DCM 0376: Fernand Chapelain & Cie. Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, wood cap, nickel silver keys, ferrules, lined sockets and middle joint upper tenon.; 67.2 cm.
Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "Tulou model." 12 keys, including a very conveniently positioned F# vent for right little finger and a high D trill for right 2nd finger. Modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: "France" / (cock) // FERNAND / Chapelain / & Cie (cursive, in oval cartouche) // FC (monogram) / BTE S.G.D.G. / C / L.P.
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on body: C / L.P. / "France" / (cock) // FERNAND / Chapelain / & Cie (cursive, in oval cartouche) // FC (monogram) / BTE S.G.D.G.
Condition: Crack in head and foot.
Provenance: Allen Loomis, Toledo, Ohio, 5 Oct. 1923.
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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