Noun: Western concert flute
- 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 western concert 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, Boehm flute, transverse flute
Type of: flute, transverse flute
Encyclopedia: Western concert flute