DCM 0836: William Sherman Haynes Flute in E-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM ledger: "Made in 1896 for Krueger. Used in Sousa's Band."
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat (Low Pitch)
Medium: Silver plate over brass.; 56.7 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#. Low C roller.
Mark Maximum: THE LITTLE HAYNES / TERZ FLUTE
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Lower trill key post and flange unsoldered.
Provenance: Otto Krueger, Detroit, Michigan, 16 Mar. 1929.

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.