Let me know what you old ladies lovers think about these flutes.
One is an Harry Potter, so maybe it has something magic !!
Another is marked Willis&Goodlad, and probably Willis is the same
who worked for R&R.That seems an interesting flute, even if in poor condition.
Yes, indeed and shouldnât the Harry Potter flute repair itâs own cracks and metal-work with the proper incantation? Reparum Brokenus?
Seriously though, are any of these flutes worth considering? I mean I realize with an antique itâs buyer beware - but arenât Potterâs a respectable old name?
The Woodenflute list recently had a few messages concerning how often Potter flutes were faked. Apparently, there were a lot of fake Potterâs floating around - enough to field a Quidditch team .
And of course, Harry is sometimes used as a nickname for Henry, so it could fitâŚ
As for the flutes, they look to mostly be in pretty bad shape. Lots of cracks, missing keys, broken tenons, etc. Also, the seller clearly doesnât know much about them â they donât even tell or show you how many keys some of them have. At least one of them appears to have less than 8, even though it has the C# and C keys, but I canât tell how many. Another seems to have some sort of chunk taken out of the left-hand joint, or else itâs got a strange warp in it, but thatâs not shown clearly in the pictures. It does appear in more than one picture from different angles, though. Very odd.
On the whole, Iâm going to steer clear of these, and I would suggest the same to anyone who doesnât want a major overhaul job on their hands once they get a flute. Just my humble opinion.
That bump(I know that isnât a bump but I donât know the exact darn english word!)
on the Willis&Goodlad was made for allow a more relaxed
grip,I think. This is a common feature on Clementi Nicholson flutes.
Anybody here knows how much it would cost (roughly) a complete restoration of the Willis?
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, and best of luck.