DCM 1178: William Wheatstone Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 66.8 cm.
Key Holes System: Originally 5-keyed, octagonal scalloped flap.
Mark Maximum: DCM ledger: "WHEATSTONE / LONDON"
Mark Additional: Mark on upper, foot. Foot may have mark under name.
Condition: Missing B-flat key, flap of F key, and E-flat, C# and low C from foot. The fluting in the head joint element is so deep that 8 of 10 lateral flutes are perforated due to wear in the upper section of the head, and for the same reason have developed 2 full length cracks.
Provenance: C. G. Herbert, Altadena, California, 21 Mar. 1933.
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.
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