Irish Flue Prattern model for Sale

[Luife]

Hi friends!

I´m Luis from Spain. I want to sell my Irish Flute. It´s a Prattern model in D, in Granadillo wood with silver rings, tunning slide and great sound an volume. The flute it´s made by the makers of ARHPA (the company of the famous bagpiper called Hevia, you will find them in www.arhpa.com). They are good maker with a good work in the uilleann pipe and irish flute world.

The flute is only 4 months old, but I decide I´m not a transversal flute-player. The original price was 750 euros with a hard-suitcaso for trasport. I sell the flute for 600 euros.

If anyone is interested, please write me to: notelodigo62@hotmail.com

I can send photos or sound samples.

Thanks!!

Luife

[glinjack]

i love those granadillo pratterns, does the prattern come with the suitcase,

[Sylvester]

Just a quick note to avoid confusion, I think that Granadillo is the Spanish word for African Blackwood. Not an expert but definitely not the same wood. This is African Blackood most ARHPA flutes are made out of:



And this is Granadillo wood:


Arhpa flutes are good players, skillfuly handcrafted and carefully tuned. Volume and pure tone, good bark for sessions. They are a bit more expensive now, around 900 USD including tax. Good luck with the sale

Regards

[Loren]

I've yet to run across one of these in the states, pity as they do appear to be well made and I'd love to have a go at one sometime.

Loren

[Luife]

My Dear Friend:

The flute is in African Blackwood, the typicall wood for bagpipes, clarinets, oboes, etc..... In Spain, we use the word "granadillo" for make a difference with the other black wood, the ebony. The granadillo is stronger and the ebony is sweet.

My flute includes hard suitcase and free-shipment. It´s really a new flute. Only 4 months old. I sell it because I´m really bad in the world of transversal flutes, and I want to buy a good whistle.

I think it´s a good oportunity. You can get a new flute for less price, without waiting list, and with the good work of the ARHPA makers.

Thanks for your questions!

Luife

[dow]

Good luck with the sale, Luife,

By the way, the link to that website is messed up. Try this one:

http://www.arhpa.com/

[Leel]

What a FANTASTIC website.

Very artistic in its own right.

I wish I had that kind of money to spend, the flute is beautiful also.

Good luck.

[Hoovorff]

"Grenadilla" IS the word used by most makers of clarinets, oboes, and wooden piccolos. That's what they call African blackwood. Nothing incorrect about calling it such.

[Sylvester]

I've yet to run across one of these in the states, pity as they do appear to be well made and I'd love to have a go at one sometime.

Loren

Everything comes to whom who waits. I'm picking these guys to launch a Flute Tour and they seem to be considering the option.

I also have a ebony ARHPA with a fine collection of cracks. Too hot and dry down here. I should send it for a repair, doesn't deserve that condition.

[Loren]

I've yet to run across one of these in the states, pity as they do appear to be well made and I'd love to have a go at one sometime.

Loren

Everything comes to whom who waits. I'm picking these guys to launch a Flute Tour and they seem to be considering the option.

I also have a ebony ARHPA with a fine collection of cracks. Too hot and dry down here. I should send it for a repair, doesn't deserve that condition.

A wise man indeed Sylvester, thanks for that bit of information, would be nice if they did a flute tour.

Actually, I wouldn't be an instrument maker myself, or play the flute, or even the whistle, if it weren't for Hevia (long story, and no, I don't know the man), so I find this particularly interesting.

Judging by what I've seen on the website, they seem to have a pretty nice shop set-up as well.

Loren

[Luife]

My Dear Friends:

Some people ask to me about the price of the flute in the web-page. If you enter to www.arhpa.com you wil see that the price of a Prattern flute in D is 660 euros. It was the old price, the web is not updated. Other items like uilleann pipes, asturian bagpipes or dulzainas are with the old price.

The actual price for a Prattern flute in D in Spain is 750 euros with the hard suitcase. You can ask to the makers directly. Irish flutes in C are about 900 euros If I remember.

So I think the price I´m offering for my flute is very good. You can save 150 euros and you don´t have to wait for the flute (I sell my flute for 600 euros with free-shipment).

Thanks for your atention :DDD

Luife

[Sylvester]

Actually, I wouldn't be an instrument maker myself, or play the flute, or even the whistle, if it weren't for Hevia (long story, and no, I don't know the man), so I find this particularly interesting.

Are you kidding me? I love long stories...

Irish flutes in C are about 900 euros If I remember.

That's correct. I couldn't try one. All of them quickly sold.

[GaryKelly]

The Music Room used to offer these flutes here in the UK, about a year ago, for around £550. I think they went by the name of "Hevia y Paragon"? Sadly, I never got to see one or try one (the Oxford branch didn't carry them, it was mail-order only from one of their northern branches I think).

[Sylvester]

The Music Room used to offer these flutes here in the UK, about a year ago, for around £550. I think they went by the name of "Hevia y Paragon"? Sadly, I never got to see one or try one (the Oxford branch didn't carry them, it was mail-order only from one of their northern branches I think).

Yep, the full name is Hevia Aragon y Parrado, so they fancied the shorter name ARHPA

[Luife]

Hi Friends!.

Here I submit some photos of my Prattern model. I hope you will like it.