Over a year ago I bought a couple of old wooden flutes from eBay. The listing was vague and the photographs were even vaguer! They also smelled absolutely terrible- so I've waited a long time for the smell to go away before making a video about them!
The thing is- I don't know what exactly these flutes are- where do they come from? How old are they? What specific instrument are they? (besides flutes, of course!)
I've asked some experts, but no-one seems to agree on just what these are. But i'm sure there will be plenty of people who know all about these flutes- so I've made this video in the hope you might be one of them!
Can you help identify the mystery flutes?
All I know is:
A lady left them behind when she emigrated from the UK back to her home country over 50 years ago.
The flutes both have 6 finger holes with a 7th hole under the single key.
They seem to be made of hardwood.
Both flutes are in two pieces.
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Thanks for watching :)