DCM 0997: Augustin Grenser I; Jeremias Schlegel Flute in C
"Germany" stamped in English on the upper joint further confuses the identity. Possibly it pertains to the 1890 tariff mentioned in DCM 996, although that customs law does not apply to antiques. Instrument type... More
DCM 0405: Potter Flute in C - Musical Instrument
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver keys.; 66.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, with pewter plug and silver mount for high C. Mark Maximum: POTTER / SENIOR / LONDON / 1778 Mark Additi... More
DCM 0767: Tuerlinckx; Heinrich Grenser Flute in C
Lower body and foot joint by H. Grenser, head joint and possibly upper body joint by Tuerlinckx. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys.; 62.4 cm... More
DCM 0386: Johann Georg Otto Flute in C
The present steel spring appears to be a replacement and the foot joint bottom ferrule also appears to be a replacement. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.;... More
Photo of DCM 1589: Hérouard Fife - Public domain dedication
Brass end ferrules not tapered. Instrument type: Fife Medium: Boxwood, brass end ferrules.; 33.05 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: HEROUARD / PERE / ET FILS (in oval cartouche) Condition: Warped.... More
DCM 1592: Anonymous, English Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory(?) cap and ferrules, nickel silver key.; 59.8 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Lower body joint warped. Key is not ... More
DCM 1594: Riviere & Hawkes French Flageolet
See DCM 430. Instrument type: French Flageolet Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules. Beak of plastic or celluloid.; 36 cm. Key Holes System: 2/4 holes plus 5 keys, the upper thumbhole is bushed with ... More
DCM 1595: Anonymous Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C
Detachable ivory mouthpiece on flageolet head joint. Instrument type: Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory mouthpiece, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 31.3 cm. (piccolo) ; 40.05 cm. (... More
DCM 1596: Dayton C. Miller; (William Meinel, William R. Meinell, junio...
Original head joint is missing, and may have contained the maker's mark. Present head joint made by DCM. Original body and foot likely from the workshop of either William Meinel, or William R. Meinell, junior. ... More
Photo of DCM 1599: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
A typical Irish dance band instrument. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, brass lip plate ferrule, head joint liner and brass-lined head joint, and ferrules.; 58.5 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes,... More
The Temple of Music - A drawing of a building with a clock tower
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Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et S...
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Vuillaume violin : front upper left corner
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Musical Instruments - Vuillaume violin : left f-hole
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DCM 1147: G. C. Payne Fife in B-flat
Instrument type: Fife in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass end ferrule.; 38.3 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, cylindrical. Mark Maximum: G. C. PAYNE / LONDON (in scroll) Condition: Missing brass upper end ferrule... More
DCM 1208: Alice Jordan Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head, metal ferrule at embouchure.; 65.6 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, with pewter plugs over round holes for ... More
DCM 1183: John Just Schuchart Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Figured boxwood, stained dark brown, ivory cap (now missing) and ferrules, silver or brass key.; 60.9 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap(?). Mark Maximum:... More
Photo of DCM 1582: Potter Flute in C - Public domain dedication
The embouchure hole is unusually rectangular for this sort of head joint, likely not original. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony(?), silver keys, ivory cork-setting mechanism, ferrules, cap (missing).; ... More
DCM 0565: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." The tube terminates at the lower end with a carved fish or bird's face painted yellow with red inside the mouth, and brass furniture tacks for eyes. Above that is a recessed area pai... More
DCM 0544: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Pine, stained brown. Brass mouthpipe. Lead flue plate. Flue cover painted grey and white, and wearing a... More
DCM 0682: Anonymous, North American Indian Whistle
DCM ledger: "California, Sacramento County." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 6.8 mm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 18 Nov. 1926. The Dayton C. Miller collection ... More
DCM 1664: H & A Selmer Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel-plated.; 67 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed hole, foot to C with roller. Mark Maximum: BUNDY / R (within circle) / SELMER / USA Mark Additional: Mark on ba... More
DCM 0597: William Bark Flute in C
Silver ferrules screwed with silver dowels. DCM ledger: "A second blow-hole has been cut in head (first one is plugged) to lower pitch." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, ivory cork-setting mechanism, ... More
