eBay boxwood C. Aine Flute...left handed?

Irish Flute
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Do my eyes deceive me or is this a left handed flute: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-French-Clair-Godfroy-Aine-Boxwood-and-Silver-Flute-c-1840s-Flute-/271114248896?pt=UK_Woodwind_Instruments&hash=item3f1fab22c0

There are 11 keys, too, and for once I’m not sure I can identify them all, and that really bugs me.

Pretty flute though, and such lovely post mounted keywork.

Eric

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Nope, your eyes don’t deceive you… photos are the right way round, I messaged the seller earlier and he’s added a note below them (though I’d really hoped he stick something up top).

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If you scroll all the way to the bottom it says that they’ve been told it’s left handed.
Beautiful instrument and so complete. I love the top joint trill with two cups and the low b key, they really were working in a time before things became standardized, always nice to see something a bit different.

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So why the two cups on one key? Something to do with nodes and/or hole sizes?

5

No idea!

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Nothing special about the keys I’d say:
There are only 10 keys:
low B
low C
low C#
Eb
short F
long F
G#
Bb
C
D trill

In itself a D trill is not uncommon. This one is special with the double holes, but Claire Godfroy seemed to like it. Here is another example