So my Hamilton is left-handed. Which is good on the one hand because it explains why I was having so much trouble with the low register, but on the other hand… it’s left-handed. Mr. Hamilton said he’d make me a new head, but I’m too poor to afford it, even after the discount for trading him the left-handed head. I spent my last penny (and a few pennies I didn’t actually have) on this flute.
On the bright side, it’s fairly serviceable when played right-handed (the low register is a pain, as I said), so I suppose I’ll just save up as I can and get a new head. Funny thing is, once I buy the new head, I will have spent more for a second-hand flute than I would have for a new one. 
That’s my sob story. But seriously, if anyone is interested, I’ll sell it for like $850 or $900 or something.
That’s a shame. Couldn’t you PM the seller? Or didn’t they know, or was it a case of “buyer beware”?
Hate to think someone on this forum would knowingly do that to someone else…lotta money for a college student to spend . 
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That’s too bad-did you have problems with the low end from the beginning? Sometimes an air leak will give you problems with the low end.
How did you determine that it was a left hander?
No, the seller wasn’t aware at the time that it was left-handed. Honest mistake. I did talk to him, and he was very apologetic, but unable to do much for me.
Yeah, the low end was surprisingly difficult from the beginning. I’ve flipped the flute around to try and play some long tones left-handed, and the flute absolutely sings on that side.
I figured out it was left-handed sort of by accident. I randomly decided to look at my serial number, and I noticed that it ended in LH. I e-mailed Mr. Hamilton and he confirmed that the flute is left-handed.
I’ve actually asked Hammy directly about this. (On the flute email list that Terry runs). He confirmed that his embouchures are indeed quite "handed"and told me I’d have a hard time with a righty keyless. (I’m lefty) I’ve tried a normal Hammy once and it was as he said.
Other makers - seems not to matter too much.
I’d snarf this one up in a heartbeat if I weren’t already engaged
I’ve actually asked Hammy directly about this. (On the flute email list that Terry runs). He confirmed that his embouchures are indeed quite "handed"and told me I’d have a hard time with a righty keyless. (I’m lefty) I’ve tried a normal Hammy once and it was as he said.
Other makers - seems not to matter too much.
I’d snarf this one up in a heartbeat if I weren’t already engaged
I have a Hammy, keyless made last year - no sign of and LH or RH in the serial number. To someone who has not cut out an embouchure hole, both sides look very similar to me. Although not lefthanded, if I turn it round and play lefthanded, I can get a fairly solid scale down to D. I think low E & D are perhaps known to be hard on the Hammy but maybe that is just ‘old wives tales’. There you go, that’s all I can add.
If neither right nor left is indicated, the flute is right-handed. He writes “LH” on left-handed flutes, and nothing on right-handed ones.
And yes, the low register is there, it’s just much more difficult than if I play it left-handed.