DCM 0331: Potter Flute in C - Public domain museum object photo
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory. Gold-plated silver keys and ferrules, engraved or chased.; 66.5 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, brass-lined pin in block. Pre-pinned (steel) at E-flat, C#, C... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1249: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Unidentified wood, carved as if to resemble bamboo.; 38.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: M (?) Mark Additional: Burned on back. Provenance: Albert Riem... More
DCM 1638: Anonymous Flute Swab Handle
Instrument type: Flute Swab Handle Medium: Ebony, silver ferrule.; 47.55 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Slight warp. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Cong... More
Photo of DCM 1643: Anonymous Flute Swab - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute Swab Medium: Ebony(?).; 24.45 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other... More
DCM 0539: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
Letter from N. E. Carter, from whom he purchased DCM 539-546, states; "I was lucky to buy a wonderful collection of Sioux Indian flutes...purchased from a man who was a banker near the Sioux Reservation...[wher... More
DCM 0569: Metzler & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver wide ferrule at embouchure, nickel silver keys, ferrules, and fingerhole bushings, metal-lined head.; 64.7 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, shallow saltspo... More
DCM 1434: G. L. Penzel & Bro. Flute in C
DCM Penzel catalog shows this flute as model no. 54. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys.; 71.8 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, to low B. Modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark... More
DCM 0416: Attributed to Boehm & Mendler Flute in G
See DCM 415. Instrument type: Flute in G Medium: Phosphor bronze, cocus embouchure plate, applied with screws.; 88.25 cm. Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, Schleif key, roller on C. Mark Maximum: [Th Bo... More
Photo of DCM 0671: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Maker not known, the unicorn head stamp would imply English manufacture and the keywork could fit that assumption. However, the turnings are somewhat more typical of Germanic flutes of the period. The figure 2 ... More
DCM 0764: Anonymous, Japanese Vertical Whistle Flute
DCM ledger: "Japanese. Toy Whistle Flute." Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Bamboo, stained brown on outside, red on inside.; 28.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provena... More
DCM 0637: Alexander Liddle Flute in C, Left-Handed
DCM ledger: "Made for left-handed use, and altered to accommodate right hand with thumb, first and second fingers partly amputated (the first or second joint)." Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: ... More
DCM 1320: Anonymous Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
This band flute may have been sold as a Fife in B-flat. See "Fife vs. Band Flute." Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver key and ferrules.; 37.7 cm. (without cap). When obtaine... More
DCM 0228: Scalvini Walking Stick Flute in C
123 mm. long tapered brass ferrule with iron tack tip. Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, turned to appear as stylized bamboo, horn pommel, brass key, brass ferrule and iron tip.; 93.4 ... More
DCM 0289: Anonymous Argul (Double Pipe, Single Reeds)
Each pipe consists of a principal portion into which is inserted at the upper end a short, secondary portion or shank which serves to reduce the bore. Each secondary portion or shank then receives the idioglott... More
DCM 0546: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. The instrument is further decorated with arrow and geometric carving. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Redwood, leather thong, lead flue... More
DCM 0184: William Bainbridge English Flageolet
Mark at mouthpiece wood section: 2. The two-piece sponge chamber is interesting in that it apparently permits the insertion of the sponge in either or both the upper and lower sections. The upper contains a cen... More
DCM 1295: Walter D. Lanahan Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
DCM ledger: "A simple instrument designed for players in juvenile bands and orchestras." Instrument type: Transverse Flute in A-flat (B-flat) Medium: Nickel plate over brass.; 35.55 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 h... More
DCM 0225: Paolo Maino Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, animal horn cap and ferrules, cocus cork-setting mechanism, brass keys.; 70.9 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, pewter plug with metal lining, pin in brass-lined blocks... More
Photo of DCM 1050: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Stained boxwood, bone cap and ferrules, brass keys.; 59.9 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, shallow saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Additional: Mark on head: D Condition: Upper fo... More
DCM 1272: Longman & Broderip Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver key and ferrules. DCM ledger: "Ivory cap & stud." Ivory cap now missing.; 59.4 cm. (missing cap) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap. Key engraved with a... More
