DCM 0182: John C. Haynes Piccolo in C

DCM ledger: "...originally made for Frank Wadsworth of Sousa's Band...in 1897, for solo work.... Made by Wm. S. Haynes."
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver keys on ribs.; 35.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, foot to C, open G#, post and rod. Roller for C.
Mark Maximum: BAY STATE / J.C. HAYNES & CO. / BOSTON, MASS. / U.S.A. / 77.
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body.
Provenance: C. C. Masterson, Cleveland, Ohio, 6 June 1921.

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.