In order to fund purchase of a Pratten I have decided to put my main flute up for sale. I received this flute about a year ago directly from Paddy, and have played it daily since then. It is what he calls his Hawkes copy, which is essentially a Pratten in most respects. It’s a six key flute, with the keywork being in all the right places, and the tension being just right, and least for me and the folks I have let try it. It’s got a really good dark reedy tone to it, and even though it’s easy to fill, it can scream.
I paid $2,200 new for it, and it’s still in new condition, i’ve kept in oiled on a regular basis, and recently had it re-padded. If you are interested send me a pm, it’s rare that a Ward comes up for sale, especially a keyed one. I think if you were to order from Paddy it’d take about 2 years to get a flute, at least that was my experience.
