Photo of DCM 0498: Wünnberg Flute in C - Public domain dedication
Summary
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 69 cm.
Key Holes System: 9 keys, round saltspoon, foot to B. Rollers for low C#, C.
Mark Maximum: WÜNNENBERG / CÖLN
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper body.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: David Hirschlen, San Francisco, 1 Oct. 1925.
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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