Saw a Rudall Carte & Co. on E-bay today. The flute is in Canada. looks like a repaired crack from G up to the tenon?. Claw touch
“Eight key English flute. Rudall carte…Charing cross. London… stamped 6707. … made about 1867 …cocuswood and silver in case with grease pot. Needs to be clean. All parts move and seem to work . Willing to ship worldwide”
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rudall-carte-flute-/121295002516?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1c3dbedb94
Nice one. I agree there’s a lower body socket crack running down to the G (R1) hole. Doesn’t look to me to have had anything done to it, though photos aren’t good enough to be sure.
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I can see what seems to be a crack in the back of the head (picture n.1)
I agree. Well spotted.
Cripes, <£650 for a silver-mounted, Rudall, even a late one. Even allowing up to £300 for restoration, that’s a snip.
that was a great deal for whomever got it.
anyone here?
it was new to my database, too. I thought I had it, but did not.
based on the data i have, the flute is c.1877-ish (though i thing Robert’s books would actually have this one listed).
It was probably at the tail end of the really decent 8key flutes they were marketing, too.
$1k is a steal. Should have easily fetched $3k+ imho
Agreed, but I think we have (very grudgingly) to accept that just isn’t happening at present. 
Yes, I wonder who bought the flute. 641 quid was indeed a bargain price as Jem mentioned. Congratulations to the new owner.
Market prices are low, generally speaking. Even so the final price is low.
I want to underline this auction was set up to a minimum spread/guarantee possible, hence that low price.
ps
In case you are willin to sell you flute for that minimum prices I’m sure you’ll find a good number of customers :- )
From the year-block lists in Robert Bigio’s book, #6707 would be late 1875 (1875 starts with #6692 and 1876 starts with #6714).
FWIW, that implies 22 8-key concert flutes were taken into stock in 1875. That compares with 39 metal and 36 wooden or Ebonite “modern” flutes (i.e. Böhm & Carte systems) plus 8 Radcliff models in whatever material.
Also FWIW and by coincidence, I’ve just acquired (arrived today) Radcliff #74, made in 1875. Originally, that is. It turns out on examination to be another example of a post WW1 RC rebuild, HP mechanism stretched onto a new CP body. You would very much expect an 1875 Böhm-bodied English flute to be High Pitch! (Not so much the conoid “old style” like #6707…)
and meantime a new “super rare rudall” show up: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221402956479
no serial #, no address, nice 1860 imitation of a R&R, am I right?
Indeed, Radcliffe.
I know of no Rudall whose main-section stamp does not include the address (for one) or any 8key Rudall model marked “improved patent” (for two), or any 8key Rudall with foot-key pads instead of plugs (for three).
but then again…it does say Rudall
lol