DCM 1567: Eduard Adler Clarinet in B-flat

Instrument type: Clarinet in B-flat
Medium: Boxwood, cocus mouthpiece, brass keys and ferrules.; 66.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 12 keys, simple system, modern style key cups, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: Eduard Adler / (lyre with decoration) / GRÜNBERG. SCHL.
Mark Additional: Mark on upper, lower, and bell.
Condition: Barrel cracked. Ferrule missing from upper barrel section. Lower joint missing upper brass ferrule. Bell cracked.
Provenance: Schmidt Bros., Cleveland, Ohio, 6 Nov. 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.