DCM 0544: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Pine, stained brown. Brass mouthpipe. Lead flue plate. Flue cover painted grey and white, and wearing a... More
DCM 0682: Anonymous, North American Indian Whistle
DCM ledger: "California, Sacramento County." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 6.8 mm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 18 Nov. 1926. The Dayton C. Miller collection ... More
DCM 1664: H & A Selmer Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel-plated.; 67 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed hole, foot to C with roller. Mark Maximum: BUNDY / R (within circle) / SELMER / USA Mark Additional: Mark on ba... More
DCM 0597: William Bark Flute in C
Silver ferrules screwed with silver dowels. DCM ledger: "A second blow-hole has been cut in head (first one is plugged) to lower pitch." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory cork-setting mechanism, ... More
DCM 1289: George Rudall Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood (DCM ledger: "Satinwood?"), ivory cap with ivory cork-setting mechanism and silver shaft, silver keys and ferrules. Embouchure bushed with ivory.; 65.3 cm. Key Holes... More
Photo of DCM 0265: Anonymous Pitch Pipe - Public domain dedication
Upper edge parchment(?) lining is marked with lines and note names, now mostly illegible. Letter from Beaman to DCM, 19 Feb. 1923, "The Old Pitch Pipe is a Relic of Old Westminster Mass my Native Town, no doubt... More
DCM 0331: Potter Flute in C - Public domain museum object photo
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory. Gold-plated silver keys and ferrules, engraved or chased.; 66.5 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, brass-lined pin in block. Pre-pinned (steel) at E-flat, C#, C... More
DCM 0460: Emil Rittershausen Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver plated.; 71.2 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, foot to B. Rollers for low C, B. Split E. Mark Maximum: E. RITTERSHAUSEN / BERLIN / CARL FISCHER / NEW-YO... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1249: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Unidentified wood, carved as if to resemble bamboo.; 38.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: M (?) Mark Additional: Burned on back. Provenance: Albert Riem... More
DCM 1638: Anonymous Flute Swab Handle
Instrument type: Flute Swab Handle Medium: Ebony, silver ferrule.; 47.55 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Slight warp. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Cong... More
DCM 0383: Theodore Berteling Piccolo in D-flat
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Cocus, ivory head (upper section), ebonite barrel, nickel silver end cap cover and name plate, keys and ferrules, wood cork-setting mechanism.; 29.8 cm. Key Holes Sys... More
Photo of DCM 1643: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Ebony(?).; 24.45 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other... More
DCM 0539: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
Letter from N. E. Carter, from whom he purchased DCM 539-546, states; "I was lucky to buy a wonderful collection of Sioux Indian flutes...purchased from a man who was a banker near the Sioux Reservation...[wher... More
DCM 0638: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C
DCM ledger: "Exchanged joints with No. 149." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, metal-lined head.; 65.2 cm. Key Holes System: Cylindrical bore, 8 keys plus keywork for 6 principal r... More
DCM 0569: Metzler & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver wide ferrule at embouchure, nickel silver keys, ferrules, and fingerhole bushings, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, shallow saltspo... More
DCM 1434: G. L. Penzel & Bro. Flute in C
DCM Penzel catalog shows this flute as model no. 54. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys.; 71.8 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, to low B. Modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark... More
DCM 0416: Attributed to Boehm & Mendler Flute in G
See DCM 415. Instrument type: Flute in G Medium: Phosphor bronze, cocus embouchure plate, applied with screws.; 88.25 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, Schleif key, roller on C. Mark Maximum: [Th Bo... More
Photo of DCM 0671: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Maker not known, the unicorn head stamp would imply English manufacture and the keywork could fit that assumption. However, the turnings are somewhat more typical of Germanic flutes of the period. The figure 2 ... More
DCM 0764: Anonymous, Japanese Vertical Whistle Flute
DCM ledger: "Japanese. Toy Whistle Flute." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo, stained brown on outside, red on inside.; 28.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provena... More
DCM 0637: Alexander Liddle Flute in C, Left-Handed
DCM ledger: "Made for left-handed use, and altered to accommodate right hand with thumb, first and second fingers partly amputated (the first or second joint)." Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: ... More
DCM 1320: Anonymous Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
This band flute may have been sold as a Fife in B-flat. See "Fife vs. Band Flute." Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver key and ferrules.; 37.7 cm. (without cap). When obtaine... More
DCM 0536b: Anonymous, North American Indian (Crow) Whistle
DCM ledger: "Crow Indian." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 22.15 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 23 Dec. 1925. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library o... More
DCM 0900: Firth Pond & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 60.3 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK Mark Additi... More
DCM 0228: Scalvini Walking Stick Flute in C
123 mm. long tapered brass ferrule with iron tack tip. Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, turned to appear as stylized bamboo, horn pommel, brass key, brass ferrule and iron tip.; 93.4 ... More
Une faiseuse de flutte / Eine Pfeiffenmacherin (A Female Wind Instrum...
