DCM 1583: Felix Bour Piccolo in C

Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Grenadilla, silver keys and ferrules.; 31.7 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#.
Mark Maximum: F. BOUR (cursive) / (design) / PARIS / MADE IN FRANCE
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body.
Condition: Body joint tenon appears to have been replaced and secured with 4 screws, countersunk, filled in with stick shellac. A nickel silver inner tube has been introduced as part of the repair.
Provenance: Ernest F. Wagner, Merrick, New York, 28 Nov. 1952. Played by the donor from 1890-1944 (in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from 1910-1944).

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.