THIS FLUTE HAS BEEN SOLD

Hammy 6-key for sale - Still for sale

Please see more current listing above.

Which begs the obvious question!! Why are you selling this most perfect of flutes? How can you bear to be parted from it?

I'm selling it to replenish my cash stash and to finally finish the shed project. I need to have the floor sanded and varnished and the wiring completed. I'll trade a flute (not the Hammy) for the sanding if anybody is interested.
I do like to play flutes with different designs from different makers. The Hammy is a great flute and there isn't anything wrong with it, but since I've been playing Rudall/Nicholson flutes lately I'd like to sell this one.
I am also currently selling a Hudson Siccama on EBay*, and I'm selling some keyless flutes as well (Rob Forbes Delrin, M&E Delrin, Copley blackwood, De Keyser blackwood). I'll be posting these in time but I'd be happy to sell them now. Let me know if there is any interest.

*http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230175279053

Gosh, the mind boggles Cocus with that large flute collection - you must certainly need a good sized shed!! Sanding is not so hard - you can usually hire floor sanders, either a belt sander to deal with rough boards or a finishing machine with a kinda of oscillating motion if they are in good nick which they are probably not. I did up our old cottage floorboards that way - just use a dustmask! Incidentally, we have sucessfully used some of the AURO range of floor sealers, colours, wax. Much more pleasant than varnish etc. and durable - if you like wood, you'll like using them. There's a chap up in Leitrim imports it - Healthy Buildings, I think he calls himself.

The thing is, when you buy a good flute you can always get your money back, or close to it. So when you're flush you can buy a flute, play it and enjoy it for a while, and then resell it. Most makers continually raise their prices.
I bought the Rob Forbes flute because of the recent discussion regarding plastic vs. wooden flutes. I'm very impressed by the Rob Forbes flute. He's developed some unique design features and his work is very clean. If all his flutes sound as good as mine and play in tune as well he'll have no problem making a living in flutes.

I've never seen one of Hammy's flutes with the blocks for the low C# and C keys before. Is he making 8-key flutes now? Maybe this is old news, but I hadn't heard.

Thanks,
Brendan

I've been playing keyless for a while now. I notice that the tip of my right middle finger projects some way beyond the finger hole, so I wonder if it might foul the long F key?

I know that Hammy has made eight key flutes. One was sold not too long ago. He doesn't like to make the two bottom keys -- few flute makers do like making those keys -- but he will if pressed. The bottom two keys could be retrofitted to this flute if one wished, thus making it an eight-keyed flute.
I doubt that a long finger would foul the long F key. I have fairly large hands and have never had a problem on any keyed flute, nor have I ever heard of a person having that problem.

... the money to buy it would. I acquired a Martin Doyle flute half a year ago from cocusflute that I like very much. My teacher and friends give it very good credits. One of them told me he'd instantly buy it in case I decide to sell it one day. From teh correspondence then and his postings here in the board I got the impression of cocusflute, that he would not waste time with low or even average quality instruments.

If only I had the money... I'd get (t)his Hammy!

Moritz

I don't know about this.