published by Martin Engelbrecht, engraver, 1684-1756 (artist notes) German (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: l. l.: C.P.S.C. Maj.; l. r.: Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V.; u. r. :170.; l. c.: (tit... More
DCM 0289: Anonymous Argul (Double Pipe, Single Reeds)
Each pipe consists of a principal portion into which is inserted at the upper end a short, secondary portion or shank which serves to reduce the bore. Each secondary portion or shank then receives the idioglott... More
DCM 1159: Smart Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Stained boxwood.; 49.85 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: SMART / . Mark Additional: Mark on head, body, foot. Condition: Head joint edge damag... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 0815: Harry Bernard Ocarina
Patent No. 845998, March 5, 1907. Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Aluminum, thin sheet.; 19.4 cm. Key Holes System: 6 fingerholes, defining a whole tone scale. A 7th fingerhole near (above) the labium raises,... More
Photo of DCM 0632: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Wood, stained reddish brown.; 16.7 cm. Key Holes System: 0/1 hole. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: André Rossignol, Paris, 28 July 1926. The Dayton C. Miller collection in ... More
DCM 0049: Boehm & Mendler Alto Flute in G
DCM ledger: "Brought to U.S. by Carl Wehner." See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs. Alto. Instrument type: Alto Flute in G Medium: Silver plate over brass tube, cocus head, silver ferrules, wood crutch.; 86... More
DCM 1211: Anonymous, South American Indian(?) Vertical Whistle Flute w...
DCM ledger; "Indian Whistle-Rattle / South America?" [and] "There is a picture of an Indian playing just such a flute in my collection of Art work, 'Indian Chief, South America.'" Instrument type: Vertical Whis... More
DCM 1483: The Armstrong Co. Flute Body Tube
Instrument type: Flute Body Tube Medium: Silver-plate over brass.; 45.6 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: The Armstrong Co., Elkhart, Indiana, 1977. DCM 1483-1486 were gifts from The Armstrong Company and... More
DCM 0546: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. The instrument is further decorated with arrow and geometric carving. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Redwood, leather thong, lead flue... More
DCM 1199: Rushworth & Dreaper Vertical Whistle Flute
DCM ledger: "...designed for school-children for their 'handicraft' activities...made by H. Courtenay Buckley." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 49.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Ma... More
DCM 0184: William Bainbridge English Flageolet
Mark at mouthpiece wood section: 2. The two-piece sponge chamber is interesting in that it apparently permits the insertion of the sponge in either or both the upper and lower sections. The upper contains a cen... More
DCM 1295: Walter D. Lanahan Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
DCM ledger: "A simple instrument designed for players in juvenile bands and orchestras." Instrument type: Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Nickel plate over brass.; 35.55 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 h... More
DCM 0225: Paolo Maino Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, animal horn cap and ferrules, cocus cork-setting mechanism, brass keys.; 70.9 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, pewter plug with metal lining, pin in brass-lined blocks... More
Photo of DCM 1050: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Stained boxwood, bone cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 59.9 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, shallow saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Additional: Mark on head: D Condition: Upper fo... More
DCM 1272: Longman & Broderip Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver key and ferrules. DCM ledger: "Ivory cap & stud." Ivory cap now missing.; 59.4 cm. (missing cap) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap. Key engraved with a... More
DCM 1123: Anonymous Piccolo in C(?)
