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| American Flutes |
| 1. AMERICAN, c.1850, cocuswood in D, 1 flat round key, nickel rings, sounding length 525mm, long headjoint crack (opposite embouchure), needs wraps & pads, (Our
#24672), | $250. |
2. AMERICAN, c.1830, rare side blown flute in F, probably Firth, Hall & Pond, boxwood, 1 round key missing, turned rings, total length 500mm, requires restoration,
(Our #23454),  | $300. |
| 3. AMERICAN, boxwood, 1 round shallow brass saltspoon key, rounded bone rings, 533mm, (Our #24676), | $350. |
| 4. AMERICAN, c.1840, boxwood, bone rings, 1 nickel saltspoon key, 531mm, (Our #24680), | $350. |
| 5. AMERICAN, c.1830-40, stained boxwood, ivory rings, 4 brass saltspoon keys, particularly fine condition with no cracks, but pads needs to be replaced and corks could
be replaced with original style string wraps, sounding length 521mm, (Our #23685), | $600. |
| 6. AMERICAN (PROBABLY), 1840-60, Walking Stick Flute, maple, keyless, turned maple end cap, missing ferrule at top (perhaps silver), integral ring turnings in stick
below flute body, OL 886mm, sounding length 354mm, (Our #24681), | $2,500. |
| 7. AMERICAN OR GERMAN, c.1830, unstamped, stained boxwood, bone rings (missing two), single brass saltspoon key, two fine cracks in head joint, 522mm, no case,
(Our #24669), | $250. |
| 8. BAACK, EDWARD, 1840s, Cocuswood, nickel rings & 1 square nickel key, sl 527mm., (Our #24667), | $385. |
| 9. C. PELOUBET, c.1836-60, boxwood, doubled ivory rings, 4 German silver with round covers on block mounts, no cracks but missing the end cap, A=450, sounding
length 528, (Our #23841), | $750. |
| 10. C. PELOUBET, 1829-36, boxwood with ivory rings, 4 silver saltspoon keys on block mounts (one key is a later replacement), lined head joint and barrel, tuning
barrel is cracked, no other cracks in the body, needs new joint wraps or corks, ring at the bottom of the head joint is cracked, sounding length 529mm, stamped C.PELOUBET/NEW YORK; also stamped
ATWELLS/MUSIC SCHOOL/N.YORK, (Our #27531), | $800. |
| 11. C.G. CHRISTMAN, 1837-51, boxwood, four nickel saltspoon shaped keys on block mounts, ivory rings and end cap, lined head joint and barrel with tuning slide, one
fine crack in barrel joint and one fine crack in head joint (not through embouchure), the barrel is stamped "Patent", slide is a bit loose in the head, needs new string wraps, sounding length 526mm, (Our #22899),
| $1,200. |
| 12. DOUGLASS, JOHN D., c.1835-39, boxwood, ivory mounts (2 missing), 4 square brass keys (1 missing), 2 minor tenon cracks, SL 534mm, OL 607mm, stamped on
all joints: J.D. DOUGLASS/UTICA, (Our #24666), | $950. |
| 13. FIRTH HALL & POND, 1833-47, cocus wood, 8 block mounted silver keys with saltspoon covers, two keys have roller style touches, fulliy lined head joint, one block
missing a chip off the top exposing the pin, missing the end cap and the ring at the bottom of the foot joint, barrel is cracked, head joint is cracked, embouchure has a bone bushing or lining, sounding length
590mm, a good candidate for restoration & would make a fine Irish flute, (Our #27341), | $750. |
| 14. FIRTH, HALL & POND, 1833-1847, stained boxwood, ivory rings, three brass saltspoon keys, missing footjoint key & end cap, cracked head joint, (Our #24677),
| $300. |
| 15. FIRTH, HALL & POND, 1833-47, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 square brass key, 528mm, (Our #24673), | $550. |
| 16. GEIB & WALKER, 1829-43, boxwood with ivory rings and end cap, four brass keys with square covers, missing one of the ivory rings (at the top of the lower body
joinst), & missing the touches of the 2 keys in the top joint, no cracks, needs new string wraps, s.l.: 529mm, (Our #26652), | $650. |
