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DCM 0181: Anonymous Piccolo in C

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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-lined head joint with tuning slide. Nickel silver sleeve over wood.; 35 cm.

Key Holes System: 8 keys, to low C, modern style key cups, post and rod.

Mark Maximum: No mark.

Condition: Barrel cracked and filled; instrument slightly warped.

Provenance: Pawn shop, Philadelphia, 4 June 1921.

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.

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1700 - 1900
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