Images from The Pressler Gallery Flute by Johann Wilhelm Oberlender I, Imperial City of Nürnberg, ca. 1720 NNM 4073.  Flute by Johann Wilhelm Oberlender I, Imperial City of Nürnberg, ca. 1720. Conical. Four sections; three corps de rechange. Stamped on all sections: I. W. Oberlender (in a diagonal scroll, left end lower) / O. Ivory, unmounted. One closed, engraved silver key: D-sharp. Lowest note d'. Total length, 539.9 mm-629.1 mm. Sounding length, 484.0 mm-573.2 mm. Rawlins Fund, 1986. One of only four ivory flutes from the Oberlender workshop known to survive, this instrument is equipped with three corps de rechange (interchangeable middle joints) to allow for playing at different pitch levels. Additional View Close-up of ornately engraved silver key for D-sharp / E-flat. Integral ivory mount. Brass axle pin. Spring now attached to key.   Click arrow to continue Pressler Gallery Tour Go to Pressler Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index Go to Checklist of Early Flutes National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2001, 2003 Most recent update:   May 6, 2003 You are the 9,084th visitor to this page since September 5, 2001. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page