Photo of DCM 0520: Schultz Flute in C - Public domain dedication

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Photo of DCM 0520: Schultz Flute in C - Public domain dedication

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Summary

Head and barrel possibly not original.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys. Metal-lined head and toneholes.; 70.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 12 keys, pewter plugs in metal-lined holes, foot to B.
Mark Maximum: SCHULTZ / Wien (cursive) / (5-pointed star, three times)
Mark Additional: Mark on foot. Mark on upper body: SCHULTZ / (5-pointed star)
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Short F key missing.
Provenance: W. C. McQuillen, Los Angeles, 17 Nov. 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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1700 - 1900
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vienna
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