I would like to let people know that I am selling my David Williams flute on E-Bay.
This is a 3-piece African blackwood flute with silver bands in the key of D. It is a keyless flute with a conical bore and an extended foot, and has a brass-lined head joint with tuning slide. The flute has good tone quality and a strong low D.
I purchased this flute from Lark in the Morning in 1987, but have played it very little due to neck problems from whiplash injuries, so it is in like-new condition. It comes with a Jean Cavallaro roll-up case.
One day to go and the reserve’s been met at $400. This could be a serious bargain.
Given the age this would be a Rudall & Rose copy with smallish holes but definitely worth a look. Dave’s pipes are absolutely the best you can get and his flutes are made to the same high standard. I reckon they don’t come up too often because their owners tend to hang on to them.
If the LeHart is up over $650, this flute is worth at least the same.
No vested interest in the sale but Dave is a good friend and I’d like to see his work taken up by a serious player.
Not to be overly picky, but the Lehart is a keyed flute.
I have heard some good things about David Williams flutes here on the board, although he doesn’t seem to be widely known, and I’m not sure anyone has one of his flutes… (Anyone? )
I still think Dave’s work is very good and $650 is a fair price, compared to his current price list. His current price for a fully keyed flute is around £1,200. Dave is better know as a pipe maker so maybe his flutes are not so well known. This flute dates form a time when he was doing about 3 months work out of each year for Lark in the Morning (before he got totally peed off by their attitude) but his quality wasn’t compromised by making stuff for a retailer.
I am the proud owner of a Williams in Bb and I’ve played a couple of Dave’s concert pitch flutes and they are dead on in tune with all the wooden flute characteristics you would expect from a Rudall & Rose copy.
I have a 4 key Williams flute made in 1982. It’s a copy of a Rudall & Rose from 1840. It has salt spoon keys. It’s a fine, very well made flute that has cracked, and I’m very pleased with it. I had the flute for a number of years before I started to seriously play it. It’s definitely a flute you can grow into and get more out of as your technique/embrouchure improves
"I have a 4 key Williams flute made in 1982. It’s a copy of a Rudall & Rose from 1840. It has salt spoon keys. It’s a fine, very well made flute that has cracked, and I’m very pleased with it. "
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I have a 4 key Williams flute made in 1982. It’s a copy of a Rudall & Rose from 1840. It has salt spoon keys. It’s a fine, very well made flute that has NOT cracked, and I’m very pleased with it.