DCM 0223: Maino & Orsi Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebonite, nickel silver nickel-plated keys and ferrules.; 61.45 cm.
Key Holes System: Giorgi system flute, see DCM 112. 4 keys, to low C. In addition, this instrument has 4 nickel-plated keys, including upper C#-D trill for right hand first finger, open standing keys for D, C#, low C for right little finger.
Mark Maximum: MAINO E ORSI / MILANO (inside oval shield) / (monogram) / T. Giorgi (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head: T. Giorgi (cursive)
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.
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