Performing Arts Encyclopedia

Flute made to order for the collection. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver-plated.; 67.1 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, modified. Closed G#, split E, C# trill. 4 open-hole keys. "Borne-Julliot sys More

This instrument is open at the small end and also perforated laterally about 4 cm. from the end with a large hole implying that it was actually a side-blown (lip reed) horn which therefore could have required t More

DCM ledger: "American Indian, Quapaw Tribe." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Medium: Unidentified hard wood, formed into bird's head at lower end.; 59 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Albert G. Heath, More

after a painting by Jean François de Troy, history painter, portraitist, and etcher, 1679-1752 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Troy, Jean François de, 1679-1752 (original artis More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony(?), silver key, ivory ferrules, ivory decorative disk inlay on dome-shaped head joint cap.; 62.1 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: More

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Pottery bird painted red, green, and blue.; 5.8 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. H. Schroeder, Pasadena, California, 21 March 1921. The Dayton C. Miller collection in More

Each of 3 sockets terminates with a brown animal horn ferrule above the silver ferrule. Barrel joint unusually short externally speaking, most of its length being an unequally long tenon (3.5 cm.). Instrument t More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 65.95 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over metal-lined holes for C# More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism.; 61.2 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys (no short F), mounted in silver saddles, round flat flaps. Mark Maximum: (b More

According to correspondence from Meriggioli to DCM dated 13 Nov. 1937, "This flute was expressly built by Mr. Albisi for his opera, 'La Parisina' (Milan, 15 Dec. 1913). Mascagni calls this instrument a 'flauto More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys and ferrules, pewter plug keys for low C#, C, with nickel silver plug seats. Brass-lined head. Rosewood cork-setting mechanism.; 66.4 cm. Key Holes More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 66.9 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, conical, nearly 1832 system, with Dorus G#. Pewter plugs over square metal plate More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key, animal horn ferrules.; 59.15 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 1 key, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (crown) / ADLER. / BAMBERG. / (Maltese cr More

Lower body marked: BAINBRIDGE / LONDON / PATENT Foot: PATENT. When received by DCM, it was "covered with thick dark brown varnish, and there were two added keys, one for high C, and one for closing the third ho More

DCM ledger: "Omaha Indian." Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Unidentified medium soft wood, stained green, bone mouthpiece, brass flue plate, wood flue cover, leather thong.; 6 More

Crack in head joint barrel covered with (possibly repair attempt) a nickel silver decorative sleeve containing 23 facets. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, and lined socke More

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: DCM ledger: "Staffordshire pottery, light-brownish color."; 11.4 cm. (height) Key Holes System: 0/1 hole. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 3 More

The ivory head joint cylinder terminates at each end with a wide (17 mm.) nickel silver sheet metal ferrule, possibly original or added to repair crack. Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Cocus, with iv More

DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Soft wood, likely pine, stained red inside and outside. Brass mouthpipe, possibly from a shell casing. More

Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 30.2 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod, plus 3 finger rings. Combination simple s More

DCM ledger: "This clarinet looks somewhat like Rampone's French Patent No. 313.545, 16 Aug. 1901. Rampone has two sets of holes with two independent sets of keys: This clarinet has two sets of holes with connec More

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Unglazed earthenware, whistle with brown stain, red and green.; 9.0 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Hat broken on both sides. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 69 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round saltspoon, foot to B. Rollers for low C#, C. Mark Maximum: WÜNNENBERG More

Inexpensive-grade instrument of the period. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Unidentified hard wood, stained dark brown, brass key and ferrules.; 60.9 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in b More

Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: Grenadilla(?), upper portion of head joint of ivory, bright nickel silver cap, keys, ferrule.; 67.95 cm. Key Holes System: 10 keys, foot to B, post and rod with More

Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver. Head joint partially metal-lined.; 30.5 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, conical, closed G#. Modern keywork, post and rod, direct mount, ring keys More

