DCM 1307: Christiani Flute in C

DCM ledger: "In perfect condition, not used. In original paper box."

Instrument type: Flute in C

Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, nickel silver keys.; 60.4 cm.

Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon. Pin in block, blind pin design in which the pin does not fully perforate both lobes of the block except for the F key block. Blind pin design is unwise although this instrument is very well made. G# key, although it is on lower body joint, is situated fairly low, near fingerhole 4.

Mark Maximum: (crown) / CHRISTIANI / (6-petalled flower) / AMSTERDAM

Mark Additional: Mark on head and foot (upside down on foot). Mark on upper and lower: (crown) / CHRISTIANI

Condition: Head joint severely cracked, both sections, including middle ferrule, repaired with a filling compound.

Provenance: Max Pinette, Brussels, 2 July 1937.

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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