Photo of DCM 0041: Euler Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
DCM ledger: "Barrel and head are not original."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 79.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 12 keys, round and pewter plugs, pin in metal-lined block. Rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: EULER / FRANKFURT / 1700 [or 170]
Mark Additional: Mark on upper section. Upper body and foot joints marked: EULER
Condition: Crack in upper section of head, previously repaired with wide nickel silver ferrule close to embouchure.
Provenance: Carl (Max) Fischer, New York, 1 Nov. 1913.
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.
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