Photo of DCM 1121: Triebert Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 61.35 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, saltspoon, on crescent-shaped flanges. Diamond-shaped guide saddles for C and long F. Mark Maximum: (ba... More
DCM 0835: Anonymous Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Unidentified wood, stained dark brown.; 48.2 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 4 Mar. 1929. The... More
DCM 0580: Firth & Hall Flute in E-flat
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat Medium: Boxwood, brass key, ivory ferrules.; 50.95 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: FIRTH & HALL / 358 / PEARL . ST / N . YORK... More
Photo of DCM 0423: Rouge Oboe in ? - Public domain dedication
Highly unusual instrument. All 3 joints are shorter than comparable instrument in C. This instrument is further unusual in that the top joint has a thumbhole (perhaps later added). Also unusual in that the uppe... More
Photo of DCM 1082: B. Revest Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, silver keys, ivory ferrules and cork-setting mechanism. Head joint fully metal-lined.; 67.8 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, to low C, saltspoon, with pin in metal-lined... More
Photo of DCM 0632: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Wood, stained reddish brown.; 16.7 cm. Key Holes System: 0/1 hole. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: André Rossignol, Paris, 28 July 1926. The Dayton C. Miller collection in ... More
DCM 0429: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)
DCM ledger: "This flute is a Replica [Quantz model], made by Eug. J. Albert of Brussels, by permission of Mr. Victor Mahillon, of a flute in the Brussels Museum, which in turn is a facsimile of one in the Hohen... More
Italian opera singer DCM 1441: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C
Embossed keys, ferrules, and embouchure plate edge. This flute was made for the Spanish flutist Manuel Berenguer (see photo 34 in Haynes group, Miller Photograph Collection), first flute of the Chicago Opera an... More
DCM 0428: Eugene Joseph Albert Flute in C (Replica)
According to DCM ledger, this is a replica of a flute by Hotteterre in the C. Snoeck Collection (catalog p. 138). Low pitch, A=405. Instrument type: Flute in C (Replica) Medium: Pear, ivory foot, cap, and head ... More
DCM 0053: Attributed to Boehm & Mendler Piccolo in D-flat
DCM ledger: "Geo W. Haynes says he never saw a B&M piccolo with the name on it...piccolo belonged to E. M. Heindl...sold to Selmer...sold to Schamberger and he to Geo. W. Haynes." This piccolo and DCM 344 are... More
DCM 1636: Michael Seyfrit Flute in C
Flute made after Stanesby, jr., DCM 1125, copy based on performance characteristics. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key.; 62.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap. Mark Maximum: SEYFRI... More
Photo of DCM 1076: Freeman Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver-plated keys and ferrules. Bone(?) bushing at embouchure hole. E-flat mount metal-lined.; 65.7 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, Nicholson model, with ... More
Photo of DCM 0521: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, grenadilla(?) head joint, ivory cap and ferrules, nickel silver keys, metal-lined head.; 71.4 cm. Key Holes System: 9 keys, round flaps, foot to B. Pin in block. Mark... More
DCM 1453: Anonymous Whistle Flute (Transverse)
Block of unknown material above which is mounted a crudely made and applied lateral tube allowing horizontal or transverse playing position and the upper end closed with a soldered in metal (cast) nonferrous de... More
DCM 0503: Anonymous Flute in C (B-flat)
Instrument type: Flute in C (B-flat) Medium: Pewter.; 36.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Mouthpiece stem cracked and repaired, probably during the working period of the ins... More
DCM 0007: Anonymous Transverse Flute, Philippines
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Cane.; 33.8 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Philippine Village, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 12 Sept. 1901. The Day... More
DCM 0809: C. Mahillon Piccolo in C(?)
Instrument type: Piccolo in C(?) Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys.; 30.65 cm. Key Holes System: 5 keys, post and rod, direct mount. Mark Maximum: C. MAHILLON / BRUXELLES Mark Additional: Mark on head, body. C... More
DCM 0757: Anonymous, possibly American Flute in C, Left-Handed
Instrument type: Flute in C, Left-Handed Medium: Cocus (rosewood?), ivory head joint, silver-plated keys, ferrules, and cap, metal-lined head.; 66.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, pin in block with modern key c... More
DCM 0748: Clementi & Co. Flute in C
Head joint decorated with closely spaced turned grooves similar to Scottish pipe decoration. Although stamped "Nicholson's Improved," it does not have the large toneholes or embouchure associated with such inst... More
DCM 1392: George Cloos Piccolo in C
Instrument type: Piccolo in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory upper head sections, silver end cap, ferrules, and keys. Metal-lined head.; 30.25 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, round, post and rod. Mark Maximum: GEO. C... More
DCM 0542: Anonymous, North American Indian (Sioux) Courting Flute (Ver...
