DCM 0386: Johann Georg Otto Flute in C
The present steel spring appears to be a replacement and the foot joint bottom ferrule also appears to be a replacement. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.;... More
DCM 0273: Anonymous, North American Indian (Chippewa) Reed Pipe, Deer ...
DCM ledger quotes letter from Frances Densmore, 11 Sept. 1922: "On a recent trip to the Chippewa County I obtained one of the whistles used by the Chippewa in calling deer and am sending it to you today. It is ... More
DCM 0426: Keith Prowse & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.65 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over square metal plates for C#, C, pin in block.... More
DCM 0604: Jean Daniel Holtzapffel Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.75 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flaps, pin in block, except low C#, C. Foot keys have conical leather plugs screwed on keys, in tubu... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0106: Anonymous Whistle (Duct)
Instrument type: Whistle (Duct) Medium: Terracotta.; 10 cm. Key Holes System: 2 fingerholes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Left ear and left rear leg broken off and missing. Provenance: Traveling salesman,... More
DCM 0306: Boehm & Mendler Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, thinned, silver keys and ferrules, wood crutch.; 66.5 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, Schleif key. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & MENDLER / MÜNCHEN Mark Addi... More
Photo of DCM 1609: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Mahogony(?) handle, black yarn swab head.; 33.4 cm. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes a... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1619: Anonymous Transvserse Flute
Instrument type: Transvserse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 25.3 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Co... More
DCM 1655: Wood & Ivy Flute in C (Part only)
Instrument type: Flute in C (Part only) Medium: Rosewood(?), with brass liner, silver ferrule.; 6.45 cm. (as is) Mark Maximum: Wood & Ivy (cursive) / LATE / Geoe Wood (cursive) / NEW COMPTON STR. / 50 / SOHO /... More
DCM 1373: Claude Laurent Flute in C
All three sockets have safety hooks. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted, fluted exterior. Silver keys and flanges.; 67.4 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, round curved flaps with a... More
DCM 1518: I. Ziegler Flute in C
Lower joint socket is encircled with a decorative animal horn ring underneath a nickel silver ring. All possibly original or an early repair attempt. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, ivory head, nicke... More
Photo of DCM 1506: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. ... More
DCM 0893: Jean Baptiste Tabard Flute in C
Foot joint had ivory register slide. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules. Head joint partially metal-lined with tuning slide.; 61.5 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, flat oval flaps... More
DCM 0861: Anonymous, Central American Indian Whistle (Duct Flute)
DCM ledger: "Aztec Indian, Nahua." Instrument type: Whistle (Duct Flute) Medium: Terracotta.; 5.7 cm. Key Holes System: 0 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Parts (head and one limb) missing. Provenance... More
DCM 0474: Emil Rittershausen Flute in C
Head joint fully lined with a metal pipe which terminates as a tuning slide within the socket. With crutch. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, silver-plated keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 6... More
DCM 0208: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Wood.; 66.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Six evenly spaced, unusually small fingerholes relative to most courting flutes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: F... More
DCM 0672: A. Osmanek Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass keys and ferrules, nickel silver hinge tubes.; 29.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Maximum: · A. OSMANEK · / S... More
DCM 1026: Moritz-Max Mönnig Flute in C
DCM ledger, Valderpoort letter to DCM, 23 July 1930: "...the only Schwedler-Reform Flute entirely made of metal. This flute was made for Mr. Schwedler by Mönnig in Leipzig as a mark of gratitude. However as Mr.... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0659: Joseph Ebner Flageolet
DCM ledger states that Ebner was a "dealer, not maker." This instrument has a wide ivory mouthpiece, not containing the usual round windway, but extremely flattened to appear like a (bassoon) double reed. Instr... More
DCM 1040: Anonymous Walking Stick Flute in C
Pommel threaded into head joint. Both the single key (D#) and the lateral terminating vent hole are decoratively elevated. The head and body sections have plain brass ferrules at both ends. The bottom staff sec... More
DCM 1137: Cornelius Ward Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: Ward's patent system, conical bore, see DCM 572. Modern post and rod key design, with the exception of one ivory... More