| 17. GEIB, J., A. & W., c.1820, attractive boxwood, one brass key with flat sqaure cover, missing the end cap, sounding length 526mm, st: GEIB/23/MAIDEN LANE/NEW
YORK (the NEW YORK stamped upside down); John, Adam and William (John and Adam were twins, and William their brother, they were the sons of organ builder John Geib), (Our #24096), | $850. |
| 18. GEIB, JOHN, 1818-1829, stained boxwood, ivory rings, 6 nickel saltspoon keys, period head joint by Firth, Pond & Co., NY fits well, minus end cap, 529mm, (Our
#24664), | $600. |
| 19. GEIB, JOHN, c.1815, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 brass key which may be a very old replacement, no cracks and rings are fine, sl 520mm, A=459 approx., stamp: Geib/ 23
Maiden Lane/New York, no case, (Our #22442), | $950. |
| 20. J. D. DOUGLASS, 1840-46, boxwood with ivory rings, 4 keys with block mounts and round saltspoon covers, three of the keys are brass and one is silver - likely a
later replacement though done in a very nice style with linings inside the block, original cork adjustment screw in end cap, sounding length 530mm, plays at A=450, needs new pads/end cork, and the string wraps
are pretty stiff and old, no open cracks, there is an old crack at the top of the foot joint and a chip missing from the bottom of the foot joint, (Our #27243), | $850. |
| 21. JABEZ MCCALL CAMP, c.1835, cocuswood, ivory rings, three especially nice silver saltspoon keys on block mounts and three silver keys with pewter plugs, the
headjoint is cracked, the barrel is cracked in 3 places, two rings are cracked and one is missing, sounding length 595mm, (Our #27532), | $1,000. |
| 22. KLEMM & BRO, c.1860-80, ivory head joint, dark rosewoodbody with 8 nickel silver post mounted keys (2 with pewter plugs) and rings, no cracks in the body by the
head is cracked through the embouchure, barrel is cracked, tuning slide is not frozen, sounding length 588mm, with the original rosewood veneered wooden box, needs overhaul of pads and string wraps, (Our
#23843), | $850. |
| 23. KLEMM & BRO., 1820-90, cocuswood, 8 nickel keys, C & C# w/pewter plugs, nickel rings, nickel embouchure band, 580mm, (Our #24692), | $450. |
| 24. MEACHAM & POND, c.1830, boxwood with ivory rings, 1 sguare brass key, all joints st: MEACHAM/ & POND/ALBANY, excellent but for 1 replacement ring &
absent endcap, needs new end cork & pad, sounding length 527mm, A=445, (Our #22939), | $1,000. |
| 25. MEINELL, WILLIAM R., c.1915, st: W. MEINL/Manufacturer/New York; grenadilla, 10 nickel keys, to low B, lined head-lining has slipped, one touch broken off &
missing, cracked barrel, missing one ring, no case, 640mm, (Our #23427), | $300. |
| 26. PELOUBET, CHABRIER, 1829-36, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 brass square key, 527mm, 2" crack at the tenon end of the head joint, very old repaired crack in the foot
joint (not through the tone hole), missing the end cap, missing the ivory rings of the top joint an bottom of the foot joint (has the center joint ring and end foot ring), (Our #24671), | $750. |
| 27. PRINCE, GEORGE, boxwood, thin round ivory rings, 1 simple rectangular brass key, 528mm, (Our #24675), | $450. |
| 28. ROHE, JOSEPH ANTON, 1840-63, boxwood, rounded horn rings, 1 circular brass key, 527mm, (Our #24679), | $450. |
| 29. SONNTAG, HERMAN, 1856-90, in F, cocuswood, 6 nickel keys, hairline embouchure crack, complete & in very good condition, 445mm, (Our #23457),
| $300. |
| 30. WILLIAM HALL, c.1840, unstamped, cocus body in 4 joints, ivory rings, one nickel silver key, no cracks in the wood but the two middle rings are cracked, A=455,
sounding length 526mm, (Our #23840), | $450. |
| 31. ZOGBAUM, FERDINAND, c.1860-70, cocuswood, 6 nickel keys & nickel rings, cracked head, cracked barrel, tuning slide, SL 526mm, no case, stamped: (bee)/F.
