Hello Again,
Has anyone heard of a flute-maker called A Ridvad? All I know is that he was active in an area of Romania called Temesvar. Also, has anyone had any experience with a simple system flute from 19th Century Romania?
Thanks.
Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
I know nothing about this maker at all, but I'd love to see pictures!
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
Yup, that's the one.
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
Neat find! Do you have it yet, and if so...what does it need to be playable?
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
I'm not usually partial to blondes. . .but that is one good looking flute!
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
Ridvad isn't in my (not most recent) edition of Langwill. Nice looking flute. Congrats!
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This beauty sounds as good as it looks. Turns out it plays in Eb. My son and I renovate 19th. Century flutes as a hobby - and then even better, we get to play them! On this one we; repaired small crack to head, glued one broken horn ferrule, cleaned brass keys ( and tweaked leaf springs ), replaced pads, corked the joints, removed and replaced a really, really dried out head cork ( talk about obstinate-would not be surprised if it was the original ) and finally a thorough dowse with bore oil.
Result - Sonic Flute Nirvana.
Result - Sonic Flute Nirvana.
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Fair play to you Tootsies. You took a chance and it worked out well.
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
Can you post some pics of this flute after restoration? Really interesting too look at.2T00TS wrote:This beauty sounds as good as it looks. Turns out it plays in Eb. My son and I renovate 19th. Century flutes as a hobby - and then even better, we get to play them! On this one we; repaired small crack to head, glued one broken horn ferrule, cleaned brass keys ( and tweaked leaf springs ), replaced pads, corked the joints, removed and replaced a really, really dried out head cork ( talk about obstinate-would not be surprised if it was the original ) and finally a thorough dowse with bore oil.
Result - Sonic Flute Nirvana.
This is a nice looking flute - as it is on ebay pics. It must be even nicer after cleaning and polishing.
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
The New Langwill Index lists a flute maker called Anton Ridwal (b 1818; d Temesvar 1890).
The entry reads:
"BI fl Temeswar second half 19C.
Succeeded by his son Anton Ridwal junior (b 1845; d 1901)."
Certain aspects of the style of this flute look similar to flutes made by Stephan Koch, who was a famous flute maker from Vienna (earlier). There may be some regional influence here. Temesvar is in Romania, but it is only about 300 miles from Vienna.
I was going to bid on that flute, but got distracted and let it slip by. Looks like you got a good deal!
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The entry reads:
"BI fl Temeswar second half 19C.
Succeeded by his son Anton Ridwal junior (b 1845; d 1901)."
Certain aspects of the style of this flute look similar to flutes made by Stephan Koch, who was a famous flute maker from Vienna (earlier). There may be some regional influence here. Temesvar is in Romania, but it is only about 300 miles from Vienna.
I was going to bid on that flute, but got distracted and let it slip by. Looks like you got a good deal!
Jon
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Re: Anyone Heard Of A Ridvad?
Google on Anton Ridwal shows a number of brass instruments, seeming to date from the period of the son. Perhaps the son was a dealer, not a maker?
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