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958
Peter Noy
Seattle, USA
One key flute with two corps de rechange, tuning slide in foot, patterned after G. A. Rottenburgh. A modern replica.... read more
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967
H. Bettoney
Boston., USA
This is Bettoney's model 1000 wooden flute, seemingly made around 1920 (Berdahl).... read more
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796
Wm. S. Haynes
Boston, USA
This is the classic Haynes version of the Boehm and Mendler flutes used by Carl Wehner and others in the Boston Symphony. Closed G#, Bb trill, C foot, thumb crutch (removed).... read more
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997
Alexander Illitch Eppler (headjoint)
Seattle, USA
Wooden headjoint with indented flyway.... read more
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870
Wm. S. Haynes
Boston, USA
This exquisite flute, the former property of John Wummer, is made in the typical Haynes version of the Boehm and Mendler wooden flutes, with plateau keys and a pinned, two roller f... read more
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946
American Flute Guild.
Los Angeles, USA
Made in Elkhart IN by Emerson Deford, embouchure cut by Paul Rabino. French model with offset G, B foot with gizmo. Fancy rings. Drawn tone holes.... read more
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986
Rudall Carte & Co., Ltd. From the Skowronek collection.
London, England
Standard Boehm with Bb trill. C footjoint probably original. Headjoint probably added later, along with B foot. Mechanism has been lengthened and put onto new tube, probably in ... read more
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223
Euler
Frankfurt a/M, Germany
This is an 11 keyed flute, with fully lined ivory headjoint, E trill, alternative touch for Bb, and B foot. This instrument differs from the Viennese flutes more in the style of c... read more
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1003
Robt. Bigio headjoint
London,
Upper sides overcut, full slipstream flattened out on far side. Tenon seems to be .013".... read more
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908
Bonneville
,
This is the plated C foot model, with a Bb trill. Graduated toneholes. One piece strap. Pinless foot.... read more
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983
Flutemaker's Guild (from Felix Skowronek)
London, England
Full Boehm with b foot, Split E with on/off switch. Thinned wood, in three pieces. Offset G.... read more
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982
Flutemakers Guild.
London, England
From the Felix Skowronek collection. B foot, one piece thinned body. Open hole, inline mechanism with C# trill, low B with gizmo. Headjoint uniquely thinned, with silver? lining... read more
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954
Anon.
Philadelphia??,
This is an eight keyed flute with C foot. The keys are pillar mounted. The headjoint with partial slide. The G# key is at 90º in the French mode, yet the instrument has some Ge... read more
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778
ATE Bonneville
Paris, France
This beautiful piccolo is an open G# system, with standard thumb Bb, and Bb trill. The foot is to D. The bore is conical. The keys are all covered. The strap is one piece, the ... read more
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919
Guichard
Paris,
This interesting flute is an adjusted French 8 keyed flute, with changes made to enhance the playing of traditional tunes. The embouchure is reshaped into a softened rectangle. T... read more
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995
Flutemakers Guild wooden headjoint.
London,
Tube .013". Thinned wood headjoint with raised lipplate.... read more
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812
McDougall, Ewen
Ravensworth, England
This flute is built in the full Boehm/Lot system, with the additions of a C# trill key, a Bb shake, and a wonderful half-shutting of the Bb key for venting high C and G#, as well a... read more
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985
Clair Godfroy Ainé. Another fascinating flute from the Skowronek collection.
Paris, France
The full Godfroy / Lot French Model, with C foot. Thumb trill with Godfroy 3-key trill rod.... read more
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920
Wylde, from Rudall & Rose (left handed)
London,
Left handed 7 keyed flutes are rare, and this instrument has been zealously guarded, and nursed back to health many times.... read more
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877
Geisler
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This clear work of art from Amsterdam is built on the Boehm 1832 system as made by Godfroy and Lot, taking design elements from the Godfroy/Lot flutes throughout their output from ... read more
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950
A. Bonneville
Paris,
Almost all Bonneville flutes follow what I like to think of as the Louis Lot system. This flute is the equivalent of Lot's model 7; plated, with C foot. This is a very nicely mad... read more
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984
Flutemakers Guild, made by Harry Seely according to family tradition.
London, England
From the Skorownek collection. Full bodied (not thinned) wooden flute with detachable B foot. Gizmo on foot. C# trill. Inline G.... read more
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996
Wm. S. Haynes (head and foot)
Boston, USA
All we have here are the head and C foot. Foot pads possibly Straubingers.... read more
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762
J. C. Haynes
Boston,
This high-pitch Boehm system flute is patterned after Boehm and Mendler, with the French G# and thumb Bb. The foot is to C. There were three principle flute designs popular in Am... read more
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759
Rudall Carte & Co., Ltd.
London, England
This is the Radcliff system, of the highest quality. The body is completely thinned, and made in one piece with the foot to B. The headjoint is also thinned, leaving a bold lippl... read more


























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