DCM 0789: Wilhelm Liebel Piccolo in C

Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Ebony, nickel silver keys and ferrules. Metal-lined blocks.; 32.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (Saxon crown) / W. LIEBEL / DRESDEN (? illegible)
Mark Additional: Mark on head and body.
Condition: Crack in head joint repaired with 2 nickel silver cross pins. Bottom ferrule missing. Part of G# key block missing lower side.
Provenance: William R. Gibbs, Boston, 16 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.