Hi. Here are some instruments that I put up for sale last year (to fund our house), but either took off because I had raised enough, or hadn’t sold when I let the thread slip into the archives. Some are listed here for sale (with prices) and others are listed on eBay (with links here). Thanks for looking. I prefer e-mail over C&F private messages. I will ship by insured Priority mail, and I’ll charge actual shipping cost (as estimated online). Here we go…
Abell Blackwood & Silver Boehm Headjoint w/ Box: I picked this from about 30 headjoints Chris had in his workshop on one of my visits there. It is his modern cut. I’ve never had to replace a headjoint on one of my Boehm flutes for all-the-time use, but I have held onto this for years because it’s really, really nice. New, with the box, it would cost $1350.
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EBay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290303310687
Ethnic Long Flute: I got this on eBay and I think I spent $40. It’s a novelty flutey thingie from somewhere. Free to the first person who buys something else and claims it.
Keefe Piccolo! Boehm flute players know that this is the be all and end all of piccolos. This one is brand new! The waiting list is currently 3 years long and people are willing to kill other people to get these (please don’t kill me). I decided to get one at the NY Flute Fair when I was pregnant with my first child. Dan suggested that I wait a while before ordering one, to make sure my interest in the piccolo would stick, so I just bought the headjoint, for use on another piccolo. A while later, I ordered a body for my headjoint and I waited years. I got it in January of last year. The body is #329 and the (Traditional) head is #301. Keefe piccolos practically play themselves. They are lovely little flutes.
Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290303314938
Noy Boxwood and Amber Headjoint: This is seriously lovely. I fell in love with it at Boxwood flute camp in Nova Scotia. It smells great (I love boxwood) and has a lovely, rich, creamy tone. It has an amber blowing edge and a turned amber endcap insert. There’s a tiny knothole that Peter feels is stable and will not lead to a crack. The tube is sterling silver and will fit a thin-walled flute. I used it on a thicker-walled flute with a little tape.
Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290303316176
Olwell Bamboo Lot of 8: C, D, Eb, E, F, G, A, Bb: Made by Patrick Olwell, these flutes are highly desired, with good reason. They are really incredible. They are lightweight yet can be played with strong intensity, emitting the pleasing deep, rich scent of burnt bamboo. This is an extremely rare opportunity, as Patrick doesn’t make these anymore.
Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290303318471
Sweet B natural Fife/Piccolo: I have hoarded the best Sweet Flutes I have found. Here’s one. There were quality control issues for years and I picked through them. These gems are underpriced. This is a sweet one. $110.
Tai Hei Monty Levenson 2.4 Bass Shakuhachi: Precision Cast Bore - Phenomenal Instrument! I heard the sound of a shakuhachi a couple of years ago and was hooked. I don’t do things timidly, so I jumped in and got myself a phenomenal 1.8 (D) shakuhachi from Monty Levenson. It had been on his special, in stock, instruments page and as soon as I had seen the glowing color of the Chinese madake, I’d known it had to be mine. It was and is a truly beautiful and special instrument and I love it. A few months after I got it, I got a hankering for a 2.4 (Bass A). I looked again on Monty’s page and saw the gem in this listing. I happen to think this rich, orange Chinese madake is the most beautiful there is. I paid Monty $3000 for this shakuhachi and when I got it, the tone and playability astounded me. Bass flutes of any tradition tend to have a weaker, less malleable tone than higher ones, but this one is rich and full, but easy and sweet - or powerful and strong, depending on how it is played. It was culled out from the many shakuhachi he had made, because it was legions above many of the others, thus the $3000 price. There was something I didn’t want to notice, though. After playing it, my right hand would hurt. I thought I’d get used to it, but I didn’t. You see, I am a woman with average-length fingers, and the stretch on the bottom two holes is just too big for me. Monty gave me the option of exchanging it for another one, but I tried it and the playability was not on par with this one, so I kept this one. I know it would be fine for a man with average-length man hands. And this instrument REALLY should be played. It is alive with sound and it responds so easily. Forgive me for not knowing the correct terms to describe it. This amazing 2.4 has lacquered bindings throughout and a beautiful rattan binding near the top. Gold-lined utaguchi, black internal resin lacquer. It comes with an utaguchi cover and a lined bag case. There was a hairline crack and Monty filled it with resin (visible in the third picture – the crack-like image in the last photo is not actually a crack, just a line in the bamboo). It is worth every penny of the $3000 I spent.
Ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290303319868
Thanks for looking! Bring it on! 