Transverse Flute

Nowadays most of the transverse flutes are made of metal, they belong to the wood-blow instruments and until very recently they were built on this material.
The transverse flute, a cylindrical tube of metal open at the end, is composed of three independent pieces that the performer must assemble each time he plays. This division facilitates the transport of the instrument, but, more importantly, it can be tuned depending on whether the head is more or less inserted in the upper part of the body. The three sections are composed of the head, which houses the mouth, the body, where is the complex system of keys, and the foot. Each of them is mounted on each other through the metal snap-on clamps. The head measures approximately 22 cm in length and has a diameter that oscillates between 17 and 19 mm. The mouthpiece has a side hole surrounded by a metal plate on which rests the lower lip of the performer. The body or central part is the largest, about 35.5 cm. Finally, the foot has a length of 13 cm and is topped by a final hoop.
This instrument has no vane, but the sound is produced through the bevel, placed under the interpreter’s lower lip. The edge farthest from the bevel cuts off the air stream, on the modern flute, a plate helps to steer it properly and in this way, the vibration of the inner speaker and therefore the sound is produced.
It has a pleasant and smooth sound and offers a large amount of sound arrays depending on whether it plays on the bass (hotter) or high (more penetrating) record.