Description
Albert Cooper Pre-Owned Handmade Silver flute-c7909
Albert Cooper Pre-Owned Handmade Silver flute-c7909
Condition
Excellent
Specifications
- Maker: Albert Cooper
- Pre-Owned
- Closed Hole
- Handmade
- Silver
- Embouchure re-cut by Andrew Oxley
About
Albert Cooper (12 April 1924 – 25 January 2011) was a renowned British flute maker who began his career as an apprentice at Rudall Carte before the outbreak of the Second World War. Following his military service, he returned to Rudall Carte but left in 1959 to establish himself as an independent flute maker. Over the course of his career, Cooper crafted around 80 C flutes, 8 alto flutes, 2 piccolos, and 3 bass flutes in C. His most significant contribution to the field was the development of the Cooper Scale, which precisely determined the size and placement of tone holes on the flute. This innovation greatly improved tuning and intonation and has since been universally adopted by major flute manufacturers, including Brannen Brothers. The Cooper Scale effectively replaced the earlier Boehm system, setting a new standard in flute design that continued to influence instrument making well into the late twentieth century.
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