DCM 0130: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ivory head, metal-lined with cocus cap, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, flat round pads, rollers on C#, C, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (concentric circles) / J. PFAFF / PHILA / (concentric circles)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper and foot joints. Mark on lower joint: (concentric circles) / J. PFAFF / (concentric circles). Middle: (concentric circles)
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Case: Case, covered with light brown leather, with decorative brass key plate.
Provenance: Wendell P. Tarbell, Milford, New Hampshire, 15 July 1920.
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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