DCM 1294: J. Tietjen Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C

Medium: Stained boxwood, brass key.; 60.3 cm.

Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap.

Mark Maximum: (flower design) / J. TIETJEN / LONDON (in scroll)

Mark Additional: Mark on head. Upper, lower, foot: J. TIETJEN / LONDON

Condition: Key may be original or from a contemporary instrument, however, it is joined to a replacement finger spatula and fulcrum crudely made of 2 layers of brass soldered and riveted together and containing a modern tempered steel flat spring.

Provenance: J. Cheetham, Prestatyn, North Wales, 23 Sept. 1936.

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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