DCM 1671: Edward Baack Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, ivory head joint, nickel silver end cap shaft, keys, and ferrules. Metal tuning slide.; 66.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs for low C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: E. BAACK / N-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Upper body joint cracked full length, although closed.
Case: Period wooden case.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.