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Powell #6,273 (1976), hand-made soldered tone-holes best "pre-Wasser" flute. SOLDĮXAMPLES OF MODERN FLUTES RECENTLY SOLD BY WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY:
#VINTAGE ARTLEY FLUTE WITH HOLES PRO#
This one was built to the A = 440 traditional tuning that was, (still is, among some pro players) the preference of all the professional players. "Traditional Haynes scale", not "Cooper Scale" or "Deveau Scale" or "Short octave Scale". It’s an excellent Haynes that shows superb workmanship and tone-color. It’s a fine “fully hand-made” Haynes with French (open) keys and B foot. Sounding length is 636 mm (A = 440) and the flute now has all new pads and corks from our shop in Wichita.Įmbouchure measures 10.2 X 12.1 mm. The flute was constructed with LEFT-HAND B foot and soldered tone-holes. Haynes #31,943 (1972), hand-made, best model “Golden Age / pre Eastman Winds” flute. RARE & SUPERB PRE-EASTMAN W.S.HAYNES HANDMADE 1972 FLUTE, PERFECTION! William S. Is ours better than a new flute from Powell? We think so!ĭo I recommend this one? ABSOLUTELY! Pick it up and it sings wonderfully from the first toot! A : 440, traditional Powell scale.Īs we understand it, the price of a new Powell with 14K lip and riser, is somewhere just below $16,000. With head section in solid silver with 14K gold lip and riser. The flute was constructed with in-line G, and soldered tone-holes. #2554 (1965), hand-made, soldered tone-holes best model “pre Wasser” flute. VINTAGE POWELL HAND-MADE FLUTE, 14K SOLID GOLD LIP,ALL NEW PADS,SOLDERED T-HOLES. Is ours better than a new flute from Powell? We think so!įlute questions? Write me! Always glad to hear from flute people! If you're playing in a pro orchestra that tunes to 442 or higher, this one's definitely not for you.Īs we understand it, the price of a new Powell with 14K lip and riser, D# roller, is somewhere just below $16,000. If you're an amateur adult who likes to play with small ensembles and enjoys tooting Bach on week-ends, it's perfect. That means you've really got to spend time with it.just to become accustomed to the mass of the beast.Īnd it's 440 pitch.
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This flute is almost a "Panzerfloete": it's 455 / 456 grams. A modern hand-made Powell weighs about 435 grams.
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I quite like it, would recommend it highly for SOME (not all) super-particular players.īut it's heavy.
#VINTAGE ARTLEY FLUTE WITH HOLES FULL#
The sound is full and dark and really a little dirty. And in that time, I've tested more than one hundred. I've got to say that this is absolutely the finest Powell I've played for a decade. With original head section in solid silver with 14K gold lip and riser. #3769 (November, 1972), hand-made, soldered tone-holes best model “pre Wasser” flute. SUPERB VINTAGE POWELL HAND-MADE FLUTE, 14K SOLID GOLD LIP,ALL NEW PADS. Wichita Band Instrument Co.-Used Flutes, Clarinets &