DCM 0657: Boehm & Greve Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 66.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: BOEHM & GREVE / A / MUNICH
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Head joint lower section cracked with its ivory ferrule missing and replaced with a brass ferrule (possibly an early repair attempt).
Provenance: Sigmund Koch, Munich, 9 Sept. 1926.
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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