Cap with cork-setting mechanism. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory cap and ferrules, barrel cover with nickel silver tube (likely not original), silver keys.; 60.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, More

Instrument type: Flute in C (Part only) Medium: Ivory.; 15.4 cm (as is) Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Large, long crack. Missing silver or nickel silver ferrules at both ends. Provenance: Source not known. More

DCM ledger: "No key for small C# hole which is covered directly by finger. Compact arrangement of hinges and clutches." Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Ebonite, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined More

after a drawing by Jean Antoine, or Antoine, Watteau, painter of fêtes galantes, draughtsman and engraver, 1684-1721 (artist notes) French (artist nationality) painter, draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Wa More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, bone end cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 59.8 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps. Fingerholes 2 and 5 are large, but not quite Nicholson size. Mark Maxi More

DCM ledger quotes letter from Frances Densmore, 11 Sept. 1922: "On a recent trip to the Chippewa County I obtained one of the whistles used by the Chippewa in calling deer and am sending it to you today. It is More

Instrument type: Flute Swab, Double-Headed Medium: Ebony(?) shaft, and silver mounting ferrules each secured with a silver pin. Small head made of green plush material. Larger in green, yellow, and red.; 40.2 More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained, silver key, ivory cap and ferrules.; 59.6 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, original key square flat flap now missing. In its place is a folk-crafted replacemen More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, nickel silver lip plate ferrule, silver keys and ferrules.; 66.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps, low C, C# pewter plugs at foot joint over square meta More

Instrument type: Fife in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Rosewood, nickel silver ferrules.; 43.2 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: Doucet // GEOFFREY / & CO / SIALKOT Provenance: Source not known. The Da More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 64.9 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys plus 2 finger rings. Metal plugs over metal-lined toneholes for low C#, C; all other keys modern s More

DCM identifies the crown mark and no. 28 as "K. Hofmusik / Number." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel silver, ivory tube for embouchure, wood crutch.; 62.6 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#. More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, thinned, silver keys and ferrules, wood crutch.; 66.5 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, Schleif key. Mark Maximum: BOEHM & MENDLER / MÜNCHEN Mark Addi More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory head joint, nickel silver end cap, keys, and ferrules.; 70.3 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, foot to B. Post and rod mounted on inlaid oval flanges. Mark Ma More

Instrument type: Piccolo Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, bone head joint ferrule, ivory(?) ferrule on body. Nickel silver keys. Metal head joint ferrule, brass at socket.; 30.3 cm. Key Holes System: 4 key More

DCM ledger: "Winnebago Tribe." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone (eagle wing?).; 20.1 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Oliver La Mere, Winnebago, Nebraska, 16 Mar. 1922. The Dayton C. Miller collect More

Instrument type: Dvojnice (Double Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Wood.; 32.8 cm. Key Holes System: Right pipe: 0/4 holes; left pipe: 0/3 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Spofford Whiting, New York, 5 More

Foot joint had ivory register slide. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules. Head joint partially metal-lined with tuning slide.; 61.5 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, flat oval flaps More

Instrument type: English Flageolet Medium: Boxwood, brass key, ivory ferrules and finger studs.; 37.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes, octagonal flat flap, pin in block. Upper front hole plugged for half-hole More

Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 37 cm. Key Holes System: 0/4 holes, burned in, plus an extra hole the upper edge of which is situated about 6.2 centimeters beneath the labium edge, pur More

DCM ledger: "Said to be used by barbers to call attention of their customers. Has written in Mr. Taphouse's hand, on side of one tube 'Yokohama Barber's Call.'" Instrument type: Amma-No-Fuye (Double Whistle) Me More

Head joint fully lined with a metal pipe which terminates as a tuning slide within the socket. With crutch. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, silver-plated keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 6 More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory head, silver head joint upper section, cap, cork-setting mechanism, keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 67.25 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, pewte More

