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Photo of DCM 1496: Anonymous Piccolo - Public domain dedication

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Photo of DCM 1496: Anonymous Piccolo - Public domain dedication

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Instrument type: Piccolo
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 30 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 6 keys, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Missing the head joint cap and cork-setting mechanism.
Provenance: Kevin LaVine, Washington, D.C., 1999, Music Specialist, Library of Congress.

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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