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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1repairer and maker of woodwind instruments. These latter included grenadillo-wood flutes and piccolos, solid silver flutes, one flute with a solid gold tube and sterling silver keys for a Boston flute amateur,⁴ a few oboes, and clarinets of cocus (grenadillo) wood, all to order. His flutes were Boehm system and had fine tone quality.⁵ Some players of his flutes were Edward Franklin, Charles K. North, and Frank Eaton.⁶
3The firms of August Damm and E. H. Wurlitzer made instruments producing a good tone quality, but none of these former firms gave Boston any unusual reputation as a flute making centre.
5Other former Boston flute makers are discussed in Appendix IV Section C.
7⁴ Statement of August Damm.
8⁵ Statement of William R. Gibbs.
9⁶ Information supplied by E. U. Wurlitzer, who worked with his uncle.
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