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DCM 0488: Theodore Berteling Piccolo in D-flat

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DCM 0488: Theodore Berteling Piccolo in D-flat

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Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, silver ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, D-natural trill. DCM ledger: "Keys have been altered. Keys of unique design. G keys hinged on outside. Originally had 4 rings, lower 2 rings have been covered and finger-extension pieces have been added; D# key has been moved and extended, lower post of body keys has been fastened to g.s. [German silver] plate."
Mark Maximum: BERTELING / NEW YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body, on silver plaque.
Provenance: M. Earl, Oakland, California, 29 Aug. 1925.

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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1700 - 1900
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new york
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