ZOGBAUM/IN/NEW YORK/(monogram), (Our #24668), | $375. |
| 32. ZOGBAUM, FERDINAND, 1854-80, cocuswood, 8 brass keys, 643mm, (Our #24689), | $400. |
| European Flutes |
| 33. J. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, late 19th c., grenadilla, 9 keys, 606mm; partially lined head joint, cracked barrel, adjustable barrel, crack at the back of the head joint,
middle joint has a crack from the top of the joint to the top tone hole, needs standard overhaul of corks and pads, (Our #23467), | $300. |
| 34. "DRESDEN", 1st half 19th century, 1 key, boxwood stamped on the head joint: DRESDEN, 3 interchangeable cor-des-rechange joints stamped: 1,2,3; in very fine
original condition, no cracks, the horn mounts are complete with some parasite damage to headjoint ring, in the original pattered paper-covered cardboard box (some loss) with maker's/seller's descriptive label,
sounding lengths: 546mm, 543mm, 538mm, plays at about A=432 +/-; "Dresden" stamps are often found on 19th century wind instruments made in other towns, in this case probably Markneukirchen, (Our
#25885), | $4,500. |
| 35. ASTOR & CO., c.1800, boxwood, 1 beveled square brass key, turned rings, no cap, s.l.- 534mm, very good condition but for open 4" crack at bottom of headjoint (not
at embouchure), (Our #24684), | $600. |
| 36. BERTHOLD, c.1880, Cocuswood, 9 nickel keys, early Boehm style foot, crack in back of head joint, cracked barrel, head joint sleeve is loose in head but stuck in
barrel, missing the screw between the end cap and the cork, needs pads, sounding length 593mm., (Our #23223), | $500. |
| 37. CLEMENTI & CO., 1802-08, ebony, turnings on the head joint, highly decorative silver rings cast & engraved with floral motifs, 7 silver saltspoon keys on block
mounts, a pinned crack repair in the head joint and one in the third joint, sounding length 592mm, A=450, plays nicely, (Our #24816), | $3,000. |
| 38. CLEMENTI & COMPY, 1802-03, stained boxwood, unmounted, small original uncut holes, 1 flat square brass key, 1 5cm crack at bottom of head, SL 536, OL 620,
stamp: CLEMENTI & COMPY/No 26 Cheapside/London, (Our #24670), | $750. |
| 39. DROUET, LOUIS FRANCOIS PHILIPPE, c.1818-19, ivory with 8 silver saltspoon keys on block mounts and silver ferrules, C# foot, with a nice period mahogany box,
sounding length 585mm, requires some restorations: head joint has 2 cracks, barrel is cracked, head and barrel cracks have been filled with an epoxy-like substance, all of the joints stamped: DROUET/LONDON,
(Our #26959), | $2,200. |
| 40. ENGLISH, 2nd half 19th century, stained boxwood, ivory rings, 1 square silver key, 540mm, (Our #24687), | $1,500. |
| 41. ENGLISH, mid 18th century, ivory with one bevelled square silver key (missing touch), turned rings, large joint turnings, resembles T. Stanesby Jr., 1.5" crack (not
leaking) in headjoint, sounding length 537mm, A=425, (Our #23686), | $6,000. |
| 42. ENGLISH OR IRISH, c.1800, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 square brass key, unicorn device, 538mm, (Our #24685), | $1,200. |
| 43. FELCHLIN, 1st Quarter 19th century, 1 key, boxwood stamped on all 4 joints:FELCHLIN/A BERNE below a lyre device, exceptionally fine condition, no cracks,
excellent ivory rings, attractive square silver key, period (possibly original) blue cloth bag, sounding length: 549mm, plays well at about A=420, (Our #25883), | $4,000. |
| 44. FRENCH, c.1880, Stained fruitwood, 4 keys, needs work, 520mm., (Our #24688), | $100. |
| 45. FRENCH, late 19th c., black stained maple, horn rings, 4 pin-mounted brass keys, 527mm, (Our #23450), | $200. |
| 46. FRENCH, c.1890, Mirecourt school, nice solid bell-like quality, grenadilla, nickel keys and rings, conical bore, A=450 (fully closed), adjustable barrel, fully lined
head jonit, joints have decent cork, pads are old but functional, hairline crack in head on player's side (not through embouchure), 6 keys on post mounts, 2 keys are repaired, old repaired hairline crack in barrel,
sounding length 525mm, (Our #27161), | $400. |
| 47. GAUTROT AINE, 1845-84, Grenadilla, 6 nickel keys, missing one key touch, missing end-cap, barrel frozen, 527mm, (Our #23451), | $500. |
