Flute, C
Date1927
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.9972
SignedOn upper end of first joint, “barrel” end: THE HAYNES FLUTE / MFD BY / WM. S. HAYNES CO. / BOSTON, MASS. / 9972 / PATENTED / REG. TRADE MARK / MarkingsOn head joint: REGISTERED / [Trade mark insignia] / TRADE MARK
Description3 sections: headjoint, one-piece body and barrel, and foot joint. Cylindrical Boehm system with open holes. Silver body and keywork. 15 touchpieces. Inline G. Closed G-sharp. Briccialdi B-flat key.
ProvenanceCustom-made for internationally renowned flutist Georges Barrère, who served as Artist Advisor to the William S. Haynes Company. The donor's husband, Donald A. Lentz, studied with Barrère in New York, and purchased this flute from him around 1933.
Credit LineGift of Velma Lentz, 1991
Object number05075
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