There’s an Olwell blackwood keyless D flute on E-bay just now. 11-12 years old maybe?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Olwell-Flute-Rosewood-Black-Wood-Wooden-Sterling-Signed-Olwell-Open-Key-Keyless-/151075361106?pt=
item number: 151075361106
Item location:
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
well.. I wouldn’t pay $2900 even if i had the money to spare..
I guess one has to think about what going five years without an Olwell is worth to them.
Tulpenmanie, if you ask me. Nice, though.
Ah, but tulips were a readily available commodity. Aren’t quite as many Olwells out there. There’s a bit of speculation going on around Copeland whistles too. I guess the economy is turning around…and around.
“No condition issues” … with 11-12 years of no playing.
Why wait 5 years with a one year waiting time for a keyless, at i’d guess half the price?
In 2008 a rosewood keyless Olwell was listed at $850 with a 1 year wait. Prices may have gone up, but $2900? Really?
The only question now is who will ride on Flora’s Wagon of Fools?
Bob
In 2008 a rosewood keyless Olwell was listed at $850 with a 1 year wait. Prices may have gone up, but $2900? Really?
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:20 pm
Roughly ten years ago an Olwell Pratten in blackwood sold for 2725 on ebay. That was ten years ago when there wasn’t the used market there is today.
Just read old posts on chiff to see what the market was like.
Maybe the seller should just call it a magic Olwell?
The seller is not a flute player, or knowledgeable about flutes by her own admission, she has set a much too high starting bid and is just hoping to get as much as possible. I doubt anyone will bid this time around, and she’ll probably have to enter the flute with a much lower starting bid before anyone makes an offer.
Looks like the seller figured it out.
Feadoggie
Or maybe not?
‘I am almost at a loss for words because I have to report that the condition of this beautiful flute has been affected. My dog jumped up and got a hold of the longest segment and chewed at the cork. See new photos. The wood was not impacted. The cork on that segment will need repair now. I have lowered the price accordingly.’
That’s some valuable cork!
‘I am almost at a loss for words because I have to report that the condition of this beautiful flute has been affected. My dog jumped up and got a hold of the longest segment and chewed at the cork. See new photos. The wood was not impacted. The cork on that segment will need repair now. I have lowered the price accordingly.’
That’s class! 
For perspective, a non-tuning slide blackwood one just sold at Doc Jones’ Irish Flute Store for $1,399.
For historical price purposes, the price was lowered to $1,800 beginning bid, and the flute has now been withdrawn from sale on eBay, as no longer available. I presume that a side offer was accepted.
Well at least it wasn’t nailed to the wall I hope someone has rescued the flute
Why did Pinocchio story pop into my head on reading the dog chewing cork story?
I wonder if that flute ever existed in the first place