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DCM 0714: F. Oskar Uebel Flute in C

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DCM 0714: F. Oskar Uebel Flute in C

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Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver-plated head, ebonite mouthpiece, silver keys and ferrules.; 71.8 cm.
Key Holes System: Simple system, conical bore, similar to Schwedler reform systems and Fischer (see DCM 62, 821, 1026, 1584). Includes C# vent key, high D-E trill, automatic F# vent hole for RH 1st finger, high G-A trill, and automatic low D vent hole.
Mark Maximum: F.O. Uebel / Leipzig / D.R.P. / angem
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Mark on foot: F.O. Uebel / Leipzig
Condition: Head, cracked and filled.
Provenance: Louis Rossi, New York, 2 June 1927.

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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leipzig
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