Body and foot of flute with mechanism (not to scale): ? "See chart below A key has the name of the note sounding when it is depressed, provided all the holes to the left of the key are covered (with the exception of cross fingerings found in the higher octaves). For example, when the A key is depressed, Az sounds, provided the C key and the B key are also depressed. Holes are covered in two ways: 1. Hole closed by key directly above. 2a. Hole closed by hole-cover operated by depressing a remote key. b. Hole opened by hole cover operated by depressing a remote key. Keys cover the holes in three ways 1, Finger on key closes hole beneath key. 2. Finger on key closes hole beneath key and additional hole or holes. 3. Finger operates key which opens or closes a remote hole or holes. The keys and their functions in isolation are found in the following chart. Note that most fingerings consist of more than one key depressed at a time, and that the B hole cover and the G hole cover are operated by several keys. The B hole cover is closed by the F key, Akey, Bp thumb-key, and Bp lever. The G hole cover is closed by the F key, E key, and D key. Function of the Keys of the Flute Number Name Finger (ifoperated Function Notes directly by afinger) (when depressed) 1 Ckey left index depresses C hole cover 1a Chole cover covers Cz hole linked to Ckey