DCM 1494: Raoul Fajardo Flute Head Joint

Like DCM 1493, the head has a tapered pine wooden wedge or baffle but which is glued into a predetermined position. The head cap/cork unit does not utilize a rubber O-ring, but instead terminates with a piece of actual cork slightly oversize in diameter to maintain a seal. When in place, the cap-cork unit is positioned about 3.4 millimeters beyond the upper or thicker end of the pine baffle, and a portion of the cork face is cut away to allow an airtight fit. Like DCM 1493, a pin and groove arrangement ensures a correct, but not adjustable, fit of those elements on this instrument.
Instrument type: Flute Head Joint
Medium: See DCM 1493.; 20.7 cm.
Mark Maximum: R. Fajardo (cursive)
Mark Additional: Inscribed on head joint, with label: Raoul J. Fajardo, PO Box 8711, San Marino CA, 91108.
Provenance: Raoul Fajardo, San Marino, California, ca. 1971.

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.