FS: 6 Key Copley in C

If anyone is looking for a great C flute I have just the ticket. It’s a Copley with 6 keys, in blackwood, with additional blocks on the foot should someone want to add the Bb, and B keys. The flute is basically brand new, and I’ll throw in one of those nice Cavallaro flute rolls, I am asking $2,365 for it.

Is Dave making the low keys?

edit: low C#/C keys, not musical keys. :wink:

What a handsome flute; good luck! If I wasn’t in up to my neck on a new pipe chanter I’d be sore tempted … especially in light of how wonderful all that C tuning sounds on Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely’s new CD!

I played a lovely keyless C David made a few years ago so yes, I’d say he’s made at least two low-key flutes. :wink:

Now I’m just hoping he’ll make one in Delrin someday … :smiley: <hint, hint>

ah, B/Bb, eh

the web site doesn’t mention any of the recent additions.
there is contact information at the bottom

Yes, Dave is making foot keys now, hence I had him put the blocks on, just didn’t have the budget at the time to go all the way and get the keys too.

If I wasn’t up to my neck in debt, I too would be interested!
Arbo

Isn’t Debt great, we get wonderful instruments, and have to sell them to keep afloat. I’m open to reasonable offers on this flute if anyone is interested. I also have a soundclip that I can email if necessary.

I’m sorely tempted by this flute, but, like others here, I’m currently strapped.

However, I can vouch for the seller, and if O_G_d_C says it’s good, then it’s good.

Somebody’s going to wind up with a really nice flute!

How does $1,900 with shipping included in the states sound? I’ve got sound clips that I can email to anyone interested.

Frak!

This has gone beyond temptation.

Now, provided that you, O_G_d_C, could include both shipping and insurance costs, I’ll make an offer of $2,000.

If that could be satisfactory, then send me a PM, please.

There is a sale pending on this flute, I miss being able to edit posts, otherwise I would put it in the title.

A done deal, and it’s a right beautiful flute, head to foot.

My thanks to you, O_Gaiteiro_do_Chicago.

And, especially, my thanks to Copley & Boegli, flute makers.

:slight_smile:

Update:

I’ve only had this Copley six-key C flute for a matter of days, and already I’m falling in love with it.

When I got it, I noticed that it has a lined head joint, and that was a disappointment because I assumed that with the weight of a lined head along with the weight of the tuning slide, the flute would automatically be head heavy, or out of balance, so to speak. However, and much to my surprise, it turns out that this Copley C flute is remarkably well balanced.

Let me add, that this is my first six-key C flute, and so I’m somewhere at a near-beginner stage in getting the hang of chromatic scales with it.

Otherwise, this is a lovely flute!

Update:

I’ve now had the Copley C flute for a week. And, this flute can jump harmonics and octaves in the blink of an eye, fast!

I’m still getting used to the particulars of the tuning of this flute, although it’s basically quite good, and I’ll get back here, eventually, about that.

Also, it’s blackwood, and came to me nicely oiled. A few days later I oiled it again, and today it might get yet another drop of oil, but it looks and feels great!

Heh-heh. Another falls prey to simple-system wiles. :wink:

Thanks, cat. It seems that I keep finding new reasons to really like this flute. Definitely, it’s a keeper!

This isn’t my first keyed flute, but it is my first keyed C flute, and I’m now trying to get my head wrapped around yet another chromatic fingering system.

Perhaps I could soon qualify for Flutaholics Anonymous, including twelve semi-tone steps to recovery.

Hello, my name is Cork, and I play flute.

:slight_smile:

Flauto d’amore! Yup, this C flute has a warmer and mellower tone than a D concert flute.

I’ve been working on some Baroque pieces in minor keys.

There, this flute gets sweet!