DCM 0821: A. E. Fischer Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver head, silver-plated keys.; 73.5 cm.
Key Holes System: Simple system flute, conical bore, similar to but slightly less complex than the early Schwedler Reform flute (DCM 62, 714, 1026, and 1584), including C# vent brille (ring keys), high D-E trill which will also function as RH 1st finger alternate B-flat, RH high G-A trill, C#-D# trill for RH 1st finger or LH 3rd finger. Automatic vent hole for F# in all octaves. Foot to B.
Mark Maximum: MARKE ROLAND (trademark, inside circle) / A. E. FISCHER / BREMEN. / (lyre) / 2567. / D.R.G.M. / N° 311274
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on foot: MARKE ROLAND (trademark, inside circle) / 2567.
Provenance: W. Valdepoort, Rotterdam, 14 Dec. 1928.

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.