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Piccolo flute, D-flat, low pitch

Piccolo flute, D-flat, low pitch

Date: 1913 ca.
Place Made:Vogtland, Germany, Europe
Model: Meyer model
Serial No: 21237
SignedStamped on lower section of head joint: NACH MEYER
MarkingsStamped on body: Db / THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART, IND / LP
DescriptionTropical hardwood body. Ivory head joint (covered in nickel silver as part of a repair). Simple system, Meyer style keywork, with six nickel silver keys mounted on posts. Nickel silver trim. This instrument was probably made by a German maker and imported by the Buescher Band Instrument Company.
DimensionsOverall length: 305 mm
Sounding length: 258 mm
Embouchure: 8.9 x 8.1 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 05338