{"product_id":"boxwood-silver-4-key-f","title":"French Boxwood \u0026 Silver 4-Key, F","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Due to the ivory fittings, this flute is only available for sale in the US.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA really sweet and beautiful tone, and very light in the hands. Once warmed up it plays at A440, and the keys all work wonderfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many flutes of the 19th century, this one prefers the older fingering in which the player vents what would be the Eb key on a D flute, here the Gb key, from the second note of the scale upward. Venting it brings the second degree of the scale, the G, up to pitch, and it opens up the voice and makes the flute more resonant. The bottom F wants a little push to sit in tune. Intonation is nice overall and asks only a little input from the player. As a small-bore, small-holed instrument, small changes in embouchure and air pressure move the tuning quite a lot, so it rewards a player who takes a little time to settle into it. Once you are used to it, it plays in nice tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmarked and beautifully made, believed to be French and to date from around 1840. The boxwood has a beautiful grain, with a flamed figure running through the head joint and both hand sections. The keys are silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ivory at the foot has a small crack that has been glued, and the socket end of the foot joint has one or two expertly sealed hairline cracks. They are stable and hard to see without close inspection. Otherwise there are no cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish Flute Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67896459722978,"sku":"YcFkBTFy-PAOLf9f2","price":849.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/2331\/files\/1Q7A0442_bde8615c-9f71-4961-bf38-c270a90a5787.jpg?v=1793923325","url":"https:\/\/www.irishflutestore.com\/products\/boxwood-silver-4-key-f","provider":"Irish Flute Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}