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Annotated Checklist of Flutes and Piccolos by
V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz
Dating Kohlert Instruments
No serial number lists are available by which to date instruments by V. Kohlert Sons. Therefore, the dating of instruments on this checklist is based upon the following:
1) the specific designation of the country of origin, according to the following general guidelines provided to the NMM by the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, DC:
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before 1918, Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, were part of Austria.
Therefore, all instruments marked “Austria” or just “Bohemia” were made before 1918 (with one possible exception: some products made between 1938-1939 were also marked “Bohemia”).
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Czechoslovakia came into being on October 28, 1918.
Therefore, instruments marked “Czecho-Slovakia” or “Czechoslovakia” were made after 1918.
2) the expositions referred to with all three medallions stamped on each of these flutes and piccolos can be identified and dated:
- Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893;
- London, Greater Britain Exhibition, 1899;
- Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900;
- Therefore, all the flutes and piccolos on this checklist must have been made in or after 1900.
Instruments on checklists below are listed in serial number order
Instruments Stamped Austria
Instruments Stamped Bohemia
Instruments Stamped Bohemia and Czecho-Slovakia
Instruments Stamped Czecho-Slovakia
Instruments with No Country Name Specified
AUSTRIA
NMM 4609. Piccolo in E-flat (high pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 999. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / AUSTRIA; on body: H. P. / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) E [flat sign] / 999. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 295.5 mm. Sounding length, 247 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.
NMM 3558. Flute in D (high pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 116[0 or 9]. Stamped on upper joint: D / H. P. / V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / AUSTRIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / 116[0 or 9]. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Ivory head joint. Wooden end-cap. Brass lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Ten German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c'. Lowest note c'. Total assembled length, 661 mm. Sounding length, 586.7 mm. Original case. Gift of Laiten Weed, Yankton, South Dakota, 1984.
NMM 776. Flute in D (high pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 4613. Stamped on upper joint: H. P. / V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / AUSTRIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) D; on barrel of tuning slide (replacement): G. / H. P. / MADE IN GERMANY / 4613. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Silver end-cap, wooden screw. Brass lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Twelve German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, alternate G-sharp, B-C trill, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c'. Lowest note c'. Total assembled length, 685.8 mm. Sounding length, 596.5 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
BOHEMIA
NMM 4608. Piccolo in D-flat (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 8545. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / DES / L. P.; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / BOHEMIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) DES / 8545. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. End-cap missing. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 294.4 mm (cap missing). Sounding length, 251.3 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.
NMM 3128. Piccolo in D-flat (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 228519. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / DES / L. P.; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / BOHEMIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) DES. / 228519. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 301.8 mm. Sounding length, 252.1 mm. W. Wayne Sorensen Collection, 1982.
NMM 378. Flute in C (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 230420. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / C / L. P.; on upper joint: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / BOHEMIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON (below medallions) C; on lower body, below first tone hole: C / L. P. / 230420. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Brass lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Eleven German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c', b. Lowest note b. Total assembled length, 715.3 mm. Sounding length, 628.4 mm. Original case. Gift of Wilbur Joseph Gullion, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1974.
NMM 1034. Piccolo in D-flat (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 233319. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / DES / L. P.; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / BOHEMIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) DES. / 233319. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 301.2 mm. Sounding length, 251.4 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
NMM 5379. Piccolo in C by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1918. Serial no. 241753. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / C; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / BOHEMIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) C / 241753. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. End-cap missing. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length (cap missing), 308.7 mm. Sounding length, 266.3 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.
BOEHMIA and CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
NMM 4962. Flute in D (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1918-1938. Serial no. [9?]29[1?]. Stamped on upper joint: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) D.; on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / D / L. P.; above socket of tuning slide: BOHEMIA; on lower joint, below first tone hole: D / L. P. / [9?]29[1?]. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. End-cap missing. Brass lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Ten German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c'. Lowest note c'. Total assembled length, 663.7 mm (cap missing). Sounding length, 589.1 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
NMM 7447. Flute in D (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1918-1938. No serial number. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / D; on upper joint: L. P. / V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON; on lower joint, below first tone hole: C / L. P. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Thirteen German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, alternate G-sharp, B-C trill, long F, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c', b. Lowest note b. Total assembled length, 713 mm. Sounding length, 627 mm. Original case. Gift of Brenda Ruedebusch, Huron, South Dakota, 1999.
NMM 3901. Flute in D (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1918-1938. Serial no. 929. Stamped on upper body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) D; on head and on lower joint, below first tone hole: D. / L. P. / 929. Conical. Four sections. Integral foot. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal cap. Brass lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Ten German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', double B-flat, trill, G-sharp, short F, long F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c-sharp', c'. Lowest note c'. Total assembled length, 677.4 mm. Sounding length, 588.4 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
NMM 3909. Piccolo in D-flat (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1918-1938. Serial no. 23831. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / DES / L. P.; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) DES. / 23831. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Plastic head joint; end-cap (missing). Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 293.2 mm (cap missing). Sounding length, 250.8 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
NMM 3910. Piccolo in C by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1918-1938. Serial no. 250039. Stamped on head: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / C; on body: V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / (below medallions) C / 250039. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 316 mm. Sounding length, 268.5 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
NO COUNTRY NAME SPECIFIED
NMM 4610. Piccolo in E-flat (low pitch) by V. Kohlert Sons, Graslitz, ca. 1900-1938. Serial no. 1278. Stamped on head: E [flat sign]; on body: L. P. / V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / (in medallions) CHICAGO / PARIS / LONDON / E [flat sign] / 1278. Conical. Three sections. African blackwood, German-silver ferrules. End-cap missing. Metal lining in head joint and telescoping tuning slide. Six German-silver keys, post and axle supports. Closed keys: long c'', B-flat, G-sharp, long F, short F, D-sharp. Total assembled length, 295 mm (cap missing). Sounding length, 250 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.
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