DCM 1566: Theodore Berteling Clarinet in B-flat

Instrument type: Clarinet in B-flat
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 60.5 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 13 keys, modern style key cups plus 2 rings for B-F# resonance hole.
Mark Maximum: BERTELING / NEW_YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper section on silver oval plaque.
Condition: Without mouthpiece. Cap possibly original. Barrel upper ferrule missing. Upper joint cracked at top at register key post. Bell, bottom ferrule missing.
Provenance: Possibly Gamaliel W. Beaman, Princeton, Massachusetts, 26 Sept. 1927.

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.