DCM 0071: Theodore Berteling Flute in C

Interesting key arrangement, low C# fingered with left little finger, and extra LH 3rd finger lever for upper C.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, hardwood cap (originally covered with nickel silver, now missing), ivory (upper) head joint, bright nickel silver cork-setting mechanism, keys, and ferrules.; 69.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 13 keys, post and rod with modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: BERTELING / NEW_YORK (on nickel silver plaque on body) // PAT APLD FOR
Condition: Upper head joint cracked, filled previously, repair now failed. Barrel also cracked and filled. Nickel silver head joint cap cover missing. Lower section, upper ferrule missing and replaced with brass.
Provenance: California Loan Co., Oakland, California, 11 Sept. 1917.

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.