good work! I wonder why it isn't in the sellers feedbackkkrell wrote:Eddie (eBay Member ID edward7460) was the buyer of the $10k flute - it shows in the feedback he received when he purchased it from eBay seller Darlington1952-58 (4th line item down)
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ... ackAsBuyer
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For $10,000, I would want the ornate aspects of this flute to be seen by the folks in the balcony.
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Re: Oh my...! (ornate Rudall & Rose)
mutepointe wrote:For $10,000, I would want the ornate aspects of this flute to be seen by the folks in the balcony.
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It would be interesting if the engraving served a purpose, like checkering on a rifle stock, but it doesn't seem to interfere with the function either. Seems a shame to put all that work into the aesthetics of the thing and not take care to get the screw slots to run parallel to the length of the flute though.
As a side comment, how many flutes are purely functional without choices made in materials and design that are based in someone's idea of aesthetics?
As a side comment, how many flutes are purely functional without choices made in materials and design that are based in someone's idea of aesthetics?
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folks.....can someone kindly tell me why the dude Eddie is selling a flute with no reserve that he just unloaded $10k for a few months ago......and presumably a few more with Hammy doing the fixing (what does Hammy say??).
I thought the flute was in playing condition the first time it sold. What fixes did it need?
again....what's up?
someone here must surely know.
I thought the flute was in playing condition the first time it sold. What fixes did it need?
again....what's up?
someone here must surely know.
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No idea, but on the current eBay listing we're told:David Migoya wrote:again....what's up?
And on the other thread we have:Problems associated with these flutes is dodgy internal tuning, this flute comes up trumps in this regard, and lacks the flat bottom D and other issues that one so often sees.
As well as:The Pooka wrote:Bottom D is considerably flat, not unusal but would need alot of lip and the A2 is ,as expected, sharp but sweet
Which suggests that the Hammy head joint repair ('this crack was professionally pinned') was done before the previous sale?cracks- one running nearly the entire length nicely pinned and finished
But the current listing (as well as raising that low D tuning discrepancy) is conspicuously missing the other condition info provided by The Pooka.
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Ahhhh - threads like this make me sooo happy that I have the flute I have.
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Don't you know that Michael has his trousers especially tailored that way. They are supposed to be flapping open at the top, a little bit suggestive, you see. And in case anyone wants to bling up his/her flute like Michael's in the photo, I have just the thing: silver holographic sparkle stick-on vinyl.MTGuru wrote:Psst! Psst! Michael ... The barn door's open. Button your trousers. You wouldn't want to embarrass yourself ...Rob Sharer wrote:
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Yeah, I'm with you guys, I'm not going to buy this one, because it's....umm....gaudy.
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okay, so I'll go with the repairs having been made......but at NO reserve?
honestly.
he's got ~$11k into it.
Still.....totally flummoxed.
honestly.
he's got ~$11k into it.
Still.....totally flummoxed.
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I'll be okay as long as he looses money on it
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Re: Oh my...! (ornate Rudall & Rose)
Like David, I'm flummoxed too - to pay nearly £6.5k for this flute (actually I don't think that is silly money given the rarity of these - didn't David say he only knows of 4 with similar bling?), seemingly have Hammy work on it (is he saying he's had work done, or is he putting out info he got from the previous, not very publicly forthcoming owner?) which would take the investment up several £100s, then sell it (back on eBay!!!!) within 6 months..... verrrryyy strange, even in better economic times and stronger flute markets! (Of course, the economic situation may be a reason for needing to sell with an unplanned and undesired short turn-round.) If Hammy worked on it recently, surely the logical first way to try to sell it would be through him!
I wonder if Hammy might (be persuaded to) chip in here and, without breaching any client confidentiality, say when he worked on the flute and what his opinion is of it?
FWIW, the absence of the item from vendor 1's feedback record presumably simply implies our Eddie didn't leave her any feedback, though she gave him hers.
I wonder if Hammy might (be persuaded to) chip in here and, without breaching any client confidentiality, say when he worked on the flute and what his opinion is of it?
FWIW, the absence of the item from vendor 1's feedback record presumably simply implies our Eddie didn't leave her any feedback, though she gave him hers.
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I am enjoying all the speculation about this flute. Too bad it's not haunted too.
Questions: Is there a flute with more intrigue? Have we talked about a flute more? I remember that one flute with the implied provenance that had something to do with either the American Revolution or Civil War.
Questions: Is there a flute with more intrigue? Have we talked about a flute more? I remember that one flute with the implied provenance that had something to do with either the American Revolution or Civil War.
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