FS: Gallagher olivewood 9-key flute with Boehm foot

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Flutern
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Tell us something.: I have a keen interest in wooden flutes (modern and antique), early music (Renaissance, Baroque), Romantic music and Irish Traditional Music of course! I also play the clarinet (my first instrument) and I've also started learning the cittern.
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FS: Gallagher olivewood 9-key flute with Boehm foot

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I’m selling a one of a kind 9-key flute with a Boehm foot in olivewood, made by John Gallagher. It is his small-holed model, patterned after Chris Norman’s famous flute (Rudall & Rose #742). It has an additional Bb right hand lever and also features “upgraded” rings, with side lobes instead of the standard D shape. It plays beautifully and easily down to low C, with a particularly strong and powerful low D. Despite its small holes, it’s a powerful flute, which I think is due to a large extent to John’s embouchure cut. (I’ve verified this by fitting this headjoint to a different flute, and it made it quite a bit more powerful.) Intonation is excellent.

This flute was made in 2021 and is in excellent, almost new condition. (I’m the first owner.) It comes with a Northwind case. This flute cost me US$5780 ($5400 for the keyed flute with Boehm foot + $200 for the extra Bb key + $180 for the Northwind case) when I ordered it from John in early 2020, and I had to wait about 18 months to get it.

I’m asking US$4950 + shipping. Wise preferred, but PayPal possible if the buyer pays fees. I’m happy to answer questions from seriously interested parties :)

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