DCM 1346: Abelardo Albisi Half Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Half-Flute.... Prof. Albisi wrote music especially for this flute, to be played with left hand only.... On under side of flute at mid-length is a socket for a handle, for right hand, for holding flute to embouchure." The handle, which may partly have been for RH usage, is missing an element at the bottom, implying that it may have had a table stand or other fixed device underneath.
Instrument type: Half Flute in C
Medium: Silver plate, with wooden handle for holding the flute with the right hand.; 45.9 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system.
Mark Maximum: Albisi (cursive) / MILANO / 11948
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Barrel: Flautino / in sol (cursive)
Condition: See Notes.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 3 Mar. 1938. Formerly in the collection of Abelardo Albisi, Milan.

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.