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Zusammenfassung
Instrument type: Piccolo in E-flat
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys (bushed) and ferrules.; 25.6 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / HY. POTTER & CO / 35 WEST ST / CHARING (cross) ROAD / LONDON // 1 // 20TH M x RV / CC
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head: 20TH M x RV / CC // HY POTTER / & CO / LONDON / 1
Condition: Head joint cap missing. G# key is a replacement. E-flat/D# key and block are missing, there being a mortice cut into the body to receive a new block.
Provenance: Source not known.
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.