DCM 1071: Christian Gottlieb Zencker Flute in C
Summary
The lower body joint socket ferrule is a 2-part design with a machine threaded tenon and socket mechanism, purpose unknown. When threaded together, the device simply forms the socket, with the ferrule length being 2.8 centimeters. The threaded tenon and socket are quite tapered, like plumbing fixtures and that along with shrinkage allow the 2 parts to join snugly for only the last complete revolution.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, animal horn cap [now missing] and ferrules, brass key.; 61.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / G:ZENCKER / IUN:
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, and foot.
Condition: Head joint cap missing, head cracked at socket, including ferrule. The lower body joint socket is cracked, including ferrule shrinkage. The foot joint socket and ferrule are cracked. See Notes.
Provenance: Sigmund Koch, Munich, 18 Aug. 1931.
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.