12-key German Flute L.P. (Low Pitch)

Here is the revised description:

A 12-key German flute offered as a restoration project or parts source. The instrument is presented in unrestored condition with significant damage across multiple sections and is best suited to an experienced restorer or collector, or as a donor instrument for parts. The head joint has a crack through the embouchure and a crack through the barrel, and is missing its cork and crown assembly. The left-hand body section is in comparatively good shape with no cracks noted. The right-hand section has a crack in the socket that extends to the fourth tone hole, and the foot ring is missing. All 12 keys are intact. Sounding length is 646mm.

A partially legible stamp appears on the instrument, reading something like "Friedrich Sch..." with "Bohemia" below. The surname is not fully decipherable, but Bohemia was a significant center of woodwind instrument making through the 19th and into the early 20th century, producing large numbers of simple-system flutes for both domestic and export markets. Without a fully legible stamp, the specific maker and date of this example cannot be confirmed.