DCM 0024: Boehm & Mendler Alto Flute in G (Incomplete)

Instrument was never completed, having no keywork. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs. Alto.
Instrument type: Alto Flute in G (Incomplete)
Medium: Boxwood, thinned, 2 brass ferrules.; 87 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, 13 integral raised toneholes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Crack at D# hole, foot joint.
Provenance: James S. Wilkins II, Preston, Cuba, 1909.

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.