Photo of DCM 0660: Piering Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony(?), ivory head joint cap (including cork-setting mechanism) and ferrules, silver keys.; 61.9 cm., 62.7 cm., 63.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 2 keys, square flat flaps (D#, G#), pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (Prussian eagle) / PIERING / BERLIN / 1, 2, or 3
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head: (Prussian eagle) / BERLIN. Mark on lower body: (Prussian eagle) / PIERING
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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