DCM 0220: Ubaldo Luvoni Piccolo in C

Unusual, including a separate foot joint.
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Ebony(?), nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head and key blocks.; 31.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps, pin in metal-lined blocks. The cross keys for G#, short F, and D# have skillfully engineered interval pad seat blocks.
Mark Maximum: D / U. LUVONI / (5-pointed star) / A MILANO
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, body. Mark on foot: U. LUVONI / (5-pointed star) / A MILANO / D
Condition: Head joint, both sections, extremely cracked. Upper C key block cracked off at pin line, both sides.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 1 Feb. 1922.

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.