DCM 0086: Heinrich Friedrich Meyer Piccolo in D-flat
Summary
DCM ledger notes mark on head (noted above) is on every section.
Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat
Medium: Grenadilla (cocus?), ebonite head, nickel silver cap, keys and ferrules.; 29.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, post and rod on flanges, modern style key cups.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / H. F. MEYER / HANNOVER
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Barrel and upper section: (crown), upper section also marked: 233
Condition: Crack in barrel.
Case: Period (likely original) double case which also takes DCM 85.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 18 Jan. 1918.
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.