I regret having to do this, but I’ve got a big move coming up and need to sell some things. This is a D flute, blackwood, and it was made a year or two ago. It has been very well taken care of and humidifed. There are no cracks or other flaws of any kind. I’d call its condition like new. There’s some power under the hood, and tuning is spot on. To me, it plays more like a Pratten than a Rudall.. From what I understand, it’s modeled after a Hawkes but with slightly smaller holes. Overall a beautiful flute with silver rings, slide, and keys. Price is $1500 US, which includes shipping. Pictures available upon request.
Sorry to hear that, Jonathan. Hopefully your big move’s toward good things, though … Will you be heading in a more eastward direction?
Which keys?
Along with that question, what sort of “cut” could the embouchure have, and, with the tuning slide, is the head joint partially lined, or fully lined?
TIA
Hey Cathy! Yes, but more south than east (Austin to be precise).
Eb, short F, G#, and Bb
The head joint is fully lined, and the embouchure hole is oval. I hope this answers your questions.
they’ll want pictures and sound clips by morning. 
How long is the flute? Is it heavy? Is the blackwood really black or a dull grey color? When you sight down the bore of the flute do you see any dust balls? When you mention an oval embouchure hole, is that a fat oval or perhaps a two semicircles embouchure?
How does the flute play? Is it loud or a quiet player? Would you say that it has a woody sound?
Thanks for your patience. I hope that this hasn’t been too many questions. Yours forever in flute playing.
Thank you!
I recently got a six-key Copley C flute, in blackwood, complete with a tuning slide and a fully lined head joint, and while I had expected it to be somewhat head-end heavy, it’s actually quite well balanced. Nice!
Mine has an oval embouchure, too, and so far I’ve found it to be a delightfully responsive flute.
Good luck on the sale!
Geez, for a flute maker, you ask a lot of questions!
How long is my Copley C flute? (Send me a PM, Doug, and then we could get into the details.)
Is it heavy? Actually, not inordinately so.
The color? From head to foot it’s actually a quite dark brown color, and uniformly so.
Dust balls? No dust balls, inside or out, thank you.
The shape of the embouchure? Well, at a glance it’s more of a long oval shape than two semicircles.
Loud or quiet? The dynamics appear to be in the medium range, not soft but not all too loud, and that’s with a lined head.
Woody? It possibly could have a woody sound, but what I’ve so far discovered is that this C flute simply loves to sing.
BTW, this flute can jump harmonics and octaves in less than the blink of an eye, fast! However, it has a special order embouchure cut.*
- = See C&F member O_Gaiteiro_do_Chicago for details, and mention my Coply C flute.
It’s my first keyed, chromatic C flute, and it’s wonderful!
Doug, you are a wag!
Congrats, Jonathan. Austin’s such a cool place. 
Yeah, the questions about the color and the dust balls got my attention, but because this topic is about a Copley flute, I thought I’d add $0.02.
Now I just need to get a certain couple of fingers to cooperate, dang!
bump
Forgot to say: Included in the price is a case, humidifier, hygrometer, and swab.
on ebay: item 120426110550
Price greatly reduced.