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Many thanks for your replies so far - I will have to look up the xirimita - initial peeks do bear a resemblance. There is just a single hole at the top that looks as if it would accommodate a reed - a musician friend of mine had already suggested this theory, too. Are these instruments of any signif...

Good evening all, I know very little of the wonderful wind instruments you clever lot are so well-versed in, but have one in my possession which I hope someone may be able to help me get to know a little better. It appears to be a flute of some description, made by Charles Mathieu of Paris, whom I'm...