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Antique and unusual

 

Hello,
Following up on Larry's post, this reminded me that I have not shared this little gem on the list, for no other purpose than curiosity.

Hawkes & Son #23118
Boehm system wood flute. Its sound has a strong presence, able to compete with any recently made flute. The head joint was stuck to the body but it came loose with some work. There is a metal sleeve inside the head joint that makes the tenon into the body.?
The pads generally don't seal well. When played, I can finger A, Bb, B, C and C# but any of the other keys (G and further down the tube) don't sound.
The tuning is a half tone high w.r.t A=440: finger C, get C#; finger B, get C; finger A, get Bb.
I got it from a private sale on the Kijiji.ca buy & sell site.
Best,
?--Louis

Louis Bertrand
 

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Thanks for sharing these photos, Louis.? What a lovely instrument.

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Sandy (with ducks)

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Hello,

Following up on Larry's post, this reminded me that I have not shared this little gem on the list, for no other purpose than curiosity.

Hawkes & Son #23118

Boehm system wood flute. Its sound has a strong presence, able to compete with any recently made flute. The head joint was stuck to the body but it came loose with some work. There is a metal sleeve inside the head joint that makes the tenon into the body.?

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