DCM 0719: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Frosted clear glass. Cap, rose-cut (faceted) rock crystal with hemisphere of silver for backing. Silver keys and ferrules.; 62.9 cm. Key Holes System: 3 keys, including D#, ... More
DCM 1598: Anonymous Band Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
Instrument type: Band Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Cocus(?), nickel silver key and ferrules.; 42 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: (crown) / London (cursive) / IMPROVED... More
DCM 1429: Barlassina & Billoro Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel silver.; 68 cm. Key Holes System: 15 keys, simple system (9 keys plus key plates for the 6 principal rank toneholes). Mark Maximum: BARLASSINA / & / BILLORO / MILANO ... More
DCM 0670: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside with fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl cap, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps on flanges bolted to body ... More
Photo of DCM 0367a: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication
See DCM 366, Notes. DCM ledger: "These instruments [367a-b] play the principal melody, not in unison, but in thirds. The two lower tones are often omitted in instruments for this part. The highest tones are dif... More
Photo of DCM 1673: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Public domain photo of museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contain... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1618: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and green, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 38.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus 4 vent holes... More
DCM 0118: George Winfield Haynes Flute in Low F (Alto or Bass in F)
DCM ledger: "The tube is made of Mexican silver dollars, which cost 43 cents per dollar. Head joint is seamless, made of hollow ingot, bored, turned, and drawn on special hydraulic draw-bench. Tube has the firs... More
DCM 0717: Claude Laurent Flute in C
Safety lock at head joint. DCM ledger: "Seems to be identical with Victoria and Albert specimen, dated 1815." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside, fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl ca... More
DCM 0104: Wünnenberg Dual-Use Flute Head Joint
Head joint with nearly 180 degree U-bend followed by a nearly right angle bend for vertical holding (patent no. 49789). The basic curved unit terminates in a tenon which fits into either a standard metal cylind... More
DCM 0606: Noë frères Flute in C
The three body joint tenons have nickel silver strengthening ferrules both at the end and at the shoulder. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism. Cap ... More
DCM 0061: Boehm & Mendler Flute in D-flat
Instrument type: Flute in D-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ribs, and silver or silver-plated keys and ferrules.; 50.05 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, post and rod. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & M... More
DCM 1437: Henry Pourcelle, tradename for Bruno, importer in New York C...
Instrument type: Clarinet in E-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver.; 41.6 cm. Key Holes System: Simple system, right hand finger rings, sometimes called Albert System. See "Meyer-Albert Systematic Misnomers... More
DCM 0179: Maino & Orsi Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebonite, nickel silver ferrules.; 53cm. Key Holes System: Giorgi system, to low D. See DCM 112. Mark Maximum: MAINO E ORSI / MILANO (inside oval shield) / DI / PROF. R. ORSI... More
DCM 0240: Boehm & Greve Flute in C
Each tenon strengthened with silver ferrule. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver head joint tuning slide components and silver ferrules.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round flat flaps, post... More
DCM 1287: William Sherman Haynes Flute
DCM ledger: "Designed for lecture demonstrations, on harmonic tones, and complex quality due to overtones.... Only tones: C, C#, D." Instrument type: Flute Medium: Silver.; 67.7 cm. Key Holes System: 2 keys, f... More
DCM 0220: Ubaldo Luvoni Piccolo in C
Unusual, including a separate foot joint. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Ebony(?), nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head and key blocks.; 31.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flat flaps,... More
DCM 1579: Anonymous Svirala (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Instrument type: Svirala (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Wood.; 30.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Spofford Whiting, New York, 5 Nov. 1954. The Dayton C. Miller collecti... More
DCM 0968: Anonymous Csakan(y) (Flageolet)
Instrument type: Csakan(y) (Flageolet) Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys, ferrules.; 34.85 cm. Key Holes System: 0/7 holes plus 6 keys, modern post and rod (pins not screws). Elevated fingerhole 7 incorpo... More
DCM 0979: Johann Gottlieb Freyer Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 62.3 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block, the 5th key being a short... More
DCM 0935: Anonymous, North American Indian (Jicarilla Apache) Courting...
