Photo of DCM 0810: Schlegel Flute in C - Public domain dedication

HL as monogram on each stamp. The markings include at the bottom of all joints other than the head, a numeral "2", see DCM 801. The 2 body joints are unique in that each fingerhole grouping positions the holes at an angle favoring the hand involved. DCM 801 is constructed slightly that way. The head joint bears a Schlegel stamp but not the alignment number 2 as on the upper joints, and probably is not original to this flute. The various Schlegel marks indicate the flute may be a composite from the workshops of Christian and his son Jeremias. Furthermore, this head joint, in addition to a poorly altered embouchure hole, also has drilled further down the tube, 4 large holes, measuring approximately 9.5 millimeters in diameter, their purpose unknown. It is possible that this head joint was declared unuseable in the shop, and may have been assigned to an apprentice wishing to practice with the drilling equipment of the time (probably a bow drill).
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, lightly stained, ivory ferrules, end cap (missing), and silver key.; 62.3 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap. See Phillip T. Young, "4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments," London, Tony Bingham, 1993, p. 212, fn. 1.
Mark Maximum: 2 // (sun) / SCHLEGEL (HL as monogram) / A:BALE // 2
Mark Additional: Mark on upper, lower. Foot: 2 // (sun) / SCHLEGEL (HL as monogram) / A:BALE. Extra: (sun) / SCHLEGEL (HL as monogram) / A:BALE // 2. Head: (fleur-de-lis) / SCHLEGEL (HL as monogram) / A:BALE
Condition: End cap not present, and not noted or measured by DCM.
Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 7 Aug. 1928.

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