{"product_id":"ami119-longhurst-1-key-flute","title":"Longhurst Cocus 1-Key","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cocuswood one-key flute attributed to Thomas Longhurst, believed to date from around 1840. No maker's mark is visible on the instrument, and the attribution rests on provenance rather than stamping; it is offered here with that caveat clearly stated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flute is in need of complete restoration and is sold as is. The head joint is missing its crown, and the barrel section carries a crack. There are also a couple of hairline cracks at the socket end of the right-hand section. Once properly restored, this should make a fine-playing cocuswood one-key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Longhurst was a wind instrument maker working in New York, active through 1855. He is listed in the New Langwill Index, the standard reference for historical wind-instrument makers, and his work is documented in the Dayton C. Miller collection at the Library of Congress, which holds a Longhurst flute in C dated 1833. Longhurst was among a number of makers who contributed to a lively mid-19th-century flute-making trade in New York; while historical attention has often focused on London-made instruments of the period, flute making had become significant business in the United States as well, particularly around New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish Flute Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47812839964898,"sku":"j2PtyTwN-ELZEb60c","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/2331\/files\/1Q7A8458.jpg?v=1780092702","url":"https:\/\/www.irishflutestore.com\/products\/ami119-longhurst-1-key-flute","provider":"Irish Flute Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}