This chart comes from The Compleat Tutor for the German-Flute of around 1790 published by C. & S. Thompson, London; the copy I used was National Library of Scotland MH.s.73(1), dated 1800 on the flyleaf. It's for a one-key flute.
The note names are those of ABC. The numbers indicate which holes are closed.
D 123 4567 D# 123 456- E 123 45-7 F 123 4-67 F# 123 4--- G 123 ---7 G# 12- 4567 A 12- ---7 A# 1-3 45-7 B 1-- ---7 c -23 ---7 c# --- 4567 d -23 4567 d# -23 456- e 123 45-7 f 123 4-67 f# 123 4--- g 123 ---- g# 12- 4--- a 12- ---- a# 1-3 ---7 b 1-- ---- c' -2- 456- c#' -23 4--- d' -23 ---- d#' 123 -56- e' 12- -56- f' 12- 4--7 f#' 1-3 4567 g' 1-3 ---7 a' -23 45-7
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