DCM 1342: Abelardo Albisi Albisiphon in F

Head joint in "T" configuration for vertical playing position and incorporating one coil to shorten overall length of instrument. See correspondence, 13 Nov. 1937, with G. Meriggioli.
Instrument type: Albisiphon in F
Medium: Silver plate over brass.; 81.5 cm. (bore 29.6 cm.)
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, foot to B (sounding E below middle C). Post and rod.
Mark Maximum: ABELARDO ALBISI / (design) / MILANO / Brevetto (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Mark on barrel: ALBISIPHON / CONTRALTO / IN FA
Case: Original case, lined with plush blue fabric.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 14 Feb. 1938. Formerly in the collection of Abelardo Albisi, Milan.

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.