DCM 0052: Boehm & Mendler Flute in C

DCM ledger: "This flute was obtained from Boehm by Edward Martin Heindl. It was used by Mr. Frank Wadsworth, and later for eleven years (1903-1914) by Mr. Louis P. Fritze in Sousa's Band, and played in the 'around-the-world' tour." Letter from Fritze notes: "Repaired by broad silver band at socket of head-joint.... Originally had piece of 'mother of pearl' set in the 'stopper.'"
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver keys and ferrules.; 68.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: BOEHM & MENDLER / MÜNCHEN
Mark Additional: Mark engraved on upper body tenon.
Condition: Head joint, crack at socket.
Case: Original case, similar to DCM 49. Inscribed in pencil inside lid: "Case relined, like original, by Dayton C. Miller, Cleveland, Ohio. December 1917. Sample of original lining is attached [red velvet]." Nickel silver face plate to lock is detached and is inside case.
Provenance: Louis P. Fritze, Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 1916.

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.