This 5-keyed Noy D in ABL has a thinned head, raised modern-cut embouchure w/ivory blow-edge & 6 silver rings. It has an amazing low register and great volume throughout. I have resisted selling it as other things went away but can’t put it off any longer. Just started a new job and insurance won’t kick in for two months. Not sure what the wait for a Noy flute is but these don’t come up often. I paid $2650 and that’s what I’m hoping to get. As the sale of this instrument will leave me fluteless except for a Boehm, I would consider a trade for a very nice keyless (maybe a Noy or an Olwell) and cash.
Jeez, that sucks. Somebody buy this flute, and trade a great keyless!
If you get a cash-only deal and you’re stuck, I’ll lend you a Jon C. Pratten until times get better. Congrats on the new job!
Wow, that sucks, having to sell a flute like that.
i have a keyed Noy, and i love it, his flutes are amazing, i can’t see ever selling it, if i had to,
i know i would always miss it - sorry.
good luck on the new job.
eilam.
by way of a bump, two questions.
What’s the missing key?
What are the advantages of a modern-cut embouchure
supposed to be?
The missing key is a long F, I think- if there is a standard set of keys that a six-key would have. As for modern-cut embouchure, here’s what Terry McGee has to say: http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/heads.html
To over-simplify things, my personal observation has been that a rounder hole forces the player to focus the airstream more accurately but that the effort to do that can cause a player to tire more quickly. It does make the player honest and is great for training. When I move from a rounded to a less rounded embouchure hole, there is a great improvement in tone and volume with the modern cut embouchure. My Noy is nearly as bright as my Boehm and I think has a fuller voice in the lower octaves. Hmm, I would probably try to sell the Kilpatrick instead but no one these days knows about his flutes.
I’m glad you’re employed again, Robin. And I’m really, really sorry about the sale; you’re a courageous person. 
Meanwhile, you’ll have your health (insurance) soon, and I’m positive another great flute will come your way in a while, too. It’s the universe’s intent, eh? 
Is the Kirkpatrick a Boehm flute? If not will you
say something more about it?
Mio madre’s maiden name was Kilpatrick. Just by way of a bump, of course.
Springrobin, please check your pms.
By the (bump) way, Robin is a great person with whom to deal. So, if you are interested in her Noy keyed flute, do not hesitate to contact her…Geez, she’s even nice to us Canucks. 
Paul
I too have a Noy in boxwood and it is amazing. If you are wavering - buy it you won’t be sorry.
Clark
This sort of endorsement will be even more helpful if you
say something about yourself flute-wise, e.g. how long you’ve
been playing, the sort of music you play, etc. For all the
readers know you’re a newbie.
My goodness, that’s more than ‘a great person,’ it’s
a saint!
Hi Guys.
Just click on Clark’s www under his message. You might even see a pic or two of him holding the infamous boxwood Noy that I wish I could have bought from Jessie! 
M
Kilpatrick made Boehm flutes by hand in Denton, Texas in the '70’s. I believe he taught instrument repair at North Texas. When he was alive, I’d take my flute (#33) back to him for pad work because it was a challenge to get the pads seated right (still is). Lost touch with him after college, but according to Wichita Band Instruments, his flute-making business never really got off the ground. Maybe someone here knows more about him- it seems a shame that his name had been lost even if he wasn’t prolific.
Indeed, Clark is certainly no stranger around here.
Loren