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Summary
This A-flat band flute was sold originally as a B-flat flute, possibly a B-flat fife. See "Fife vs. Band Flute."
Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (B)
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 39.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flaps.
Mark Maximum: B
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Head joint cap possibly not original. The upper side of the F key block is a replacement. G# key block is a replacement.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 1 Oct. 1925.
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.