wooden flute for sale - Australia

Subject: wooden flute for sale
From: pete au
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 09:13 PM

my friend has a beautiful 10 keyed wooden D flute for sale
it has a metal head joint with a raised emboucher about 80years old
probably european tuned a440 plays like a dream price $2200australain
GREAT FOR IRISH MUSIC

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 05 Apr 03 - 10:50 PM

Put it in the MC auction....give ol' Joe a hand

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Price seems more than a little steep...particulary for a pig-in-a-poke.

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 06 Apr 03 - 08:16 AM

G'day Garg ... and punkin,

Hey it's only those cheap Australian dollars! (OK - we have gained 20% on the greenback since the talking up of the Iraq debacle ... punkin's price is about US$1440 at current rates).

It does depend on a few more specifics:

What type of keys? (Old separate keys - or Boehm system ... ?) ... or ... ?

Is the metal head conteporary with the wooden body ... or a later modification? (Not necessarily bad ... a friend has some great old wooden flutes with moderm metal head joints (made by the bloke who made the gold head for Galway's flute!)

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: Helen
Date: 06 Apr 03 - 07:07 PM

Added to Bob Bolton's questions: are there any splits in the wood, i.e. is it playable as-is?

Helen

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: open mike
Date: 07 Apr 03 - 01:33 PM

hope the flute threads are able to get together...

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: Dead Horse
Date: 08 Apr 03 - 05:48 AM

Is this here "flute" about 8ft long, with aboriginal doodles painted on it?

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: Jerry
Date: 09 Apr 03 - 04:52 PM

the flute has seperate metal keys no cracks and as far as i know the metal heat joint is original. a master flute player here in town says it is an excellant instrument and a well known instrument maker gave me a valuation. i am open to negotiations but only realistc offers. good wooden flutes, with keys are bloody expensive to get made so this one is below half price. the tone is lovely and having the keys is a great advantage at times. Jerry

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Apr 03 - 11:31 PM

Hmmm....why doesnt the master flute play in your town buy the beastie?

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: Jerry
Date: 12 Apr 03 - 12:07 AM

Sorry nobody was interested in making a sensible offer(or comment) on the flute. the master flute player who tried it is not in a financial pos. to buy it unfortunately. it really does need to be seen as pig in a poke said. i shall try to sell it privately.

Subject: RE: wooden flute for sale - Australia
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 12 Apr 03 - 12:52 AM

I can play most anything...I'll bid on an OZZY - blind - pig.

Let the first bid begin at $35.53 (thiry-five dollars and fity-tree cents)U.S.A Dollars. (plus 5.oo (five dollars)postage)

Who will do me better?

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Jerry - I assume that you are the "agent" for punkin?

Given the current USA / Australian exchange rate...this may ge as good as you get.