DCM ledger: "Jicarilla Apache." Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Unidentified hard wood, leather thong, lead flue plate. Decorated with designs painted blue, yellow, and green in... More
DCM 0945: Johann Benedikt Gahn Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Highly carved and filled with black ink. Carved with floral design, fruit, leaves, and birds. This recorder is unusual in that the head joint is made of 2 sections, which are joined with machine threads and lik... More
DCM 0587: Clementi & Co. Flute in C
This instrument is unusual and may have received several alterations, reasons for which are not clear. According to DCM: "All fingerholes are bushed, as though the large Nicholson holes have been reduced." Howe... More
Photo of DCM 0522: Gisborne Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Ferrules decorated (not chased). Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, bright nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, ferrules, and fingerhole bushings, metal-lined head.; 65.5 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys... More
DCM 1038: Benedikt Pentenrieder Flute in C
DCM ledger: "Unique keys equivalent to 8 keys with several extra touch-pieces, and cross G#. All keys flat-circle flaps in wood lugs. F#, G#, B-flat keys all have light springs which alone open the keys. For ea... More
DCM 1176: Joseph Baumann French Flageolet
Instrument type: French Flageolet Medium: Ebony(?), ivory ferrules and mouthpiece exterior.; 29.05 cm. Key Holes System: 2/4 holes. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / BAUMANN. / A PARIS. / (5-pointed star) Mark ... More
DCM 1451: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 26.6 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, ... More
DCM 0241: Anonymous, North American Indian Courting Flute (Vertical Wh...
Decorated with indented dots, painted red. The end is carved with a geometric design. Lead flue plate and carved wooden cover in the form of unidentified animal. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistl... More
DCM 1587: Anonymous, English or American Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver lip plate ferrule, keys, and ferrules.; 59 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Head joint, upper... More
DCM 0781: William Henry Potter Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or unidentified tropical dark wood. Ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules. Silver keys, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes.; 67.15 cm. Key Holes System: 7 k... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0525: Anonymous Mystery Tube
DCM purchased this object from his major source of Native American instruments, however, this may not be an instrument at all. DCM ledger: "Flute? Thin-walled bamboo, closed at top and bottom by natural septum.... More
Photo of DCM 0605: Triebert Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Head joint rosewood cap a replacement, possibly DCM, who reported it missing when acquired. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys and ferrules. Head joint partly metal-lined, including tu... More
DCM 0418: Michael Duval Flute in C
The foot joint key is unique, having a plug pad similar to the English style pewter plug but instead made of leather, and secured with a screw. Instead of being applied between wood lugs with a pin, this has on... More
Photo of DCM 0601: Proff Flute in C - Public domain dedication
The silver key, if original, has soldered to it underneath a brass spline as part of a breakage repair. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 61.05 cm. Key Holes Sy... More
DCM 0563: J. A. & W. Geib Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver key, ivory end cap (possibly bone) and ferrules.; 60.3 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: J · A · W · GEIB / 23 / MAI... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1616: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and red, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 35.5 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes plus 4 vent holes a... More
DCM 1671: Edward Baack Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head joint, nickel silver end cap shaft, keys, and ferrules. Metal tuning slide.; 66.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs for low C#, C.... More
Photo of DCM 0148: Cahusac Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 61.15 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat, slightly curved flap. Mark Maximum: CAHUSAC / LONDON Mark Additional: Mark on all sections... More
DCM 1489: Anonymous Xun (Vessel Flute)
With circular wooden stand, possibly rosewood, consisting of lower hollow round base on 4 short legs supporting a second and wider diameter retaining ring mounted on 4 legs. The stand appears to be a relatively... More
DCM 0572: Cornelius Ward Flute in C
See DCM 44 and 572a. Head joint with patented "Terminator and Indicator," this has the normal 19th century sheet metal tuning slide arrangement, with tuning marks in numerals. Once the correct head joint length... More
DCM 0726: Staudinger Walking Stick Flute in C
Head joint upper ferrule and core hole bushings of ivory, lower ferrule originally ivory, now replaced with bone(?) ferrule. Middle joint terminates at lower end with animal horn ferrule containing a threaded s... More
DCM 0328: Franz Simon Schuechbaur Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
In the usual 3 joints, head, body, foot, except that the sections are joined with machine threads; 2 for head joint, 3 for foot joint, similar to DCM 945 (see detail photograph). Instrument type: Treble (Alto) ... More
DCM 0974: Theobald Boehm Flute in C
