Wooden Flute by Rampone , Milan, 1880

Plays perfectly, this late-romantic Italian flute is in F with C foot. Very easy to fill with strong tone on all positions. Shorter than a standard D concert flute, the finger positions are very comfortable for small hands. Made by the famous Milan Rampone family, the 3 sections are faintly stamped "Frat. e Cugino , Rampone, Milano". Agostino Rampone was an accomplished flutist at the l’Opera di La Scala in Milan. His excellence in playing combined with his technical training allowed him to be an innovator in the making of instruments. He started manufacturing flutes approx 1850. His experimentation led to improvement in the newly developed Boehm system for flute. Evidence of his accomplishments are awards he received in Milan, Paris, Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, New York etc. The flute cosmetically shows its age of 150 years but is made from precious hardwood which gives a gentle Latin tone. Made at a time when there were distinct differences between north west and south European tone preferences. Sold with replacement case in photo. I can provide a sound video on request.