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DCM 0470: Theobald Boehm Flute in C

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DCM 0470: Theobald Boehm Flute in C

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See DCM 652 (Boehm No.1). DCM ledger quotes Boehm's account book: "No. 2. 1847. September 20. Eine Floete von Messing und vergoldet mit Ringkappen von Neusilber gleich No. 1." DCM ledger: "Head very short, with ivory ring for embouchure [embouchure barrel]; original rectangular blow-hole; a second oval hole has been recently cut in another place. C# hole (upper) has been moved up and made smaller." Original tonehole neatly patched with nickel silver disk.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Brass, ivory embouchure barrel, nickel silver cap, keys, and ferrules. Originally gold-plated exterior.; 62.2 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, cylindrical, open G#.
Mark Maximum: Th. Boehm / in München. / 2. (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Condition: Ivory embouchure ferrule cracked through original embouchure hole; later filled. Thumb key pad cup and screw missing. Spring posts and springs missing for low C, C#, D# and all ring keys. Crutch missing.
Case: DCM ledger: "Case, not original? Initials: L.W."
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 20 Apr. 1925.

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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1700 - 1900
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munich
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