| 48. GERMAN, c.1890-1900, grenadilla, 11 nickel keys, B-foot, tuning barrel is frozen, sounding length 642mm, lined head joint, head joint is cracked through the
embouchure, barrel is cracked, requires restoration, (Our #26654), | $200. |
| 49. GERMAN, c.1890-1900, grenadilla, ivory embouchure band with crack, 8 keys, 590mm, needs wrap & pads, (Our #23446), | $200. |
| 50. GERMAN, c.1910, unstamped, grenadilla, 10 nickel keys, to low B, missing one ring & end cap, head and barrel are cracked (not through embouchure), missing
touch for low B key, no case, 625, (Our #23431), | $200. |
| 51. GERMAN, STAMPED BRUNO, c. 1890, grenadilla, 8 nickel keys, C-foot, lined head joint and barrel, lining in the head is slipped out of place a bit, head joint is
cracked at the back and the barrel is cracked at the back, tuning barrel is frozen, good springs and fresh looking pads (two need replacing), bottom end cap is loose, sounding length 600mm, (Our #26653), | $250. |
| 52. GOULDING & CO., c.1790s-1800, 1 key, stained figured boxwood stamped on all four joints; GOULDING & CO.; & on the head joint: GOULDING & CO./ LONDON;
ivory rings in good condition, 1 bevelled square silver key, excellent condition overall, sounding length: 536mm, plays at about A=430-435, (Our #25884), | $4,500. |
| 53. HENRY HASTRICK, 1835-55, cocuswood, silver rings and embouchure band, 8 silver saltspoon keys, C & C# w/pewter plug, crack length of barrel, repaired headjoint
crack, 581mm, requires overhaul, (Our #22159), | $950. |
| 54. HODSOLL, WILLIAM, 1798-1831, boxwood, ivory rings & cap, 4 square keys (all missing), 527mm, (Our #24682), | $500. |
| 55. ICKLER, JOHANN LUDWIG, 1820-40, ebony, ivory rings, 4 slightly flared square silver keys, 534mm, (Our #23439), | $2,200. |
| 56. LECOMTE, ARSENE, c.1880, cocus wood, one-piece head joint (no separate tuning barrel), 7 nickel keys (one is a roller), missing the very bottom ring, sounding
length 578mm, no case, one very fine hairline crack at the base of the head (about 2.5 cm), needs new pads and corks, (Our #23463), | $275. |
| 57. MARTIN FRERES, c.1875, st: (bee)/MARTIN Fes/A/PARIS (in cartouche)/monogram; cocuswood, 8 nickel keys, 1/2 lined ivory head joint with crack in the back,
sounding length 583mm, in original box, (Our #23689), | $400. |
| 58. METZLER, c.1825, ebony with 8 block mounted silver satspoon keys and wide silver rings, no missing or replaced keys, blocks or rings, fully lined head, 2 cracks
each in the head joint and tuning barrel but not through the embouchure, one small crack at the top of the middle body joint, end cap probably not original, sounding length 583mm, (Our #24095), | $850. |
| 59. OSTERREID & GERLACH, 1895-1909, Cocuswood, French style simple system with 8 nickel keys (one is a roller), nickel rings, tuning slide is working, C-foot, original
case, sounding length 602 mm, no cracks, new corks, modern pads-but they could stand to be replaced, edges of end cap are gnawed off all the way around, (Our #22384), | $600. |
| 60. PFAFF, FRANZ, c.1840, boxwood, horn rings, 1 brass key, minus endcap, 527mm, (Our #24686), | $450. |
| 61. RICHARD POTTER, SR., c.1760, stamped: Potter/London (in a banner) on the middle joint, boxwood with ivory rings end cap, one silver key, one hairline crack in
head joint, two hariline cracks in third joint and one in foot joint, needs new string wraps, sounding length 541mm, A=430 and lower, a very early Potter Senior, completely original & in excellent condition;
Richard Potter established his workshop c.1745, he was the most significant English maker after the passing of Thomas Stanesby in c.1754, (Our #24821), | $6,000. |
| 62. RUDALL, GEORGE, 1820-21, Stamped: GEO:RUDALL, cocuswood with flat silver rings, 8 block-mounted silver keys with flat circular covers, one pinned crack in
the back of the head, recently restored by John Gallagher, sounding length 600mm, unlined head without tuning barrel-joint, (Our #23570), | HOLD |
| 63. STOWASSER/CAZZANI, c.1910, the head joinst is stamped Stowasser/Budapest (firm of Johann Stowasser), and the grenadilla body is stamped Battista Cazzani Co.
