DCM 0051: William Rönnberg Flute in E-flat

DCM ledger: "Originally had Dorus G#."
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, dark stain to appear as curly maple, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 55.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G# (B).
Mark Maximum: (4 star motif) / RÖNNBERG / N. YORK / (4 star motif)
Mark Additional: Mark on head and upper section.
Case: Period case with unusual end latches possibly added to avoid relying solely on the central key latch, with 2 tenon covers and wood cork grease container.
Provenance: Louis P. Fritze, Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 1916.

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.