DCM 1398: Theobald Boehm Flute in C
Summary
According to Boehm's record book, this is flute no. 38, for Jonathan Gray.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver, gold embouchure plate and chimney, wood crutch.; 62.6 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#. Adjustment screws.
Mark Maximum: Th. Boehm / in / München. / 38. / Rudall & Rose / Patentees / in London (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Missing shield cap for lower joint tenon.
Case: Original case.
Provenance: Rudall, Carte & Co., London, 24 Jan. 1940.
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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