Traditional Wooden Flute

Light and easy to play, small holes with strong tone on all notes. The flute is part of my collection, which I am downsizing. You can listen to the flute here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmS0OXgTDpA Made from Jamaican Ebony, (Rosewood) this flute has a warm earthy resonance. Very light and easy to play. Although unbranded the flute is very similar to flutes made by the renowned Paris makers Armand Ferry and Noe Freres. Armand Hyacinthe Ferry (1806–1870), born into a prosperous family in Mirecourt, established himself as a prominent musical instrument manufacturer in Paris. Though his formal training remains undocumented, his workshop was successful enough to employ several workers as early as 1825. For comparative study, several similar French flutes are archived in the MIMO international database which can be viewed online. Currently used for Irish traditional music sessions, this flute is pitched at A=440 Hz when the tuning slide is extended by 8mm. As an antique specimen from the mid-to-late 19th century, it bears the hallmarks of its age, including minor scuffs and marks, though previous barrel cracking has been professionally repaired. This simple-system wooden flute represents a critical era in musical history; following Theobald Boehm's 1847 introduction of the modern metal flute, wooden varieties began a gradual decline in orchestral settings. By 1920, thousands of these wooden orchestral instruments became available to Irish musicians. Only the best instruments survive and remain in use to this day.