I really should be in bed, but instead I am fueling my addiction trawling ebay etc, I have loads of work I should of finished hours ago.
anyway same seller as the boosey flute which I think was in E or maybe Eb, the latest one is at 99p , so someone might get a good deal as its a no name flute, I have always wondered why someone would craft a lovely looking flute and not put a name on it.
its a good 4 hours drive from me so I cant test it
Maybe it had to do with flutes that went to the military?
I agree with Annvil, looks a lot like a Blackman or Metzler, at least the keys are the same, probably A. Liddle keys. Looks like the flute may be higher pitched, 450?
Guess who told 'em about the crown? I also asked about stamps on keys - none visible, apparently, though buffer cork may be obscuring possible stamp sites⌠BTW, I donât think those are Liddle keys - all of his I have seen have the pointed arm attachment to the cup, whereas these have the butt-ended attachment of the key shank to the cup, and are generally a bit chunkier than stamp-identifiable Liddle work - more in the style of âFâ, IMO.
I also increasingly doubt the âmilitaryâ explanation for anonymous flutes - after all, there are plenty of flutes actually stamped with Army identifiers of one sort or another, with or without makers names. There are far too many anonymous flutes for all of them to have been for military use.
Doug, bid as big as you wish! Iâm not saying anything - just passing on info/opinion. It doesnât matter a damn whether the keys are stamped or not save for interestâs sake - it is still a pretty standard amateurâs (what I have been given to understand that Harry Bradley quite soundly terms âEnglish Gentlemensâ flutesâ) mid C19th flute - missing its own crown (not a particularly serious issue either value-wise or to replace) but otherwise in decent nick. Who knows how it will play? Some like this are excellent, others OK but nowt special; some are dogs. The ones that look similar which have makersâ names or âALâ stamped keys also vary in playability. Itâs a gamble! I reckon thereâs a good chance it will prove a decent enough flute, but unlikely one to knock anyoneâs socks off, more than which I (or anyone else) really canât say!
