DCM 0396: G. (?Gottfried) Schuster Clarinet in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Clarinet in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, animal horn ferrules.; 48.5 cm. (with mouthpiece)
Key Holes System: 5 keys, square flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / SCHUSTER / ES
Mark Additional: Mark on bell. Mark on upper body: ES // 2. Mark on barrel, middle, lower: 2.
Condition: Horn on barrel is chipped, ferrules chipped.
Provenance: J. R. Gragg, Bainbridge, Ohio, 10 Mar. 1924.
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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