DCM 1593: Alfred G. Badger Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus(?), silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, saltspoon, foot to C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: BADGER / BUFFALO
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Upper body cracked full length running through G# tonehole. Lower body crack in socket all the way to F key block. Foot joint crack in socket. The G# key along with its block, appears to be a replacement, there being a mortice where it had been applied with adhesive. Similarly, the B-flat key may be original but its present block is also a replacement glued with a mortice. The crack problem has been addressed with some interesting folk repair work, including 3 silver ferrules. Additionally, the lower tenon has an inner ferrule of nickel silver and the upper tenon, seen from the end, is a double layer.
Provenance: A. J. Blencoe, Geneva, Illinois, 10 Jan. 1961.

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.