Thanks everyone for your care!
There's still a chance that it will show up. I do hope so; one of the other things that is missing is the video that was inside the camera - Christmas video that I was planning to send to my wife. That one hurts.
It's funny. Over the years whenever anyone has asked me "If your house was burning down and you knew that your family was safe, what one material possession would you want to save." I've always said my flute(s). But somehow, as much as I didn't want to loose them, I'm at peace with it. If they show up, then I have them back. If they don't, then I have the memories created with them.
The blackwood flute, for example, was purchased in a pub after accidentally bumping into Martin. I was at the bar and he walked by with a beautiful leather flute case. I asked him about it and he described how wonderful a man the maker was and what a beautiful instrument it was. I played it and it was gorgeous. Of course, he was joking around with me as he was the maker, but we got a good laugh out of it and decided to meet the next day for lunch and I bought the blackwood from him, then.
And I purchased the silver flute while I was taking lessons at the Vandercook College of Music in Chicago. I was playing a junky Artley student flute and was feeling pretty intimidated by everyone with their nice flutes so I got the new Emerson. I brought it and my old flute in one day to show my teacher how much better I'll be able to play. She grabbed my old one and rattled off some beautiful aria; she handed it back to me and said, "I think that it plays just fine." I learned that day that the instrument doesn't make the musician.
Good memories.
I've got to take the kids to school, but I'll try to post a picture and serial numbers later today.
Thanks again for your empathy,
Erik