Albert Cooper (flute maker)
- Albert Cooper (flute maker)
Albert Cooper born 1924 is a British flute maker who apprenticed at Rudall Carte until the war. After discharge he returned to Rudall Carte but left in 1959 and set himself up as flute maker.
Flutes manufactured
*C flutes - 80
*Alto flutes - 8
*Piccolos with C foot - 2
*Bass flute - 3
*Flute in B - 1Albert's primary contribution to flute making is the Albert Cooper Scale, where the position and size (opening) of the flute's tone holes have been accurately determined. This has been now universaly adopted and is promoted by all the major flute makers, in particular the flute maker Brannen Brothers. This new scale replaces the old Boehm System scale/measurements still being used in flute manufacture into the 1990s.
References
* [http://www.epplerflutes.com/interview.html Interview with Alexander Eppler]
* [http://www.stratford-flute.co.uk/albert.htm Albert Cooper Flute Competition] that ran from 1990 to 2007
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