DCM 0800: Jean Jacques Rippert Bass Recorder

Bottom of lowest (foot) joint perforated with 12 vent holes. Originally with strut.
Instrument type: Bass Recorder
Medium: Wood, stained, possibly maple, brass crook, wood mouthpiece, ivory ferrules.; 112.9 cm. (without crook)
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus 1 key for F, round flap.
Mark Maximum: RIPPERT / (dolphin?)
Mark Additional: Mark on each section.
Condition: Middle joint slightly warped. Random chips missing from turnings and ivory ferrules (which look like bone).
Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 7 Aug. 1928. Letter from Oppermann to DCM states "belonged years ago to Hauptmann Schumacher, Lucerne."

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.