
Harmonieflûte by Busson, Paris. No serial number. Impressed 'signature' style stamp on front action cover: 'Busson, Paris.' 18.63" x 6.63" diameter plain black wood ends, straight sides, light wood wind chest section fretworked front and rear, with two sprung brass securing buttons. Left-hand end with black wood hand bar with four brass feet and two areas of perforated air valves. 37 small piano keys: 22 bone 'white notes' and 15 ebony 'black notes', plus bone button controlling dampers stopping off a musette set of reeds, and a lower bone stop controlling internal tremolo. Left-hand hand strap added later. Four-fold blue leather bellows with embossed black papers. Brass tongued reeds on double or treble brass reed beds.