DCM 1094: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Flute in C

Similar to DCM 1093, this offers a variation of the angled head joint for holding convenience, but adjustable only in one plane (see DCM 1092). However, rather than being adjustable with multiple tenon and socket components, this is a one-piece head joint appearing to be bent 45 degrees beginning about 3 centimeters beyond the embouchure hole. However, its construction involves no bending and it has been carved from a suitable piece of mahogany with the grain favoring the embouchure hole of the instrument. See DCM 1092.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Mahogany, japanned wood key, ivory ferrules, key pins (machine screws), key bushing, and cork-setting mechanism. See DCM 1091.; 63.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 3/7 holes plus 1 key and 2 vent holes. Foot to C#.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Right hand crutch missing.
Provenance: Rudall, Carte & Co., London, 2 Oct. 1931.

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.