DCM 0670: Claude Laurent Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Clear glass, frosted inside with fluted exterior, mother-of-pearl cap, silver keys, ferrules.; 67.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, round flat flaps on flanges bolted to body of instrument. C#, C key lever mechanism transfers motion at a right angle and involves a stacked design at the fulcrum point, C key above C#. Furthermore, the key flaps have a loose rivet arrangemennt allowing a slight swivel motion in any direction to ensure proper pad/key seat alignment. Rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: C. LAURENT À PARIS 1826. / Breveté.
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Head joint upper ferrule seam open, causing cap threads not to unite. Head joint safety hook broken off, flange still intact.
Case: Original square mahogany case.
Provenance: André Rossignol, Paris, 13 Sept. 1926.

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.