Instrument type: Piccolo in C(?) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.4 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, post and rod. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: ... More
Photo of DCM 1121: Triebert Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 61.35 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, saltspoon, on crescent-shaped flanges. Diamond-shaped guide saddles for C and long F. Mark Maximum: (ba... More
DCM 0835: Anonymous Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Unidentified wood, stained dark brown.; 48.2 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 4 Mar. 1929. The... More
DCM 0204: Beltrami Flute in E-flat
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, stained, brass keys, animal horn cap and ferrules.; 51.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / (lyre) / BELT... More
DCM 0649: Anonymous Fife in B-flat(?) (See Notes.)
DCM ledger: "Army fife. German pattern, recent." Cap and cork mechanism unusually elaborate, consisting of elegantly formed (spun) nickel silver cap over wooden shaft terminating in 17-millimeter-long cork moun... More
DCM 0580: Firth & Hall Flute in E-flat
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key, ivory ferrules.; 50.95 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL . ST / N . YORK... More
DCM 1342: Abelardo Albisi Albisiphon in F
Head joint in "T" configuration for vertical playing position and incorporating one coil to shorten overall length of instrument. See correspondence, 13 Nov. 1937, with G. Meriggioli. Instrument type: Albisipho... More
DCM 0734: Anonymous Murali (Transverse Flute)
DCM ledger: "Native Fife from India." Instrument type: Murali (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, painted red.; 27.6 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection,... More
Photo of DCM 0423: Rouge Oboe in ? - Public domain dedication
Highly unusual instrument. All 3 joints are shorter than comparable instrument in C. This instrument is further unusual in that the top joint has a thumbhole (perhaps later added). Also unusual in that the uppe... More
DCM 1559: Maker not identified Vertical Whistle Flute in C
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute in C Medium: Chrome plate over steel.; 29.45 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: L (superimposed on hammer and anvil with bowl-shaped line pattern below) / GE... More
Photo of DCM 1082: B. Revest Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism. Head joint fully metal-lined.; 67.8 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, to low C, saltspoon, with pin in metal-lined... More
DCM 0429: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)
DCM ledger: "This flute is a Replica [Quantz model], made by Eug. J. Albert of Brussels, by permission of Mr. Victor Mahillon, of a flute in the Brussels Museum, which in turn is a facsimile of one in the Hohen... More
Italian opera singer DCM 1441: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C
Embossed keys, ferrules, and embouchure plate edge. This flute was made for the Spanish flutist Manuel Berenguer (see photo 34 in Haynes group, Miller Photograph Collection), first flute of the Chicago Opera an... More
Photo of DCM 1547: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head joint, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 66.8 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condi... More
DCM 0428: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)
According to DCM ledger, this is a replica of a flute by Hotteterre in the C. Snoeck Collection (catalog p. 138). Low pitch, A=405. Instrument type: Flute in C (Replica) Medium: Pear, ivory foot, cap, and head ... More
DCM 1077: William Henry Hayden Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 59.9 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (crown) / W. H. HAYDEN /... More
La Tentation de St. Antoine (The Temptation of St. Anthony)
after a painting by David Teniers, the younger, painter and engraver, 1610-1690 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) draughtsman, etcher, and engraver (artist role) Teniers, David, the younger, 1610-1690 ... More
DCM 0053: Attributed to Boehm & Mendler Piccolo in D-flat
DCM ledger: "Geo W. Haynes says he never saw a B&M piccolo with the name on it...piccolo belonged to E. M. Heindl...sold to Selmer...sold to Schamberger and he to Geo. W. Haynes." This piccolo and DCM 344 are... More
DCM 1391: Paul Walch Walking Stick Flute in C
The upper end is trimmed back to shoulder to receive a ferrule. The present brass ferrule may be original, but now is much too large. The upper end of the instrument appears to have been shortened, purpose unkn... More
DCM 1636: Michael Seyfrit Flute in C
Flute made after Stanesby, jr., DCM 1125, copy based on performance characteristics. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 62.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap. Mark Maximum: SEYFRI... More
Photo of DCM 1076: Freeman Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver-plated keys and ferrules. Bone(?) bushing at embouchure hole. E-flat mount metal-lined.; 65.7 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, Nicholson model, with ... More
