DCM 0409: Clair Godfroy, aîné Flute in C
Summary
DCM ledger: "Dorus G# has a unique 'equilizing lever' to limit rise of ring and key. Foot keys to B of unique design, all holes in one row."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, gold-plated silver keys, ferrules, posts, all ornamentally stamped or engraved. Sockets silver lined.; 70.55 cm.
Key Holes System: Modified 1832 Boehm system, Dorus G#, foot to B. Rollers for low C#, C, B.
Mark Maximum: (portrait head) / CLAIR / Godfroy aîné / A PARIS (in oval cartouche) / CG (monogram)
Mark Additional: Mark, stamped and gold-filled, on head and upper body.
Condition: Slight crack between trill keys on upper joint.
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 3 May 1924.
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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