What sort of flute is this? (wood)

[RoseRodent]

So I have been researching around and about and the subtleties of wood flutes seem to be less than definite in distinguishing one from another in terms of type - if it matters!

I have a flute that was given to me as a "baroque flute" so that is what I have always called it. It is non-keyed, in 3 sections head and 2x body - no foot, lowest note D directly above bottom C on concert flute. It plays in concert pitch-ish, adjustable down to A=415 without drastically affecting the tuning, as the tuning is difficult in any case. It is in black wood with a straight round hole, no lip plate or anything. The fingerings match up to a baroque chart as much as a folk flute chart and it is sharp and flat in the traditional places. It seems shaped slightly more like a baroque instrument but the joints look more Irish.

Given that it seems equally suited to either genre I am not that sure it matters, but is there a specific dinstinguishing feature?

[Callidor]

sounds interesting. Can you post a picture or two?

[Tarandros]

So I have been researching around and about and the subtleties of wood flutes seem to be less than definite in distinguishing one from another in terms of type - if it matters!

I have a flute that was given to me as a "baroque flute" so that is what I have always called it. It is non-keyed, in 3 sections head and 2x body - no foot, lowest note D directly above bottom C on concert flute. It plays in concert pitch-ish, adjustable down to A=415 without drastically affecting the tuning, as the tuning is difficult in any case. It is in black wood with a straight round hole, no lip plate or anything. The fingerings match up to a baroque chart as much as a folk flute chart and it is sharp and flat in the traditional places. It seems shaped slightly more like a baroque instrument but the joints look more Irish.

Given that it seems equally suited to either genre I am not that sure it matters, but is there a specific dinstinguishing feature?

If it's a Baroque flute, it would have at least one key, namely a D sharp key operated as in the modern flute by the little finger of the right hand. As you are saying it is non-keyed, then it can't be a Baroque flute and is more likely to be an Irish six-holed flute I would think. Alternatively, if it has six holes and is cylindrical, it could be a Renaissance flute but if it has six holes with a tapering body, then it's certainly an Irish six hole flute. Kind regards, T.