I noticed this item, for anyone who may be interested:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=913551104&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1
Steve
How much would a keyless Olwell cost today from Olwell, 500 dollars? Are there any advantages of having a two piece flute with a footjoint compared to a three piece flute with footjoint?
DROOOOOLLL!!!
I. Will. Resist.
Already, Have. Flute. On. Order…
There’s another keyless flute on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=912633432
Anyone have any idea what it can be?
I thought about ‘de Keyser’.
Jeroen
Could be a Martin Doyle
The Olwell would cost $1200 new.
Best,
Chris
“The Olwell would cost $1200 new.
Best Chris”
Thanks, then I’ll pass as I’m saving for another instrument.
Well, it’s over $1500 already, anyone care to hazard a guess on what this Olwell will bring? I’m thinking the final selling price will be around $2200., I imagine it would go for well over $2500 if it were a Pratten instead of the Nicholson - just by virtue of the popularity of Patrick’s Prattens. Under different circumstances I would have bid on this flute myself - would have made a great back-up, especially on my worst Cocus allergy days.
At any rate, someone is going to end up with killer flute.
Loren
Love it! the keyed flute I have on order with Patrick will be a Nicoholson… tempting, tempting, but I’ll pass on this one.
I sold my Olwell pratten keyless for $1800, but my guess is on e-bay this Nicholson will hit $2000.
We’ll see. Good luck, you guys.
Regards,
G
I don’t understand it. Instead of spending $2000 on an Olwell so that you can have it NOW, you could get on Pat’s waiting list ($1200), fly to Belfast ($500), entice Sam Murray or a local player out of a flute ($600, tops), have a brief holiday, play on the Murray for a year, obtain the holy grail, sell the Murray for $800 and save yourself $500. To each their own.
Are Murray flutes really that easy (and inexpensive) to come by in Belfast? I’d have thought not…perhaps Harry can set us strait on that.
Loren
$600/£385 for a decent Murray?? hmmm…
We may be generous here in Belfast, but we’re not stupid! 
Every Murray flute I have seen on the North American continent has had a crack through the embouchure.
These americans… Can’t contol their anger!! 
Good poiint about what you could do for $2000 if you can’t wait a year for a good flute. Americans have for 100 years been trained in the modern world to pay much more for convenience of NOW than they would if they had to wait. They place a value on NOW that seems crazy to Asians and perhaps Europeans. So…this also partially explains why the US can have such a massive GDP based on consumer purchasing and relys so little on exporting products.
And if they all act accordingly…it Keeps the economy going 'round, baby. And that, says the economist, is good for everyone’s prosperity. Surely good for Olwell’s in this case. He doesn’t get the $2000, but the value of his work is given a market price other than the price he charges. THAT is good business and keeps up demand.
Who’s ready to pay $2K for an Olwell flute?
The only thing that is cracked on my Murray (knock on blackwood) is the person playing it.
It looks like with today’s economy, no one is willing to pay $2000 for a medium hole Olwell. The flute sold for $1600.
One thing worth considering is that the flute wasn’t really advertised anywhere: For example no message was posted to the woodenflute list.
And then there’s timing - I’ve put things up for auction and not gotten a single bid, then after relisting the item a week or two later, gotten fantastic response.
So, looks like the winner got a fair deal, the owner made some money, and who knows what the flute would bring on a different day, with more advertising…perhaps more, perhaps less, one never knows?
One thing is for sure though: A good flute, well taken care of, isn’t a bad investment
Loren
I really was not expecting to be the high bidder. I was sure I would be outbid by quite a lot. I just couldn’t bear to let it go for less than my bid, which was $2 higher than the final bid. I have no doubt that I could sell it for a profit (some different week, with better pictures). An Olwell Pratten went for $2725 last year on eBay. But I may decide to keep it. As it is, I have sold most of my flutes except for Olwells. We’ll see.
Jessie
The Olwell went for $1601. Not bad, if you value a year’s waiting time at $400. I thought it would go for more.
Could it be the economy 'aint what it used to be?