This blog is dedicated to the sublime instruments called nose flutes and which produce the most divine sound ever. We have chosen to discard all the native models from S. Pacific and Asia, for they need fingering to be played. We'll concentrate on "buccal cavity driven" nose flutes : the well patented and trademarked metal or plastic ones, plus, by a condemnable indulgence, some wooden craft or home-made productions.

Mar 19, 2012

The silver flute of the Museum Ringve

« Today Ringve Museum is Norway’s national museum of musical instruments with a collection of around 2000 numbers.About 700 of these are so called classical European instruments besides European- and non-European traditional instruments. In addition to this the collection consists of around 25000 sheet music prints, an extensive collection of photographs, a sound archive with pianola rolls, polyphon records, phonograph rolls and various phonograms »

In the collection, there is a nose flute. It's a silver nose flute made in 1976, copied from an 1930's original stamped « Fabrik Marke Haus » ("trade-mark").So, it should be German...

The info label says :

History:
     Copy of a nose flute formerly owner bought at Hamar approx. 1930.
     The original is labeled "Fabrik Marke Haus".
     Production: 1976
     Manufacturer: Bryhni, Haakon
     Production Location : Lokken

Description:
     A copy of an older nose flute. Column Flute of silver with insufflation through the nose into a trunk shaped, flat column against the slanted edge is approx. 6 mm. from the slot. The mouth is held against the rectangular opening framed by the opening slot and the tapered edge.

Id number:
     RMT 76/9





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5 comments:

  1. Brian FMarch 19, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    That's what I call "HEAVY METAL" !!!!

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  2. UkeHeidiMarch 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    They do not specified the weight, but be sure it's heavier than a Humanatone :)

    All the best

    Antoine

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  3. Daniel Winfree PapugaMarch 20, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Ringve also has a Humanatone in its collection: http://www.digitaltmuseum.no/things/neseflyte/RMT/RMT%2089/10

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  4. UkeHeidiMarch 20, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    Hello Daniel,

    Thank you for the info!

    It seems that you work at the museum...
    Please can you tell me where is/was the original metal flute ?
    What is a loan or is it still at the Museum ?
    Was there a drawing with the stamp "Fabrik Marke Haus" ?

    Best regards and greeting from France,

    Antoine

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  5. UkeHeidiMarch 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Hello Daniel,

    Thank you a lot for your precise info!

    Kind regards,

    Antoine

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