I was able to work out a deal (I was? Heck, it was his idea…) for an 1830 Wood & Ivy 1-keyed boxwood flute. Looking forward to getting that cutie. Will let you know what it’s like, hopefully I’m picking it up this afternoon.
I’m starting to reeealy like boxwood stuff. You can see pics on Patrick Jones’ website.
Cheers,
Dave
Boxwood is great Parky, but mind your storage humidity: Too little causes warpage and too much can cause “Blue-Streak” mold.
Loren
Thanks Loren… I will definitely keep that in mind. Between this and the Cotter, I’m becoming real humidity/storage-conscious.
Dave
I drooled over that one for weeks. Glad it went to a good home.
That’s an F, right?
No need to worry about hydration for a while then! 
I owned for several years three boxwood flutes–
(sold one of them awhile ago, kept two) They all do very well humidity-
wise, as hardy as anything else.
I’m sure some boxwood does need special
attention–reports here confirm that–and it doesn’t
seem universal. Obviously nobody should be careless
humidifying wooden flutes.
Congratulations on the flute. Yes, a report, please.
I was surreptitiously drooling myself. I was lusting after that one of Jessie’s a while back, too. They’re such sweet little things.
Congratulations!
Finally got it… let me tell you, you all missed out on a real prize. It’s in F, and my first one in that key. With my little mitts…this is perfect. I don’t have to stretch my fingers at all and that is wonderful. It’s capable of a great bite on most notes, which for some reason surprised me. The second octave is sweet beyond belief, I mean Boehm Silver Expensive Flute pure. The F"’ is a bit sharp but it responds very well to adding a few fingers to flatten it out, and with a bit of rolling, all the notes come into great pitch. It’s in flawless condition… I am amazed that something didn’t happen to it in 175 years, but it’s escaped abuse somehow. The tone is enchanting… do all F flutes sound like this? Because if so, I can’t see why D flutes ever dominated music…if this wasn’t so close to being a museum piece, it would be my daily “take it to work” flute. I’m in loooove…
Dave
F flutes really are a trip. Magical key, IMO.
My (possibly poor) advice? Get a great case, take it to work, and play like crazy. That’s what it was made for.
The big museum collections have enough fine examples sitting in boxes. Let the conservateurs do their thing, while we play. I think it’s the highest form of respect we can show the instruments and their makers.
Just my 2 cents, probably not even worth that.
I dunno Chiffy… you have a good point there… if you can’t play it, why are you keeping it, eh?
Dave
Just play it, mate. It was made for this purpose.
I recently got involved in a trade with a fair Missourian chiffer by means of which, I got a one-keyed F flute made by Blackman (I pressume). Made around mid 19th. Rosewood Apart from dust and dry corks, it’s in nearly mint condition. It’s slighltly high pitched as corresponds to his age. This flute is being played everyday. Both of us the flute and myself know that she’s not a top flute, made with humble materials, and I’m not a great player; However, we can enjoy our mutual deffects now.
“Driving Miss Blackman”?