For sale: Olwell, 5-key, cocus

[Mike Casey]

For sale: 5-key cocus wood flute made by Patrick Olwell in 1993. Includes an unkeyed Eb section and a hand-made wooden case. Sterling silver tuning slide and keys--Eb, short F, G#, Bb, and C. This is a Pratten-style flute that Patrick adapted slightly for smaller hands by reducing the stretch to holes 3 and 6. You get the big Pratten sound with less work! I have small hands and have also struggled with tendonitis, leaving me unable to play the last few years. I am selling this flute in order to buy a small-holed instrument and hopefully figure out a more sustainable way to play as I get older. I played this flute in the band Cucanandy for a number of years and it is a great-sounding instrument both by itself and with others. Price: $6,500. Further information: mikecasey@mindspring.com. If interested do not respond to this list. You can also contact Patrick to talk in more detail about this instrument. Photos available by request.

[Rob Sharer]

Just for the record, Mike is sound as a bell, and this flute is a real humdinger as you'd expect. Good luck,

Rob

[Doug_Tipple]

If I were in the market for a keyed Olwell flute, Rob's comment would be very helpful in helping me to make a decision about whether I wanted to purchase this instrument or not. However, on the used instrument for sale forum, I see that the instructions forbid this type of followup reply. I think that I would be more likely to list an instrument here as long as I was allowed to do that. I'm curious about what others think about this.

[jim stone]

I agree with you.

[Cork]

...However, on the used instrument for sale forum, I see that the instructions forbid this type of followup reply...

Yes, BUT, apparently that rule applies only to that forum, and not to this one. ;-)

That said, however, I agree that a first-time post then followed by a supporting post by an established member of this board certainly does lend credibility.

[planxtydt]

Yes Doug, I agree 100%.

David

[Rob Sharer]

Lads, fair question here:

Is this the right place for this discussion? This is, after all, someone's FS thread. I felt compelled to make a brief comment here, in the case that anyone here doesn't know who Mike is. I understand that there may be an issue with doing so on a different area of the forum, so maybe a discussion is warranted elsewhere. Let's not clutter up Mike's advert with our further musings. Cheers,

Rob

[crookedtune]

Musing = bump. Not necessarily a bad thing.

[jim stone]

I seriously considered buying the flute (s). But it's too big a stretch financially.
I would have to sell several flutes and I don't know if they would sell
in this economy. Mike sent me pictures, the flute is very beautiful,
painfully so. He is also a terrifically nice person to deal with.
I hope somebody here will get it.

[Mike Casey]

New price: $5,800

Several people suggested that I post a photo:

[Irish Marine]

Gorgeous flute Mike. Wish I had the cash. Best of luck with the sale.

[libraryman]

wasn't this same flute up for sale very recently? or was that another Olwell D/Eb one?