Condition: Restored Antique. Sealed hairline crack in barrel. Overhauled by Chris Norman in late 2021
who also made an additional head for it in stained Mopane with a sterling silver liner (fully lined). The previous owner feels that the new headjoint is easier to play. Both perform very well. The overhaul included:
- Clean & refinish all keys, bore and exterior.
- Clean, adjust, repad, and restore all keys.
- Replace cork on tenons (by owner's request), except the lower joint on the upper body which was rethreaded.
- Restore cork on flute body for key stops.
- Fill and blend low C block (stabilized a previous repair).
- Reamed 0.5 mm from the footjoint to improve the resonance of the low notes (E to low C).
Current owner added a bit of shellac to the A and B holes for fine tuning.
Nice player with really great tuning. The shellac added to holes 1/2 could be removed to open it up a bit - would give a hair more power in those notes but the player would just have to lip them down a bit which is common with many flutes (Rudalls especially). Great option for the player with smaller hands who has a nice tight and refined embouchure. Has a nice tight "on-rails" sound. Not a session "canon" but has good energy and resonance and a nice strong bottom d thanks to the modifications made by Chris. Comes with the original headjoint as well as the new one made by Chris.
Condition: Used - Excellent
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