DCM 0204: Beltrami Flute in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, stained, brass keys, animal horn cap and ferrules.; 51.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / (lyre) / BELTRAMI / A LUGANO / (5-pointed star)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Condition: Cap chipped. Upper body joint cracked at lower tenon. Short F key may not be original. F key block cracked through pin line.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 26 Nov. 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.
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