DCM 1612: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C

Correspondence from Paul de Jong, 21 Jan. 1999, of the Otto Luening Trust, "Played by him [Otto Lueing] on countless occasions...used in the first experiments in electronic music, and they were Mr. Luening's faithful companions while composing a vast body of innovative flute music."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Sterling silver.; 73 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G, to low C.
Mark Maximum: THE HAYNES FLUTE / MFG. BY / WM. S. HAYNES CO. / BOSTON, MASS. / 21612 / REG. TRADE MARK
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. On head joint: (monogram), encircled by: REGISTERED / TRADE MARK 7. Tenons hand-engraved: 108263859
Condition: Slight dent in head joint.
Case: Black leather case with additional canvas cover containing rod, crutch, and tenon cover.
Provenance: Catherine Luening, New York, 1999. Formerly owned by Otto Luening.

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.