Hi all,
I’m way too lazy to deal with a wooden flute, so I’m selling my German flute. Here’s a copy of the add (edited to decrease price & free shipping):
Condition: Good (in full playing order, played regularly)
Asking Price US$: 425 or trade for Aulos Matte Black Grenser Baroque Flute
Number of keys: 9
Description: Antique German flute (stamped Germany - which dates this flute between 1890-1923) with 9 keys/10 touches (Basic 8 key with high E trill and RH thumb Bb touch). Cracks to barrel and lower body section professionally repaired a few years ago, no cracks to headjoint or LH body section. All keys work and recently silicone repadded. The headjoint is wooden with metal slide inside and silver on the outside of the wood. Has been played in small Irish session, but also has good tone for classical music. Nice flute, but I’m too lazy for wood and prefer a polymer flute. Email me at crowshaven@gbronline if you have questions. I’ll pay shipping and insurance in the USA. Here are three pictures:
http://www.gbronline.com/crowshaven/Flute%20in%20case.jpg
http://www.gbronline.com/crowshaven/Headjoint.jpg
http://www.gbronline.com/crowshaven/Flute%20on%20table.jpg
It’s listed over at the woodenflute site: http://www.woodenflute.com/public/forsale
Per board protocol, please email me or PM me if interested.
Thanks,
Eric
I know, I know that I’m not supposed to ask here,
but will you say what wood it’s made of?
Mea Culpa!
I think something like that is OK. It’s rosewood most likely.
Thanks for pointing out I forgot that!
Eric
One other thought here, I’d be willing to trade my German flute for an Aulos matte black Grenser model…each of us to pay for shipping/insurance for our own flutes.
Just an option if you have an Aulos laying around…like I first mentioned, I’m admitting to my preference for polymer flutes here!
Eric
BUMP - Price dropped $75 & I’ll cover shipping/insurance in the continental USA.
Eric
Why is the metal on the outside of the flute head?
Is it wood inside? How loud is this flute?
If it isn’t acceptable to answer here, will
you PM me? Thanks, and you know,
even though it is sinful to ask these
questions, it’s a free bump. best
Jim,
since they’re questions just about the nature of the antique flute, I think it’s safe to answer here…if not, I’m sure Dale or Alan will let me know otherwise.
The flute is fairly unique according to Dave Migoya who I bought it from (although I did see one other for sale on eBay recently, I couldn’t find a similar example on the DCM collection website). The headjoint is wooden, but it has silver on the outside. I’m not sure if it was made that way for appearances or to keep the headjoint from cracking - but the headjoint is uncracked. It doesn’t affect the sound any as far as I know…perhaps it was seen as a step up from the ivory headjoints which always seem to crack. It also has a great G# key which is really easy to use and a nice RH thumb Bb alternate touch which I prefer to use instead of the LH Bb touch (which the flute also has).
As for volume, it’s not as loud as my Seery, but it is much louder than I thought it would be when I bought it. I’ve played it in my local slow session and it was more than loud enough to deal with a bodhran, another flute, a piano accordion player, a whistler and a fiddler.
Oh, it’s also very in-tune for an antique flute. The F# is less than 10 cents flat and the middle A is about the same sharp for me. It’s in tune at A=440 with the slide out just shy of 1/4 inches when warm, and in tune with the slide almost all the way in when cold.
Eric
Thank you for this info.
A last question: what is the quality of the sound like,
volume aside, not of (heaven forbid) this
particular flute, but of one exactly like it? Best
Nice flute, i can’t believe nobody is buying it!
Yes, it seems a good deal.
Jim - I’m not the best at describing tone. My wife and son say it’s very nice sounding. My best attempt at tone would be dark, woody and focused. The upper octave is exceptionally easy to obtain, too, BTW, and sounds remarkably good, but surprisingly it has an easy low octave, too, with a good strong hard D (my assumption had been that on these older flutes the lower octave was sometimes weak - not so for this flute).
Eric
Thanks for everyone’s interest, but the flute is now sold!
Eric
I think “dark, woody and focused” must have been what sold it! 