FS: M&E keyless D flute (Michael Cronnolly)

Irish Flute
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M&E keyless D flute. Machined from polymer rod stock with a nickel (or maybe it’s plated brass) tuning slide and purely decorative “rings” that are basically some sort of sticker. This is a 5 part instrument (headjoint, barrel, 2 body joints and foot joint). Tone holes are fairly small, embouchure is not super large either, so this is not a loud flute. It does have a surprisingly ‘thick’ bottom D. It’s likely a direct copy of a 19th century instrument, because it’s in tune with itself with the slide pulled WAAY out (something like A390 I would guess). At A440, it has the typical “Irish” flute scale inconsistencies.

This is not a high end flute, of course, but it would be an inexpensive way to own a ‘real’ Irish flute that is basically indestructible - use it on camping trips with no worries of it cracking.

Asking $250

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Flute is sold.

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Unlikely, because A=392 (sometimes used for French baroque etc.) is a full tone below A=440 and that should make it a very serviceable ‘C’ flute?

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Good point - I was going seat of the pants on that guesstimate for the lower pitch. Definitely wasn’t a full tone lower.

I guess the new owner could check the pitch with the slide pulled out to find out what the actual lower limit is. I’ve already boxed it up and sent it, so I can’t do it myself.