DCM 0116: Emil Rittershausen Piccolo in C
Summary
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver cap, keys, and ferrule.; 31.65 cm.
Key Holes System: Old system, cylindrical, with 12 keys: 6 covering the principal rank fingerholes, modern style key cups, post and rod; 7 mounted on ribs, 5 each with a single flange.
Mark Maximum: E. RITTERSHAUSEN / BERLIN / CARL FISCHER / NEW-YORK / 4102 / (6-pointed star)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Head marked: (Prussian eagle) / E. RITTERSHAUSEN / BERLIN / (6-pointed star). Mark on foot: C.L. (cursive)
Condition: Head joint, crack at barrel section. Damage to finish and exterior.
Provenance: George W. Haynes, New York, 6 Oct. 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.
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