Links to Explore
The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection is in the Library of Congress. It contains the most extensive and well documented flute collections available on the web.
David and Nina Shorey are passionate about Antique Flutes Their site hold many fine examples and a wealth of historical data. They often have flutes for sale.
Rick Wilson's Historical Flutes Page is another site with a "Lot" of information.
EARLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - MUSIC TREASURES is a site offering a large personal collection of musical instruments for sale. Many have been sold but excellent photos and descriptions are available to explore. He has a beautiful, historically important Boehm & Mendler for sale on the Flutes page if you have the resources.
Wichita Band Instrument Co. might seem like a regular music store in Wichita, Kansas but they really appreciate vintage and antique instruments. The used woodwind instruments they sell go through their shop and are cleaned and repaired to bring them into working condition They normally have a good inventory of flutes, often including several from Louis Lot.
The McGee-Flutes Research Collection is very scientific, as the name would suggest. A great deal of personal research is archived on this page that offers very nice reproductions of various historical flutes.
Mark Shepard’s Flute Page: Play the Flute, Make a Flute contains a lot of information, including instructions on making keyless flutes from PVC plumbing pipe.
These links highlight just a few of the many excellent sites available dedicated to sharing the love of antique flutes.