Instrument type: English Double Flageolet Medium: Boxwood, ivory mouthpiece beak, ferrules and finger studs, nickel silver keys.; 47.8 cm. Key Holes System: Left: 0/7 holes; Right: 1/4 holes plus vent hole; 10 More

Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 30.3 cm., 31 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, cylindrical, closed G#. Post and rod. Mark Maximum: GEORGE W. HAYNES / NEW YORK. Mark Ad More

Received by DCM with "experimental flaring bell of brass on lower end." In fact, the 'bell' is a late 19c or early 20c cornet mute which had been jammed over the end of the foot joint. The small (tapered) end o More

DCM ledger: "Spain." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo, stained purple.; 22.35 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Carleton Sprague Smith, New York, 18 Dec. More

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 50.7 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (crown) / MONZANI & Cº / 28. REGENT STT / PIC More

Instrument type: Whistle or Container Bottle Medium: China, black and white, with green and red paint, glazed.; 6.1 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 4 Nov. 1937. The Da More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver-plate over brass keys and ferrules. Middle joint upper tenon, metal, both sockets metal-lined.; 67 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, post and rod, modern style ke More

It is possible that the head joint is the latest part of this instrument. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, wood cap with mother-of-pearl or abalone inlay. Silver keys, ferrules, sockets.; 62.1 cm., 6 More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pewter plugs for C#, C. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: CUDDY'S / IMPROVED // BACON / WEYGANDT & More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 64.4 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs for low C#, C. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: More

Instrument type: Flute in B-flat (A-flat) Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.; 35.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: J & H · MEACHAM / ALBANY Mark Addi More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood (DCM ledger: "Satinwood?"), ivory cap with ivory cork-setting mechanism and silver shaft, silver keys and ferrules. Embouchure bushed with ivory.; 65.3 cm. Key Holes More

Upper edge parchment(?) lining is marked with lines and note names, now mostly illegible. Letter from Beaman to DCM, 19 Feb. 1923, "The Old Pitch Pipe is a Relic of Old Westminster Mass my Native Town, no doubt More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver plated.; 71.2 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#, foot to B. Rollers for low C, B. Split E. Mark Maximum: E. RITTERSHAUSEN / BERLIN / CARL FISCHER / NEW-YO More

Instrument type: Piccolo in D-flat Medium: Cocus, ivory head (upper section), ebonite barrel, nickel silver end cap cover and name plate, keys and ferrules, wood cork-setting mechanism.; 29.8 cm. Key Holes Sys More

DCM ledger: "Exchanged joints with No. 149." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, metal-lined head.; 65.2 cm. Key Holes System: Cylindrical bore, 8 keys plus keywork for 6 principal r More

Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Animal tooth or tusk.; 8.2 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, Apr. 1931. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, c More

DCM ledger: "Crow Indian." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 22.15 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 23 Dec. 1925. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library o More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 60.3 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK Mark Additi More

Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Stained boxwood.; 49.85 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: SMART / . Mark Additional: Mark on head, body, foot. Condition: Head joint edge damag More

Patent No. 845998, March 5, 1907. Instrument type: Ocarina Medium: Aluminum, thin sheet.; 19.4 cm. Key Holes System: 6 fingerholes, defining a whole tone scale. A 7th fingerhole near (above) the labium raises, More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 66.6 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: PAINE & HOPKINS / N° 69 CORNHILL Mark Additio More

DCM ledger: "...designed for school-children for their 'handicraft' activities...made by H. Courtenay Buckley." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo.; 49.7 cm. Key Holes System: 1/6 holes. Ma More

Instrument type: Piccolo in C(?) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 29.4 cm. (without cap) Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, post and rod. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: More

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, stained, brass keys, animal horn cap and ferrules.; 51.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / (lyre) / BELT More

Head joint in "T" configuration for vertical playing position and incorporating one coil to shorten overall length of instrument. See correspondence, 13 Nov. 1937, with G. Meriggioli. Instrument type: Albisipho More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or rosewood, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined sockets.; 61.4 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, flat round, post and rod direct mount. Mark Maximum: (bee) / MAR More

