FS: Rosewood Olwell (sold) & Native American style flutes

Irish Flute
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The Olwell has a new home.

I also have two Native American flutes made by Miguel Medina of Singing Tree Flutes. One is in the key of G# with a nicely carved owl block ($200 + s.h.) and the other is in the key of F# with a hummingbird block ($175 + s.h.). I can remember the wood types as I never thought I would sell these but the G#, though slightly smaller was more expensive.

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Hey Robin,

Sorry to hear you are parting with the ROSE!

Here’s her picture:

Best wishes and hopes for the future!

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Thank you Jordan for the kind thoughts, for your support and for sharing Rose with me in the first place. I truly believed I’d be able to keep her forever. Right now though, I am still able to hold onto my home and family which is more than many others can do and that’s no small thing.

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:frowning: I’m so sorry, SR. Those are lovely flutes. Sending good thoughts.

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Am I right that this is a Nicholson model?
What is the nature of the tenon damage?

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I have no part in this sale. :slight_smile: Just wishing to help Robin.

YEP it’s a Nicholson.

The socket on the head had a minor crack. Jon put a burly faux ivory band on it. I think it is now a “Non-issue”.

Here’s a pair of links to my original posts about ROSE:
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/behold-excalibur/43541/1
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/behold-excalibur-mk-ii/44705/1

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Looks like a bargain ticket to Olwell Land. Someone needs to snap this up.

Rob

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No kidding. I’d snap it up in a heartbeat if I didn’t already have one (which I paid more for several years ago and considered that a bargain).

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DAMMIT!!! :angry:

whisky :cry:

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I was a little too late. When I realised what a tremendous flute was up for grabs for a price I could afford I rushed to sell my old car which I have been meaning to sell all summer, but of course by the time I had closed a deal it was too late. But it was probably not meant to be, I have 3 good concert flutes already. Maybe I’ll get a Burns Folk Flute in Bb instead and save the Olwells for later, or perhaps a cheap student Boehm flute and a couple of bamboo flutes in different keys, or perhaps a Veerhoven baroque flute when the next one comes up for sale…
I hope the new owner will find much pleasure in his/her new Olwell, and that Robin will have better luck in the near future…

I did sell my car, and for a couple hundred $ more than I had hoped for. Here’s a toast to that:
whisky :party: