DCM 0314: Emilio Piano Flute in E-flat

Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Nickel silver.; 54.65 cm.
Key Holes System: Cylindrical bore, old system, down to C (E-flat), see DCM 178 for description. The RH 1st finger upper C (E-flat) key tonehole is unusually small and has been moved further up the tube, apparently to make room for the left thumb.
Mark Maximum: SISTEMA BRICCIALDI / BREVETTATO / BRIZZI E NICCOLAI / FIRENZE / E. PIANA FABBTE.
Mark Additional: Mark embossed on raised, nickel silver plate on barrel joint.
Condition: Tube dented under F key upper post.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 7 Feb. 1923.

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.