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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) and hairline crack in the third
joint, missing the ring at the bottom of the foot joint, , 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, missing one of the rings and another is cracked (and the top of that joint has some
hairline cracks), sounding length 533mm, (Our #24676), | $350. |
| 4. AMERICAN, c.1840, boxwood, originally with bone rings but two have been replaced with pewter, , very pretty turning work, four small cracks at base of head joint
(with old glue filler) and one crack at top of 3rd joint with old glue filler, 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 should
be replaced with original style string wraps, sounding length 521mm, (Our #23685), | $500. |
| 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 fruitwood, bone rings (missing two - one replaced with an ill fitting non-original ring), single brass saltspoon key,
two fine cracks in head joint, sounding length 522mm, (Our #24669), | $225. |
| 8. BAACK, EDWARD, 1840s, Cocuswood, nickel rings & 1 square nickel key, crack at the base of the head joint and one in the top of the third joint, needs new joint
wraps and a new pad for the key, sounding length 527mm., (Our #24667), | $385. |
| 9. CAMP, JABEZ MCCALL, 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. |
| 10. CHRISTMAN, C.G., 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. |
| 11. DOUGLASS, JOHN D., 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. |
| 12. DOUGLASS, JOHN D., c.1835-39, boxwood, ivory rings (2 missing), 4 square brass keys (1 missing), 2 minor tenon cracks, sounding length 534mm, overall length
607mm, stamped on all joints: J.D. DOUGLASS/UTICA, (Our #24666), | $950. |
| 13. FIRTH & HALL, 1823-1826, boxwood flute with Ivory rings & end-cap, one bevelled square brass key missing the touch; the headjoint with large rectangular ivory
embouchure bushing, otherwise in very good restorable condition. 539mm, stamped FIRTH & HALL/ 358/ PEARL ST/ N YORK, (Our #27915), | $400. |
| 14. 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. |
| 15. FIRTH, HALL & POND, 1833-1847, stained boxwood or fruitwood, ivory rings (missing one ring and end cap), made for four brass saltspoon keys but missing the
footjoint key, cracked head joint, needs string wraps and pads, sounding length 531mm, (Our #24677), | $300. |
| 16. FIRTH, HALL & POND, 1833-47, boxwood, nice color and finish, ivory rings, 1 square brass key, needs new leather pad on key, needs new string windings,
sounding length 528mm, (Our #24673), | HOLD |
| 17. FIRTH, HALL & POND, c.1835, boxwood with ivory rings, 8 silver salt-spoon keys (one touch missing) with C & C#, cracked through head (opposite embouchure) &
barrel, end-cap missing, 2 ivory rings damaged, otherwise ok, requires restoration, total L-658mm, s.l.: 590mmst: FIRTH HALL & POND/FRANKLIN SQ./N-YORK/1217, (Our #26462), | $550. |
| 18. GEIB & WALKER, 1829-43, boxwood with ivory rings and end cap (probably a later addition-it's fixed in place), four brass keys with square covers-two are missing
the touches, missing one of the ivory rings (at the top of the lower body joinst), no cracks, needs new string wraps, sounding length: 528mm, (Our #26652), | $650. |
| 19. GEIB, J., A. & W., c.1820, attractive boxwood, one brass key with flat sqaure cover, missing the end cap, no cracks, but needs a new end cap, string wraps and pad,
sounding length 526mm, (Our #24096), | $850. |
| 20. GEIB, JOHN, 1818-1829, stained boxwood, ivory rings, 6 nickel saltspoon keys (one is missing the touch end), period head joint by Firth, Pond & Co., NY fits well,
minus end cap, 529mm, (Our #24664), | $600. |
| 21. 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. |
| 22. HALL, WILLIAM, 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. |
| 23. HALL, WILLIAM & SON, c.1848, lightly figured boxwood with typical half-round ivory rings and ivory endcap, one bevelled square brass key. Overall length: 606mm,
sounding length: 529. In particularly fine original condition (orig. string windings, no cracks)., stamped: WILLIAM HALL & SON/ 239 BROADWAY/ N-YORK., (Our #27808), | $850. |
