Dave Williams flute for sale on done deal!

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Dave Williams flute for sale on done deal!

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There 's a Dave Williams keyless flute for sale on done deal. Dave made some fine flutes.
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No price indicated ? I have a Dave Williams flute - doesn't look at all like that one. I have also wondered, how many flutes did Dave Williams make ?
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I have a friend who has a Dave Williams keyless and a keyed one, so there are at least 4. :D I think Dave sold some flutes through Lark in the Morning back in the day, so it could be more than we know.

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Mine's keyed. The barrel is similar. The holes on mine are larger, rings are different, and the foot joint is separate.
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I have a four key Williams flute made in 1982. It has wider rings than the done deal flute, salt spoon keys in wooden key blocks, separate right and left hand sections, and a separate foot joint. I bought it new and paid £120 if I remember correctly. It's a very good flute.

Nial Keegan also plays a Dave Williams flute with pinned keys:

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Steampacket wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:33 am I have a four key Williams flute made in 1982. It has wider rings than the done deal flute, salt spoon keys in wooden key blocks, separate right and left hand sections, and a separate foot joint. I bought it new and paid £120 if I remember correctly. It's a very good flute.
Mine is about the same, except is a 5-key, Rudall-style. There is a photo of a sold 5-key Pratten on McNeela's site:
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I have a Dave Williams five-key, Pratten, post-mounted keys. I think it’s Cocus, but not sure. Bought it from Lark In the Morning at their (long gone) Seattle store. I think there were two Williams in the store at the time.
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I have a Dave Williams flute, 3 piece blackwood, unlined headjoint, short footjoint, 4 silver keys. I bought it at auction in 2019. The previous owner bought it new in the 80s, I believe, from Hobgoblin in Crawley, Sussex.
I have a price list from Dave, Sept 1979 :
Standard flute w nickel silver or imitation ivory rings : £80
Flute w lined headjoint & tuning slide & adjustable stopper: £115
Silver rings £10 extra
Nickel silver or brass keys £13.50 each
Sterling silver keys £16.50 - £27.50 each

A full set of pipes £593.25
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That price list is cool...and so cheap!
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That price list is cool...and so cheap! Jayhawk
Yes, I bought a 3/4 D set of pipes with a tenor regulator for £480 from Dave in 1980.
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