more professional COA which includes dis-assembly. This great flute will really improve your sound! This flute runs about $1200.00 new This flute has received a. Outer carry bag and case, cleaning rod and cloths. Very few minor scratches or polishing marks. As noted in the pictures, with does not affect its sound or play ability but gets you a great deal on an other wise like new flute. The pads are like new as it most of the flute. And the Altus 958 Z cut head joint is one of the most sought after models today. Although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.īEAUTIFUL AZUMI AZ2000 BY ALTUS ALTUS 958 SILVER Z CUT HEAD JOINT FRENCH OPEN HOLE BE FOOT OFF SET G SPLIT E POINTED ARMS EXCELLENT CONDITION Azumi flutes by Altus offer all the benefit of the Altus balanced registers and tuned harmonics from the collaboration of Altus and Bennet in an affordable student range. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop. Today we have 18 employees including eight of the finest repair technicians in the country. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Happy to throw a couple of flutes in the briefcase! Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. European"hand-to-hand" delivery is possible for late January. We have a reputation for high quality repair and restoration work on instruments of this type. Our small company has sold more than five-hundred vintage French and pro-quality Boston flutes.
For those wanting the dependable keywork and the superb vintage workmanship of one of Japan's finest makers, we give this one our top recommendation! The flute has recently had all pads and corks replaced in our shop in Wichita. more major damage of any kind and it's an excellent player.
Keywork is still very tight, engraving is sharp, has not been buffed, polished or burnished over. This one's an exceptionally clean example, however. Of course, to buy a professional-quality flute for a lower price. It’s an excellent professional-quality flute that shows superb workmanship and tone-color. The leather-covered case is original and very good the flute plays very well. It’s a fine“made in Japan" Altus with French(open) keys and C foot. The.925 solid STERLING silver tube measures.015 inches(body and head) The flute was constructed with inline G. CLEAN AND FINE MODERN ALTUS SOLID STERLING SILVER FLUTE. A high point of the art of flute manufacture.WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita. This flute is another example of ALTUS’ capability of manufacturing instruments that far surpass that which is possible with conventional materials. The respect ALTUS pays to these masters of their art rings in every tone of this instrument. Just like the vintage instruments, the ALTUS “AL” is also made out of a brazed tube. ALTUS-Founder Shuichi Tanaka disclosed this secret and several more of a generation of flute makers, to whose instruments the ALTUS “AL” harks back. The composition remained a secret for decades. Louis Lot, one of the best-known French flute makers, used a unique material in the manufacturing of his instruments. ♦AS1807RI: This very special flute made out of ALTUS Silver and a brazed tube revives the legendary sound of the French Louis Lot flutes. A truly masterful instrument, made by an artist for artists. This results in far greater purity and clarity of sound, the instrument has high tonal flexibility, it is homogeneous across the whole gamut, and the enormous projection capacity across all registers will certainly not remain unnoticed. In contrast to the ALTUS “PSD” – Model 1407, the tonehole risers of the new ALTUS “PS” – Model 1707 are soldered on. In addition, ALTUS is the only flute maker to manufacture instruments from this material. ♦AS1707RI1: 997 ALTUS Pure Silver is currently the purest silver used in flute manufacture. ♦AS1607RI1: As a result of the specific soldered tube and tonehole riser procedure, this flute offers enormous dynamic versatility because of its excellent vibration characteristics.
Flute Altus Professional series with soldered toneholes.