DCM 1344: Abelardo Albisi Flute in F

Instrument type: Flute in F
Medium: Silver plate over nickel silver.; 54.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G# (C#), foot to low B (E) for left little finger. Post and rod. Low B (E) key also functions for LH C# and for C#/D# (G#/F#) trill.
Mark Maximum: (Panpipe) / A. ALBISI / (design) / MILANO
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on barrel: Flautino / in Fa (cursive)
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 3 Mar. 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.