DCM 0695: Ivan O. Hawk "Strap" Fife
Summary
Instrument type: "Strap" Fife
Medium: Bakelite.; 44.95 cm.
Key Holes System: See DCM 694. Leather strap, in place of keys, when pressed by a finger, determines the length of the resonating tube.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Ivan O. Hawk, Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 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.
Tags
Date
Location
Source
Copyright info