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DCM 1434: G. L. Penzel & Bro. Flute in C
Zusammenfassung
DCM Penzel catalog shows this flute as model no. 54.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys.; 71.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 11 keys, to low B. Modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: (American eagle) / G.L. PENZEL & MÜLLER / NEW YORK / LP
Mark Additional: Mark on head, body, and foot.
Condition: Head joint, cracked and filled. Small crack in lower joint at socket.
Provenance: Peter Adams, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1996.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.