DCM 0769: Euler Piccolo in D-flat

The ivory head joint cylinder terminates at each end with a wide (17 mm.) nickel silver sheet metal ferrule, possibly original or added to repair crack.
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat
Medium: Cocus, with ivory head joint upper section, nickel silver keys, ferrules, and metal-lined head joint with tuning slide.; 29.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: EULER / FRANKFURT / A/M
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: William R. Gibbs, Boston, 3 Mar. 1928.

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.