DCM 0505: Martin frères Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.2 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm 1832 system, conical. 2 key cups are each equipped with opposing adjustment screws. Dorus G#. Roller C#, C.
Mark Maximum: (bee) / MARTIN / FRÈRES / MF (monogram) / A PARIS.
Mark Additional: Mark on each joint, gold-filled.
Condition: Head joint cracked at socket. Head joint cap broken and missing material the entire circumference.
Provenance: Jean Mignolet, Denver, Colorado, 1 Oct. 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.