DCM 1320: Anonymous Flute in A-flat (B-flat)

This band flute may have been sold as a Fife in B-flat. See "Fife vs. Band Flute."
Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (B-flat)
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver key and ferrules.; 37.7 cm. (without cap). When obtained by DCM, measured at 375 mm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: IMPROVED / LONDON / B
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Missing original cap. Head joint, crack in socket.
Provenance: Mrs. H. H. Turner, Oxford, England, 15 Sept. 1937.

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.