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Piccolo (Boehm system)
George Winfield Haynes (1866–1947)
late 19th century
Object Place: New York City, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Blackwood, silver
Dimensions
Length 31.9 cm (12 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dale Higbee
Accession Number1986.797
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn ?. Conoidal bore. Varnished blackwood body; silver headjoint. Silver rings. Made in two parts: headjoint and bodyjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Boehm system with open g-sharp' key. Protective plastic sleeve (not original?) for metal tenon of bodyjoint. Leather-covered hard-shell case with red velvet lining and cloth protective cover. Metal cleaning rod.
InscriptionsEngraved on headjoint: STERLING; stamped on bodyjoint: GEORGE W. HAYNES / NEW YORK
ProvenanceBefore 1920, apparently used in the "Edison Record Orchestra" by Julius Spindler, flautist for the Sousa Band. About 1920, Richard W. Reeves; 1945, sold by Reeves to Dale Higbee, Salisbury, North Carolina; 1986, gift of Higbee to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1986)