DCM ledger: "Native Fife from India." Instrument type: Murali (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, painted red.; 27.6 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection, More

Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute in C Medium: Chrome plate over steel.; 29.45 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: L (superimposed on hammer and anvil with bowl-shaped line pattern below) / GE More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory head joint, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 66.8 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condi More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained dark brown, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys.; 59.9 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (crown) / W. H. HAYDEN / More

The upper end is trimmed back to shoulder to receive a ferrule. The present brass ferrule may be original, but now is much too large. The upper end of the instrument appears to have been shortened, purpose unkn More

DCM ledger: "This flute seems to have been rebuilt. The lined head joint with tuning slide, is all new excepting the ivory cap. It bears no name. All other pieces are marked. Middle joints nos. 1 and 2 (lower p More

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass (originally gilded according to DCM ledger) keys.; 53.7 cm. Key Holes System: 7 keys, round flat flaps, pin in block. Foot to wri More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus or rosewood, ivory head with wood cap, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.4 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, round flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: C. G. CHRISTMA More

DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." DCM ledger records letter from N. E. Carter, dated 23 Jan. 1926: "Your remark that the Sioux flutes are so much alike...I explained in a previous letter...that the eight flutes...wer More

after a painting by William Hamilton, history and portrait painter, 1751-1801 (artist notes) British (artist nationality) stipple engraver (artist role) Hamilton, William, 1751-1801 (original artist) Recto: l. More

Foot joint lower ferrule and head joint cap with finely knurled decoration. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver lip plate ferrule with decoration, silver cap, keys and ferrules.; 67.1 cm. Key Hol More

DCM ledger, quoting letter from Reed to DCM, 8 June 1932: "Recently I made a cruise to the South Sea Islands, and while in Suva, I secured this nose flute from the Curator of the Fiji Museum. The native name of More

Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Ivory.; 50.5 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Two surface cracks in head joint. Random chips missing from decorative turni More

DCM ledger: "Indian, Ecuador, Guayaquil." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute (Pingullo) Medium: Bamboo.; 29 cm. Key Holes System: 1/2 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Scott E. Forbush, Pasadena, More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, brass keys.; 61.7 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (Prussian eagle) / PIERIN More

Lip plate ferrule engraved with floral leaf décor. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver lip plate ferrule, silver keys, ferrules, metal-lined head.; 66.45 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm's 1832 system More

British (artist nationality) painter, etcher, and engraver (artist role) Recto: l. c.: The Enraged Musician ; l. r.: (just beneath image) Design'd, Engrav'd, & Publish'd by Wm. Hogarth Nov.br the 30.th 1741. Ac More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head joint.; 64.5 cm. Key Holes System: Conical bore, old system flute of John Clinton's patented model Equisonant System. Extra More

DCM ledger: "Sioux." Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Soft wood, pine or spruce. Animal eyes are brass upholstery tacks, mouth contains maroon feathers.; 85.7 cm. Key Holes Syst More

DCM ledger: "...originally made for Frank Wadsworth of Sousa's Band...in 1897, for solo work.... Made by Wm. S. Haynes." Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Grenadilla, silver keys on ribs.; 35.5 cm. Key Hol More

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver and brass keys (originally silver keys?), metal-lined head.; 60.2 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flaps, pin in block. Mark Maxi More

after an etching by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, draughtsman and engraver, 1715-1790 (artist notes) Unknown (artist nationality) Cochin, Charles-Nicolas, the younger, 1715-1790 (original artist) Recto: t More

Embouchure engraved with lyre, sunburst, floral motif. The 6 principal fingerholes are engraved around the fingerhole. Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Silver, double wall, both head joint and body. Head j More

Head joint marked by Stanesby is likely from a one-keyed instrument by that maker. It is the type incorporating a socket rather than a tenon. The other 3 joints are from an unsigned 4-keyed flute. The upper bod More