DCM 0226: Jean Baptiste Tabard Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony(?), decorative silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 61.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, post and rod. With a well-designed post and rod mechanism mounted on decorative rectangular flanges inset flush with outer surface of the tube. D# key is set very low and compensated with a very large elliptical tonehole.
Mark Maximum: (Maltese cross) / TABARD / A LYON / (Maltese cross)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Condition: Head joint missing cap and likely tuning mechanism, both sections cracked including both center ferrules. The bottom ferrule cracked and missing about 40 degrees in circumference. Lower body joint socket cracked in 2 places including one large crack in ferrule. Foot joint bottom ferrule has been replaced with animal horn ferrule.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 1 Feb. 1922.
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.
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