| 24. 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. |
| 25. KLEMM & BRO., 1820-90, cocuswood, 8 nickel keys, C & C# w/pewter plugs, nickel rings, nickel embouchure band, headjoint and barrel are cracked, third joint has a
crack, some of the keys are loose on pivots, sounding length 580mm, (Our #24692), | $450. |
| 26. 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. |
| 27. MEINELL, WILLIAM R., c.1915, st: W.MEINELL/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, really pretty filthy too but by a fine American maker and thus worthy of restoring one day, 640mm, (Our #23427), | $300. |
| 28. PELOUBET, CHABRIER, 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. |
| 29. PELOUBET, CHABRIER, 1829-36, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 brass square key, 2" crack at the tenon end of the head joint, very old repaired crack in the foot joint (not
through the tone hole), the tenon at the top of the foot joint is broken up, 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),
sounding length 527mm, (Our #24671), | $750. |
| 30. PELOUBET, CHABRIER, c.1836-60, boxwood, doubled ivory rings, 4 German silver keys with round covers on block mounts, no cracks but missing the end cap and
needs new corks and pads, A=450, sounding length 528 mm, (Our #23841), | $750. |
| 31. PRINCE, GEORGE, boxwood, thin round ivory rings, 1 simple rectangular brass key, 528mm, (Our #24675), | $450. |
| 32. ROHE, JOSEPH ANTON, 1840-63, boxwood, rounded horn rings (one is warped and it is missing the ring on the foot joint), 1 circular brass key-missing the touch,
high pitched, sounding length 527mm, (Our #24679), | $450. |
| 33. SONNTAG, HERMAN, 1856-90, in F, cocuswood, 6 nickel keys, hairline embouchure crack, complete & in very good condition, tuning slide may be stuck and it needs
new pads and corks, 445mm, (Our #23457), | $350. |
| 34. ZOGBAUM, FERDINAND, c.1860-70, cocuswood, 6 nickel keys & nickel rings, cracked head, barrel cracked in two places, some keys loose on he pivots, sounding
length 526mm, no case, stamped: (bee devise)/F. ZOGBAUM/IN/NEW YORK/(monogram), (Our #24668), | $375. |
| 35. ZOGBAUM, FERDINAND, 1854-80, nicely figured cocus wood, 8 brass keys-2 with pewter plugs (C & C#), fully lined head joint but wood is loose from liner and is
cracked, tuning slide probably stuck, missing the end cap but has the cork adjuster, needs pads and springs and wraps and there's one itty bitty crack at the top of the third joint, sounding length 643mm, (Our
#24689), | $400. |
| European Flutes |
| 36. "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. |
| 37. ASTOR & CO., c.1800, boxwood, 1 beveled square brass key, pretty ring turning at the joints, no end cap, very good condition but for open 4" crack at bottom of
headjoint (not at embouchure), a simple and elegant flute, sounding length 534mm, (Our #24684), | $600. |
| 38. 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. |
| 39. CAHUSAC, THOMAS, 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. |
| 40. 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. |
| 41. 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. |
| 42. 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. |
| 43. ENGLISH, 2nd half 19th century, stained boxwood, ivory rings, 1 square silver key, 540mm, (Our #24687), | $1,500. |
| 44. 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. |
| 45. ENGLISH OR IRISH, c.1800, boxwood, ivory rings, 1 square brass key, unicorn device, 538mm, (Our #24685), | $1,200. |
| 46. 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. |
| 47. FRENCH, c.1880, Stained fruitwood, 4 nickel keys on post mounts, tuning slide is stuck, big crack in head joint to embouchure and three cracks in barrel, sounding
length 520mm., (Our #24688), | $100. |
| 48. FRENCH, late 19th c., black stained fruitwood (very lightweight), very light colored horn rings, 4 pin-mounted brass keys, needs new pads and key springs, 527mm,
(Our #23450), | $200. |
| 49. 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. |
| 50. GAUTROT AINE, 1845-84, Grenadilla, 6 nickel keys, missing one key touch, missing end-cap, barrel frozen, 527mm, (Our #23451), | $500. |