of Milan Italy; we do not think these started out in life together, but they are a good fit; nickel keys to low B, tuning barrel is cracked and frozen, head joint has a wide crack through the embouchure hole, needs
new joint wraps and pads, sounding length 644mm, (Our #25103), | $150. |
| 64. THADAUS STEINER, 1st half 19th century, 1 key, boxwood stamped on the head joint:THADAEUS/ STEINER/ ROTTENBURG/ AM NEKAR/ D; with 3 cor-des-
rechange joints stamped; D/ 1, 2, 3; overall excellent condition, no cracks, good horn mounts with some minor parasite damage to edges, interesting original brass key. in the original marbled-paper covered
cardboard box (some loss), with the joints in place sounding lengths are: 541mm, 532mm, 515mm, about A=420 to A=435; a very intact & playable boxwood flute with 3 cors by a maker we know little about, (Our
#25881), | $5,000. |
| 65. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, J., late 19th c., grenadilla, 9 keys, 580mm, (Our #23460), | $250. |
| 66. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, PROBABLY, c.1900, grenadilla, 8 keys, open barrel crack, otherwise good condition, 600mm, (Our #23462), | $275. |
| 67. THOMAS CAHUSAC, c.1800, 4 key boxwood stamped on all 4 joints: CAHUSAC/LONDON; particularly fine condition though could use new pads & string, one block
mount is cracked and neatly repaired, good ivory rings, 4 bevelled square silver keys, sounding length-532mm, (Our #25882), | $2,800. |
| 68. WILLIAM MILHOUSE, 1822-35, boxwood with relatively large ivory rings, 1 bevelled square silver key, on all 4 joints: W.MILHOUSE/LONDON, and 337 OXFORD
ST. on the headjoint; excellent original condition, sounding length:536mm, plays well at about A=430/435, (Our #25886), | $3,000. |
| 69. WOLNY, ADOLF, 1899-1927, grenadilla, 11 keys to low B, with C# key, 644mm, tuning slide is working, barrel is cracked, body and head are not cracked elsewhere,
needs new pads, (Our #23429), | $250. |
| 70. WURLITZER, grenadilla, 12 nickel keys, to low B, 637mm, tuning slide is stiff but not frozen, marked low pitch, head joint is cracked through the embouchure hole,
needs typical overhaul with new pads and corks, (Our #24691), | $225. |
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| Piccolos |
| 78. BERTELING, T., c.1900, grenadilla, ebonite headjoint, 6 pin-mounted nickel keys, with tuning slide, hairline crack in the barrel, sounding length 250mm, (Our
#22918), | $250. |
| 79. ENGLISH, mid 19th c., cocuswood, 2 pieces, 1 round saltspoon key, 3 nickel rings, 250mm, (Our #24696), | $80. |
| 80. G. DESCHAMPS, grenadilla, unlined head joint, two very fine hairline cracks in the head joint (not through embouchure and not really open), 5 nickel keys,
sounding length 268mm, A=446, (Our #23344), | $125. |
| 81. GERMAN, in D, cocuswood, fully lined head joint is cracked through embouchure, barrel is cracked, 6 nickel keys, sounding length 262mm, (Our #23351), | $100. |
| 82. GERMAN, grenadilla, 6 nickel silver keys, lined head joint is cracked (not through embouchure, tuning barrel is also cracked, needs new pads and corks, sounding
length 244mm, (Our #23614), | $100. |
| 83. GONET & CO., in Db (low pitch), grenadilla, 6 pin mounted nickel keys, one fine crack at the bottom of the unlined head joint, barrel joint has a wide crack, body has
no cracks, sounding length 252mm, (Our #23345), | $90. |
| 84. HAYNES, GEORGE, 1905-22, Boehm system, in Db, grenadilla with silver rings and keywork, closed G#, original lined black leather case, a 2" hairline crack in the
headjoint (not in line with the embouchure) reasonably closed with old filler, needs pads and corks, sounding length 254mm, (Our #23684), | $400. |
| 85. KOHLERT, c.1900, in C, grenadilla, end cap is missing, fully lined head joint, barrel is cracked and has non-original rings (one is broken), 6 nickel keys, sounding
length 265mm, (Our #23352), | $50. |
| 86. KOHLERT, V. SONS, c.1920, in D, LP, grenadilla, 6 nickel keys, original wooden case, missing 1 key and end cap, no cracks, sounding length 267mm, pitch very
close to A=440, (Our #23682), | $100. |
| 87. NACH H. F. MEYER, In D, rosewood, replaced end carp and missing the ring at the top of the head joint, fully lined head joint and barrel, barrel is cracked at the
back side, 6 nickel keys (one is missing), sounding length 248mm, (Our #23350), | $75. |
| 88. PENZEL (DANIEL/DEALER), c.1850-90, rosewood, 5 nickel keys, fully lined head joint is missing the end cap and is cracked at the back side, tuning slide is frozen,
cracked barrel, sounding length is 245mm, (Our #23353), | $75. |