DCM 1101: Christopher Gerock Flute in C
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory (bone?) cap (original?) and ferrules, silver keys.; 60.65 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / C · GEROCK / 79 / CORNHILL / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: C · GEROCK / LONDON
Condition: F key block broken off on one side and resulting in loss of the key, although a replacement mount was crudely constructed for it and applied with steel pins. G# key block slight chip of wood missing. DCM ledger: "Short F key missing."
Provenance: J. Cheetham, Birkenhead, England, 1 Oct. 1931.
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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