cylinder crown, then we may come closer to getting our answer.