The Arrival
Buying a flute at an online action can be a rewarding or disappointing experience. This one was in the first category. A well described item packaged for survival and within budget.
High pitched D : After reading Terry Magee’s article on the subject I feel this one may play in 440.
Antique : Inscribed 1888
Material: Blackwood, 8 silver keys
I expected with a flute this age I would find a crack or two, especially around the slide where they all split.
Nothing ,not even a hairline crack. How did it survive 123 years without splitting? Was it just not played and stored at perfect humidity? Seems unlikely. If played often, it was well taken care of it would seem . Or Maybe a perfect piece of Blackwood, strong not brittle, and well seasoned.
Repairs to begin: Oiling, re-corking tenons, reviving the head cork, check pads and mechanisms
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