DCM 1544: G. H. Hüller Piccolo in C
Summary
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Rosewood, ebonite upper head joint, nickel silver cap cover, keys, and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 31.25 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flaps, post and rod, direct mount.
Mark Maximum: FABRIK MA(illegible) (inside banner) (lyre) TRADEMARK (inside banner) / GH (large S superposed) (monogram) / MADE IN GERMANY / C / LP
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body.
Provenance: N. C. Godsoe, of Dickinson's Old Curiosity Shop, Boston, 21 May 1938.
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.