Excerpt from An Essay on the Construction of Flutes: Giving a History and Description of the Most Recent Improvements, With an Explanation of the Principles of Acoustics Applicable to the Manufacture of Wind Instruments Mr. Rudall, however, did not care to publish the treatise. It was laid aside, and forgotten until quite lately; when, soon after dohm's death, certain public attacks upon his character, coupled with a denial of the originality of his invention, drew from me a reply. This reminded Mr. Carte, the present repte sentative of the firm of Rudall Rose, that he possessed bohm's own account of all the circumstances in dispute, and he was good enough to send it to me. The pamphlet, which is in dohm's own hand-writing, as I can vouch, has an interest of its own, wholly distinct from the facts relating to D'ohm's connection with Gordon. I imagine it will be read with no little pleasure by most flute players, whether professional or amateur, giving us, as it does, a clear and succinct summary of those principles of acoustics which are applicable to the con struction of all wind instruments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.