Piccolo flute, C
Maker
John Parker
Date1770-1815 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on head joint: D / PARKER / LONDON / 8Stamped on upper middle, lower middle, and integral foot joints: PARKER
Markingsnone
DescriptionIn 1794, Parker was included in London trade and music directories, which described him as a "musical wind instrument maker" and, specifically mentioned the oboe and bassoon. He placed an advertisement in 1799 for an apprentice flute maker, which, according to researcher David Lasocki, could refer generally to a woodwind maker; however, it is telling because the majority of Parker's surviving instruments are from the flute family.
Stained boxwood body in three sections, with integral foot. One brass key with square flap mounted in a turned ring.
DimensionsOverall length: 314 mm
Sounding length: 274 mm
Embouchure: 8.3 x 7.5 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1980 from Peggy Baird, Clinton, Tennessee.
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p. 79-80.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1980
Object number02708
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