1848-1897 H. F. Meyer 6-Key Piccolo GL-151_A13-17

Title: 6-Key Piccolo

Maker: H. F. Meyer

Date: 1848-1897

Geography: Hanover, Germany

Material: Rosewood and ivory

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-151_A13-17

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

• Three sections, metal-lined ivory head joint, square embouchure, wood bore.

• Stamped (crown) / H. F. MEYER / HANOVER on head joint; (crown) on barrel and middle joint.

• Large crack across head joint through embouchure, prior filling disintegrated. Keys re-corked. No visible cracking in wood.

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