Photo of DCM 0521: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, grenadilla(?) head joint, ivory cap and ferrules, nickel silver keys, metal-lined head.; 71.4 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round flaps, foot to B. Pin in block. Mark... More
DCM 1453: Anonymous Whistle Flute (Transverse)
Block of unknown material above which is mounted a crudely made and applied lateral tube allowing horizontal or transverse playing position and the upper end closed with a soldered in metal (cast) nonferrous de... More
DCM 0348: Johann Benjamin Eisenbrandt Flute in C
DCM ledger: "This flute seems to have been rebuilt. The lined head joint with tuning slide, is all new excepting the ivory cap. It bears no name. All other pieces are marked. Middle joints nos. 1 and 2 (lower p... More
DCM 0503: Anonymous Flute in C (B-flat)
Instrument type: Flute in C (B-flat) Medium: Pewter.; 36.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Mouthpiece stem cracked and repaired, probably during the working period of the ins... More
DCM 0656: Rudulph Greve Flute in E-flat
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass (originally gilded according to DCM ledger) keys.; 53.7 cm. Key Holes System: 7 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block. Foot to wri... More
DCM 0007: Anonymous Transverse Flute, Philippines
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Cane.; 33.8 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Philippine Village, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 12 Sept. 1901. The Day... More
DCM 0060: Charles G. Christman Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or rosewood, ivory head with wood cap, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.4 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: C. G. CHRISTMA... More
DCM 0809: C. Mahillon Piccolo in C(?)
Instrument type: Piccolo in C(?) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys.; 30.65 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: C. MAHILLON / BRUXELLES Mark Additional: Mark on head, body. C... More
Vue de l'intérieur d'une Maison dans l'Isle d'Uliétea. Representation ...
Unknown (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Recto: u. r.: (within plate impression) Tome III . Pl. 6 . ; l. l.: (just beneath image) Palas Sculp : ; bottom center: (in French) Vue de l'intérieur d'une M... More
DCM 0757: Anonymous, possibly American Flute in C, Left-Handed
Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: Cocus (rosewood?), ivory head joint, silver-plated keys, ferrules, and cap, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, pin in block with modern key c... More
DCM 0748: Clementi & Co. Flute in C
Head joint decorated with closely spaced turned grooves similar to Scottish pipe decoration. Although stamped "Nicholson's Improved," it does not have the large toneholes or embouchure associated with such inst... More
DCM 1392: George Cloos Piccolo in C
Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory upper head sections, silver end cap, ferrules, and keys. Metal-lined head.; 30.25 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round, post and rod. Mark Maximum: GEO. C... More
DCM 0542: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Pine, copper mouthpipe, lead flue plate.; 49 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. P... More
DCM 1529: Anonymous, Japanese Takebue (Transverse Flute)
Instrument type: Takebue (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, lacquered clay red inside, and decorated at the ends and in random places with windings of rattan over ferrules of black lacquer.; 40.45 cm. Key Hole... More
Photo of DCM 1224: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Animal tooth or tusk.; 8.2 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, Apr. 1931. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, c... More
DCM 0093: Martin frères Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or rosewood, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined sockets.; 61.4 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, flat round, post and rod direct mount. Mark Maximum: (bee) / MAR... More
DCM 1081: Paine & Hopkins Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 66.6 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: PAINE & HOPKINS / N° 69 CORNHILL Mark Additio... More
DCM 1327: Anonymous Whistle or Container Bottle
Instrument type: Whistle or Container Bottle Medium: China, black and white, with green and red paint, glazed.; 6.1 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 4 Nov. 1937. The Da... More
DCM 0181: Anonymous Piccolo in C
The amount of tubing beneath the C# tonehole is curiously short and would appear insufficient to produce a low C. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver ferrules and end cap, metal-line... More
DCM 1442: Anonymous, Japanese Vertical Whistle Flute
Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 29.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Additional: In pencil: HOWY Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of ... More