| 51. GERMAN, c.1890-1900, grenadilla, ivory embouchure band with crack, 8 keys, 590mm, needs joint-wrap & pads, (Our #23446), | $175. |
| 52. 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, 625mm, (Our #23431), | $180. |
| 53. 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. |
| 54. 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. |
| 55. GOULDING, 1825, lab: GOULDING/ D'ALMAINE/ POTTER & CO./ SOHO-SQUARE/ LONDON. Stained boxwood with one silver key with pewter plug, ivory rings
(three replaced: 2 pewter, one brass) lower middle joint nineteenth c. replacement in rosewood, lined head, cracked through emboucher, orig ivory endcap, overall length: 598mm, sounding length: 525mm, (Our
#27805), | $250. |
| 56. 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. |
| 57. HASTRICK, HENRY, 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. |
| 58. HODSOLL, WILLIAM, 1798-1831, boxwood, ivory rings & cap, made to have 4 square keys but all are missing, foot joint is cracked, sounding length 527mm, (Our
#24682), | $500. |
| 59. ICKLER, JOHANN LUDWIG, 1820-40, ebony, ivory rings, 4 slightly flared square silver keys, 534mm, (Our #23439), | $2,200. |
| 60. LECOMTE, ARSENE, c.1880, cocuswood, 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), | $250. |
| 61. MARTIN FRERES, c.1875, cocuswood, 8 nickel keys, 1/2 lined ivory headjoint with open crack in the back, missing the F-natural key at the bottom of the top joint,
barrel has open hairline crack, one crack at the top of the body joint, needs corks and pads; sounding length 583mm, in original box, requires restoration; stamped (bee devise)/MARTIN Fes/A/PARIS (in
cartouche)/monogram, (Our #23689), | $300. |
| 62. 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. |
| 63. MILHOUSE, WILLIAM, 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. |
| 64. 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. |
| 65. PFAFF, FRANZ, c.1840, boxwood, horn rings (a bit chewed), 1 brass key, missing the endcap, 2 cracks at the back of the head at the top end, spring for key is slow and
needs to be replaced, needs new pad for key, needs new string windings, sounding length 527mm, (Our #24686), | $450. |
| 66. POTTER, RICHARD 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. |
| 67. STEINER, THADAUS, 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. |
| 68. 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. |
| 69. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, J., late 19th century, grenadilla with some nice figure, 9 nickel keys (one roller replaced with a funny little flat key), headjoint and barrel cracks,
tuning slide is stuck, otherwise a quite nice flute, sounding length 580mm, (Our #23460), | $250. |
| 70. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, J., late 19th century, grenadilla, 9 nickel keys, partially lined head joint, cracked adjustable barrel, crack at the back of the head joint,
middle joint has crack from the top of the joint to the top tone hole, needs standard overhaul of corks and pads, sounding length 606mm, (Our #23467), | $300. |
| 71. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY, PROBABLY, c.1900, grenadilla, 8 nickel keys, lined head joint, open crack in the barrel, middle joint has a crack at the top of the joint to the
top tone hole, foot joint has a crack at the top of the joint to the top tone hole, needs standard overhaul of corks and pads, otherwise good condition, 600mm, (Our #23462), | $250. |
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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), | $200. |
| 79. DESCHAMPS, G., 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. |
| 80. ENGLISH, mid 19th c., cocuswood, 2 pieces, 1 round saltspoon key, 3 nickel rings, 250mm, (Our #24696), | $80. |
| 81. 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. |
| 82. GERMAN, in D, cocuswood, fully lined head joint is cracked through embouchure, barrel is cracked, 6 nickel keys, sounding length 262mm, (Our #23351), | $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), | $85. |
| 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. |