DCM ledger: "Sioux Indian." See DCM 539. Instrument type: Courting Flute (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Pine, copper mouthpipe, lead flue plate.; 49 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. P... More
DCM 1529: Anonymous, Japanese Takebue (Transverse Flute)
Instrument type: Takebue (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, lacquered clay red inside, and decorated at the ends and in random places with windings of rattan over ferrules of black lacquer.; 40.45 cm. Key Hole... More
DCM 0049: Boehm & Mendler Alto Flute in G
DCM ledger: "Brought to U.S. by Carl Wehner." See "Flute Misnomers" regarding Bass vs. Alto. Instrument type: Alto Flute in G Medium: Silver plate over brass tube, cocus head, silver ferrules, wood crutch.; 86... More
DCM 1211: Anonymous, South American Indian(?) Vertical Whistle Flute w...
DCM ledger; "Indian Whistle-Rattle / South America?" [and] "There is a picture of an Indian playing just such a flute in my collection of Art work, 'Indian Chief, South America.'" Instrument type: Vertical Whis... More
DCM 1483: The Armstrong Co. Flute Body Tube
Instrument type: Flute Body Tube Medium: Silver-plate over brass.; 45.6 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: The Armstrong Co., Elkhart, Indiana, 1977. DCM 1483-1486 were gifts from The Armstrong Company and... More
DCM 0649: Anonymous Fife in B-flat(?) (See Notes.)
DCM ledger: "Army fife. German pattern, recent." Cap and cork mechanism unusually elaborate, consisting of elegantly formed (spun) nickel silver cap over wooden shaft terminating in 17-millimeter-long cork moun... More
John Hale - DCM 0385: John Hale Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, ferrules, and cork-setting mechanism, silver keys.; 66.5 cm., 67.35 cm., 68.1 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, foot to C (with decoration on t... More
DCM 0695: Ivan O. Hawk "Strap" Fife
Instrument type: "Strap" Fife Medium: Bakelite.; 44.95 cm. Key Holes System: See DCM 694. Leather strap, in place of keys, when pressed by a finger, determines the length of the resonating tube. Mark Maximum: ... More
DCM 0510: Theodore Berterling Flute in C
With wood crutch. The head joint barrel section contains the tuning slide inner leg tube and is attached to the upper section with machine threads, the male threads of which are actually cut into the wood of th... More
DCM 1502: Anonymous, possibly French Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 59.7 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Head joint, both sections,... More
DCM 1179: Arnold Dolmetsch Treble (Alto) Recorder in F
Instrument type: Treble (Alto) Recorder in F Medium: Cocus, ivory ferrules and beak.; 50.4 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes, double holes 6 and 7. Mark Maximum: DOLMETSCH (cross) (circle shape) / 316 (in circle... More
DCM 0043: Rudall Rose Carte & Co. Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Silver, metal/wood/metal embouchure barrel.; 65.2 cm. Key Holes System: Carte's 1851 patent, post and rod. Mark Maximum: COUNCIL & PRIZE MEDALS. / Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co. ... More
DCM 0879: Anonymous Shinobue or Takebue (Transverse Flute)
Instrument has large embouchure (2.5 x 15.2 cm.). Instrument type: Shinobue or Takebue (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, stained brown and wrapped at ends with closely spaced rattan. The upper end stopper mate... More
DCM 1239: Wigley & McGregor Bass Flute in C
Mark on foot: 2 / (Royal arms) / WIGLEY & McGREGOR / PATENTEES / 151 STRAND / LONDON Instrument type: Bass Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, brass keys and U-bend pipe.; 89.1 cm. Key Holes Sy... More
Photo of DCM 0614: Leroux Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, brass key, black horn ferrules.; 61.75 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, round flat flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / LEROUX / (5-pointed star) Mark A... More
DCM 0652: Theobald Boehm Flute in C
Embouchure barrel slightly concave for lower lip. DCM ledger cites Boehm Record Book: "No. 1. 1847. September 15. Eine Flote von Messing und vergoldet, mit Ring Klapper von Neusilber." Presented to Briccialdi. ... More