Embouchure hole large, rectangular, with recessed area for lower lip. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, finger rings, ferrules. Boxwood crutch.; 65.1 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm 18... More
DCM 0735: Anonymous Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute)
DCM ledger: "Biskra, Algeria." Instrument type: Gawaq (Transverse Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 29.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection, Brownsea Cas... More
DCM 1293: H. Faveryear Flute in C
Instrument may have had several corps de rechange. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, brass-lined head.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 6 k... More
DCM 1046: William Hollings Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over round metal plates for C#, C. Pin in blo... More
DCM 0518: Richard Potter Flute in C
DCM cataloged this in 1925 as an instrument by Kusder, London. However, it is more likely by Richard Potter, and very faintly bears one of the stamps used by the Potter family. Currently this instrument has a t... More
Photo of DCM 1481: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 46.6 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: PATENT / POTTER... More
DCM 1491: Pamela Chamberlin; glaze by Dudley Smith Ocarina
Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Clay.; 4.05 x 4.2 cm. Key Holes System: 2 holes on each side. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Pamela Chamberlin, 1979. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Con... More
DCM 1463: Anonymous Fango-Fango (Nose Flute)
Instrument type: Fango-Fango (Nose Flute) Medium: Bamboo.; 45.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/5 holes, one of which is treated as an embouchure hole at either end. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known... More
DCM 0841: Anonymous, English or American Walking Stick Flute in C
Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Maple(?), mottled by use of acid stain. Tapered brass ferrule at bottom, ivory pommel with silver disk. Cord holes bushed with unidentified material.; No mark.... More
DCM 0303: Firth, Son & Co. Flute in B-flat
Band flute. Instrument type: Flute in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 35 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH, SON & C° / N-YORK / C Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mar... More
DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)
DCM ledger: "This is the first flute ever made (sent out) of molded Bakelite," according to a letter from previous owner, Allen Loomis, 22 Dec. 1927, to DCM. Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch) Medium:... More
DCM 0262: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Flute in C
Embouchure barrel engraved with leaf pattern. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver.; 64.2 cm. Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "The 'System of Fingering' is non-descript, it is neither Radcliff nor Carte's ... More
DCM 0284: Anonymous End-blown Flute
Instrument type: End-blown Flute Medium: Wood, bored and turned, simple turned decoration with red, black and green bands.; 33.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Each fingerhole is recessed. Mark Maximum: No m... More
DCM 1091: R. Burghley (Burleigh) Piccolo in C
This instrument is an octave size of a group of experimental flutes of this inventor. See DCM 1092. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Mahogany, japanned wood key and ferrules.; 29.65 cm. Key Holes System: ... More
DCM 1549: Melody Flute Co. Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
Instrument type: Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Nickel plate over brass.; 39.3 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: Melody Flute Co. Provenance: Walter D. Lanahan, Laurel, Maryland, 4 Ap... More
DCM 0573: Hermann Wrede Flute in C
Brass ferrules are held in position by forming tack points using several swift blows with a hammer and a scribing tool or center punch. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained medium brown, brass k... More
DCM 0130: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head, metal-lined with cocus cap, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.2 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, flat round pads, rollers on C#, C, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1005: Charles Ullmann Ocarina
Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Ceramic, covered outside with cream-colored fitted celluloid, plus carmel-colored celluloid tips at ends.; 16.6 cm. Key Holes System: 2/8 holes. Mark Maximum: ULLMANN-PARIS / S... More
Photo of DCM 1016: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Ebony, possibly briarwood. Nickel silver ferrule in beak.; 9.5 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 2 Oct. 1930. The Dayton C. Miller colle... More
DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C
All sockets have Laurent's safety hook which engages a flange on each corresponding tenon. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Clear glass frosted, silver keys. DCM ledger: "Labradorite" cap.; 67.4 cm. Key Hol... More
DCM 0432: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver.; 63.8 cm. Key Holes System: DCM ledger: "Boehm system, Rockstro model, Rockstro F#, high E-F#, C/D shake, C-flat lever (perhaps added by other maker)." Open G#, perf... More
DCM 1119c: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Bassoon in C
Instrument type: Bassoon in C Medium: Maple, brass keys, key saddles, ferrules, and lower D key guard.; 127.8 cm. Key Holes System: 13 keys, round flat flap, slightly curved as necessary. Mark Maximum: (sunbur... More
DCM 1588: Theobald Boehm, Carl Mendler, James S. Wilkins, Jr. Alto Flu...
