DCM 0115: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Mr. Powell said it was probably made by Mr. Wm. S. Haynes."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver keys and ferrules.; 66.8 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, cylindrical. closed hole. Closed G#, B-flat and C trills, C# trill key right hand first finger, foot to C with rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: WM. S. HAYNES / BOSTON. MASS. / 663
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head scratched off. Mark on foot: WH (monogram)
Condition: Head joint crack at socket. Crutch missing.
Provenance: William S. Haynes, Boston, 15 Sept. 1919.

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.