"Rare German un-named flute!

Here is a rare un-named German flute for only US $1,869.00!
What a deal!

…“Why no maker’s ID? I do not know, except it could have been experimental, custom, or the true maker may have deceased prior to striking a logo and maker’s name. However, there is no question that this is a vintage handcrafted instrument with excellent symmetry…”

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1830-1850-Vintage-Wood-Flute-Germany_W0QQitemZ260244457110QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What else could you ask for besides-“perfect symmetry”…“really old”…
“a family treasure”*, and all the mystery of an unsigned German nach Meyer flute?!!!

Maybe an all metal headjoint?!!

How do you find these great flutes, Jon?



*Oops, I misquoted the poor fellow who’s trying to hawk this, so I fixed it!

Gee, just now I went to look at the photos, but for some unknown reason, it seems they are no longer available, vanished!

The pictures are still there for me.

Nope, I’m still getting the “This page is no longer available” notice.

OH!

UPDATE: I see the pictures at the bottom of the page, although I’m still getting that NLA notice when I click on the picture at the top of the page. Weird!

It looks like my old flute that i sold to Fyffer. If it plays like it, it’s a worthy instrument… But still not a $1900 flute.

Does look like your old flute, I like the bulletproof head. Could be an official “Ironman” flute, just need a little red accent… Probably a good player, I just like the sales pitch!
The free shipping is the clincher!

Interesting, I have an unrestored German iron man flute too. Didn’t know I was sitting on a gold mine! The “mask” is just that, an outer sleeve, to fix a cracked headjoint.

That is an expert repair on the long F!

I vote for the maker giving up the ghost before he could strike his name… so romantic.

I too have a flute like that.

Its marked “Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhh!”

:smiley:

That repair just disappears on the key, what a great match…
The flute makers must have been dropping like flies, in those days! With all the unstamped flute out there, I wonder if the ghost of the maker is somehow attached to this flute?
It is a scary thought! :boggle:

Ya, just make a “buy it now” page for a couple of thousand!