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 C 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.";
   - Boehm flute, transverse flute, Western concert flute

Type of: flute, transverse flute

Encyclopedia: C flute