DCM 0958: Christopher Gerock Flute in C
Summary
Embouchure hole has been over-enlarged, by an amateur craftsman/player.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Figured boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 67.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, square flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (English rose) / C · GEROCK / 76 / BISHOPSGATE ST / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: C · GEROCK / LONDON.
Condition: Head joint slightly warped. F key block slightly cracked on one side at pin line.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 17 Sept. 1930.
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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