1. The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood
   "The dimensions and key system of the modern Boehm flute and its close relatives are almost completely the work of the great flautist, composer, acoustician and silversmith, Theobald Boehm, who patented his system in 1847.";
   - C flute, transverse flute, Western concert flute

Type of: flute, transverse flute

Encyclopedia: Boehm flute