Flute, C
Maker
Johann Pfaff
Date1849-1886 ca.
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on head joint and body joint: J. PFAFF / PHILAMarkingsnone
DescriptionIvory body in three sections, with tuning slide in head joint. Simple system keywork with ten silver keys (counting the touchpieces) mounted on metal posts. Key flaps are circular and flat. Silver ferrules. Graduated screw cork adjuster.
DimensionsOveral length: 657 mm
Sounding length: 585 mm
Embouchure: 12.6 x 10.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDouglas Koeppe, Woodwinds in Early America (Wimberey, TX: Brother Francis Publishers, 2015), p. 542.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02734
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1880-1899 ca.