John Hale - DCM 0385: John Hale Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, ferrules, and cork-setting mechanism, silver keys.; 66.5 cm., 67.35 cm., 68.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, foot to C (with decoration on t... More
DCM 0695: Ivan O. Hawk "Strap" Fife
Instrument type: "Strap" Fife Medium: Bakelite.; 44.95 cm. Key Holes System: See DCM 694. Leather strap, in place of keys, when pressed by a finger, determines the length of the resonating tube. Mark Maximum: ... More
DCM 0510: Theodore Berterling Flute in C
With wood crutch. The head joint barrel section contains the tuning slide inner leg tube and is attached to the upper section with machine threads, the male threads of which are actually cut into the wood of th... More
DCM 1155: Jabez McCall Camp Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, bone(?) cap and ferrules, brass key.; 60.8 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Lovely cut and fit key. Mark Maximum: J. M. CAMP / LITCHFIELD / C... More
DCM 1376: Johann Andreas Mollenhauer Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ferrules, and plaque.; 65.4 cm. Key Holes System: 10 keys, round flat flap, post and rod. Mark Maximum: Mollenhauer. / Fulda (cursive) / (two 6-pointed s... More
DCM 1502: Anonymous, possibly French Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.7 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Head joint, both sections,... More
DCM 1245: Anonymous Fife in A-flat
Instrument type: Fife in A-flat Medium: Unidentified wood, possibly ebony. Aluminum vessel top or mechanical part serving as end cap. Nickel silver end ferrule at bottom.; 38.4 cm. Key Holes System: 2/6 holes.... More
DCM 1366: Anonymous, Chinese Di (Transverse Flute)
Instrument type: Di (Transverse Flute) Medium: Cane, with brown painted rings.; 51.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes plus membrane hole plus 2 tassel holes plus 2 vent holes. Mark Maximum: Inscription in Chine... More
DCM 1179: Arnold Dolmetsch Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Cocus, ivory ferrules and beak.; 50.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes, double holes 6 and 7. Mark Maximum: DOLMETSCH (cross) (circle shape) / 316 (in circle... More
DCM 0112: Joseph Wallis Flute in C
Vertically blown, having a small head joint, with an integral embouchure plate turned 90 degrees (perpendicular) to the body tube, and incorporating a tuning slide (3.74 cm.). Similar to the Giorgi flute, the p... More
DCM 0043: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver, metal/wood/metal embouchure barrel.; 65.2 cm. Key Holes System: Carte's 1851 patent, post and rod. Mark Maximum: COUNCIL & PRIZE MEDALS. / Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co. ... More
Photo of DCM 0350: Astor Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver key.; 59.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap. Mark Maximum: GxASTOR & C° Mark Additional: Mark on all sections. Cap with ... More
DCM 0879: Anonymous Shinobue or Takebue (Transverse Flute)
Instrument has large embouchure (2.5 x 15.2 cm.). Instrument type: Shinobue or Takebue (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, stained brown and wrapped at ends with closely spaced rattan. The upper end stopper mate... More
DCM 1239: Wigley & McGregor Bass Flute in C
Mark on foot: 2 / (Royal arms) / WIGLEY & McGREGOR / PATENTEES / 151 STRAND / LONDON Instrument type: Bass Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys and U-bend pipe.; 89.1 cm. Key Holes Sy... More
Le bon Monarque manquoit d'haleine (The good Monarch was short of bre...
after a drawing by L. J. Lefebvre (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Lefebvre, L. J. (original artist) Recto: u. l.: (above border) Ch. IV. ; u. r.: (above border) Pag. 152. ; bot... More
Photo of DCM 0614: Leroux Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key, black horn ferrules.; 61.75 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / LEROUX / (5-pointed star) Mark A... More
DCM 0652: Theobald Boehm Flute in C
Embouchure barrel slightly concave for lower lip. DCM ledger cites Boehm Record Book: "No. 1. 1847. September 15. Eine Flote von Messing und vergoldet, mit Ring Klapper von Neusilber." Presented to Briccialdi. ... More
Photo of DCM 0872: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony(?), wood cap and cork-setting mechanism, mother-of-pearl bushing at embouchure, end of cap, bushings for 6 principal fingerholes, and at silver ferrules. Silver keys, m... More
Photo of DCM 0411: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
The ivory block element has been broken away on both sides of the key and has been replaced with 2 decorative silver plates, each applied with 2 silver pins or tacks, and each terminating at its extremity with ... More
DCM 0579: Anonymous, North American Indian Whistle
DCM ledger: "California, Sacramento County." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 8.2 cm. Key Holes System: Lateral fipple hole. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Mar. ... More