The rectangular name plaque on the barrel appears likely to have been added by Tucker, in 1925, and stating what he may have understood to be the correct maker attribution. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass ... More
DCM 0071: Theodore Berteling Flute in C
Interesting key arrangement, low C# fingered with left little finger, and extra LH 3rd finger lever for upper C. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, hardwood cap (originally covered with nickel silv... More
DCM 1110: Anonymous, South American Indian (Guayaquil) Vertical Whistl...
DCM ledger: "Indian, Ecuador, Guayaquil." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute (Pingullo) Medium: Bamboo.; 29 cm. Key Holes System: 1/2 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Scott E. Forbush, Pasadena, ... More
Photo of DCM 1325: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver key.; 63.1 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square (trapezoid)-like flap. The finger spatula is highly ornate, taking the form of a pinea... More
Photo of DCM 1296: Piering Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, brass keys.; 61.7 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (Prussian eagle) / PIERIN... More
DCM 0280: A. Rampone Piccolo in C
Embouchure engraved with lyre, sunburst, floral motif. The 6 principal fingerholes are engraved around the fingerhole. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Silver, double wall, both head joint and body. Head j... More
DCM 1089: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C
Tapered and thinned head joint. DCM describes this as Boehm system modified, and "very awkward and bungling." This instrument is professionally made regarding the tube, the tonehole drilling, the ribs, rods, po... More
DCM 0823: Thibouville frères Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or grenadilla, silver keys, ferrules, socket liners.; 61.4cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, post and rod on inset oval flanges, modern style key cups. Mark Maximum: (5-poi... More
DCM 0488: Theodore Berteling Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Grenadilla, silver ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.3 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, D-natural trill. DCM ledger: "Keys have been altered. Keys of uniq... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0266: Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, black horn ferrules.; 60.15 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (? illegible) / (crown) Mark Additional: Mark on... More
DCM 1647: Fentum Flute in C (Part only)
Instrument type: Flute in C (Part only) Medium: Cocus(?).; 20.2 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: Likely from an 8-keyed flute, pin in block, key style unknown. Mark Maximum: [?] FENTUM / LONDON Condition: Missing... More
DCM 0024: Boehm & Mendler Alto Flute in G (Incomplete)
Instrument was never completed, having no keywork. See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs. Alto. Instrument type: Alto Flute in G (Incomplete) Medium: Boxwood, thinned, 2 brass ferrules.; 87 cm. Key Holes Sys... More
DCM 0859: Johann Christian Blume Flute in C
DCM's Australian source for this composite flute knew it to have been in that form for a long period. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Head: cocus or rosewood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules,... More
DCM 0724: John Beckett Bird Pipe (Flageolet)
Instrument type: Bird Pipe (Flageolet) Medium: Cocus or rosewood, mouthpiece apparently of bone (replacement).; 21.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes(?), small upper "thumbhole has been plugged," according to D... More
DCM 0332: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute
Trade name, if any, unknown. Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: White porcelain, painted black and gilt under glaze.; 31.05 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, cylindrical bore. Mark Maximum: No mark... More