Photo of DCM 0779: Euler Piccolo in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Rosewood(?), ivory head joint cap with metal cork-setting mechanism. Nickel silver keys and ferrules. Metal-lined tuning slide.; 31.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: EULER / FRANKFURT / A/M
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel, upper body.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, including a repair attempt on the lower head joint section consisting of 2 nickel silver ferrules driven down over a tapered exterior. Short F key and block broken off and missing, E-flat key finger lever is a replacement, finger lever and key pin are replacements.
Provenance: William R. Gibbs, Boston, 2 May 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.