DCM 1414: Alfred G. Badger Flute in C
Summary
DCM ledger: "Extra trill levers--Lax's special 'method.'"
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebonite, silver keys, ferrules. (With extra ebonite head joint, not marked, fully thinned). See "Transverse Flute Elements Named in This Catalog."; 64 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#.
Mark Maximum: Made for / Fred Lax / -BY- / A.G. Badger / (leaf) 1887 (leaf) / Lax's Model (Gothic)
Mark Additional: Mark on silver shield on head joint.
Condition: Lax model lever broken off for B/C trill. Ebonite tube slightly warped.
Provenance: George Samuel Tucker, Hingham, Massachusetts, 11 July 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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