DCM 1056: Theobald Boehm Flute in C

Original embouchure hole and lower lip recessed area filled with stick shellac, and new and smaller embouchure drilled on other side.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.4 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm 1832 system, conical, closed G#, alternate RH 1st finger B-flat/A# key. Opens unusual extra hole near left thumb keys. Original G# tonehole and key post holes plugged.
Mark Maximum: TH. BOEHM / A / MUNICH
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Original crutch bracket removed, screw holes plugged.
Provenance: H. Manière, Paris, 5 Aug. 1931.

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.