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Check out flute makers like Brannen, Powell, and Haynes. You can get to their web sites via the following web site.

http://www.harpsong.org/

Bill

That's a name I hadn't heard for a while.

A couple of years ago , I purchased a combo low D whistle/flute from him. I think it was made from PVC pipe. So, it was cylindrical bore.

I don't know what he's up to now.

Bill

They must be like the one at the bottom of the following we page. Eb key, on the foot joint.

http://www.sweetheartflute.com/flutes.html

Bill

Loren,

I knew there was something about cocus, i.e., some people are allergic to it. You certainly have a good reason for selling it, and I hope you get a good offer.

Bill

Loren,

Why don't you put it on eBay with a $3,000 reserve. It'll be interesting to watch the bidding. Worst case someone buys it, and otherwise you out the eBay fees, but still have the Olwell

Bill

A Boehm flute, then I should have referred you to the fingering chart on the following web site.

http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/

You should try to get a couple of lessons, somehow, to get you started correctly. Then, lots of practice.

Bill

Meant to add, I just sold a 4 key LeHart, and just got a Burns' 6 keyed Rudall and unkeyed Pratten flute, with unkeyed joints for the Rudall flute. Casey Burns and Skip Healy have short waits for keyed flutes, and there's always the used market.

Bill

Tom,

I just got one. There are lot's to choose from. What are you looking for?

Bill

There's the octave, and the OCTAVE :) Check out Terry McGee's fingering chart for second and third octave fingerings. The second octave starts on D, the fourth line of the musical staff. http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/keyless.html So, what kind of a flute are you getting in 8 days, and how do you know ...

Auction closed at $1,525, and the reserve was not met.

Anyone know how much a new one sells for?

Bill

Rod Cameron is selling a new copy of a Rudall Rose. http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~scott/flutemakers/rod-pricelist.html I owned one of his baroque flutes, and his workmanship is superb. Get on Olwell's waiting list, and buy a flute with good re-sale value to use while you wait. Then, sell for a profit, or l...

Ron,

Undercutting is generally a good thing.

Check the following web pages (flute factory tour 2 & 3 ) for a graphic explanation.

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/edu/english/fac ... l_002.html

Bill

When I exchanged emails with David about it, I think he said that there is an approval period.

Bill

Fyfer Restorations, David Migoya, has a nice Rudall & Rose listed for sale.

http://home.earthlink.net/~migoya/id3.htm

Bill

On the subject of corks, I remember my instructor from grade school threatening us Boehm system flute players with instant death if we moved our corks. I still shudder when someone mentions moving a cork. madfifer9 Reminds me of a cork experience I had in "amatuer" orchestra practice a fe...