Photo of DCM 0872: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony(?), wood cap and cork-setting mechanism, mother-of-pearl bushing at embouchure, end of cap, bushings for 6 principal fingerholes, and at silver ferrules. Silver keys, m... More
Photo of DCM 0411: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication
The ivory block element has been broken away on both sides of the key and has been replaced with 2 decorative silver plates, each applied with 2 silver pins or tacks, and each terminating at its extremity with ... More
DCM 0579: Anonymous, North American Indian Whistle
DCM ledger: "California, Sacramento County." Instrument type: Whistle Medium: Bone.; 8.2 cm. Key Holes System: Lateral fipple hole. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 30 Mar. ... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1617: Anonymous Transverse Flute
Instrument type: Transverse Flute Medium: Bamboo, partially painted black and green, with painted area scratched or carved away for natural bamboo color.; 37.9 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes plus 4 vent holes... More
Photo of DCM 1445: Anonymous Dvoynice - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Dvoynice Medium: Unidentified hard wood with low relief carving, geometric forms, stained light brown with finish.; 31.75 cm. Key Holes System: Right pipe: 0/4 holes; left: 0/3 holes. Relative... More
Musical Instruments - DCM 1362: Anonymous Panpipe Toy
Instrument type: Panpipe Toy Medium: White celluloid with orange, black, and white images of Mickey, Minnie, and other Walt Disney characters.; 3.7 x 6.8 x 10.4 cm. Key Holes System: 8 fipple pipes, 8 note sca... More
DCM 1428: Prosper Colas Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Nickel silver.; 59.6 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, to low D, modern post and rod keywork attached to ribs. The six principal rank toneholes are also drilled through thick ri... More
DCM 1612: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C
Correspondence from Paul de Jong, 21 Jan. 1999, of the Otto Luening Trust, "Played by him [Otto Lueing] on countless occasions...used in the first experiments in electronic music, and they were Mr. Luening's fa... More
Photo of DCM 1154: Meacham Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver key, ivory ferrules.; 61 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block. Mark Maximum: J. & H · MEACHAM / ALBANY / (unicorn head) Mark Additional: Ma... More
DCM 0684: Johann Baptist Merklein Czakan (Walking Stick Flageolet)
Keys are recessed into body except for G# which has a raised wooden block glued and morticed into position and possibly original in that form. Instrument type: Czakan (Walking Stick Flageolet) Medium: Boxwood, ... More
Photo of DCM 0200: Rampone Flute in C - Public domain dedication
On barrel, small eliptical gold plaque inlaid with initial: F.S. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, enamelled head joint cap and bottom ferrule in turquoise and white, silver keys and ferrules, silver f... More
DCM 1566: Theodore Berteling Clarinet in B-flat
Instrument type: Clarinet in B-flat Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 60.5 cm. (as is) Key Holes System: 13 keys, modern style key cups plus 2 rings for B-F# resonance hole. Mark Maximum: BERTEL... More
Photo of DCM 1640: Anonymous Swab Rod - Public domain dedication
Instrument type: Swab Rod Medium: Rosewood(?), threaded silver coupler.; 41.6 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Source not known. The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains near... More
DCM 0021: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute Head Joint
Instrument type: Flute Head Joint Medium: 18 karat gold; 21.45 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Case: Case (23.7 cm.), lined with green satin, covered with brown morocco. Provenance: William R. Gibbs, Boston, 11 Jan... More
DCM 0661: Milos N. Ignjatovic(?) Dvojnice (Double Vertical Whistle Flu...
Instrument type: Dvojnice (Double Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Unidentified hard wood.; 28.35 cm. Key Holes System: Left tube: 0/4 holes. Right tube: 0/3 holes. Mark Maximum: Milo N. Ignjatovic Mark Additi... More