About This Model:
Taken from Powell's website:
"Powell^® Handmade Custom flutes have been the “gold standard” of the flute world for more than eight decades. Instruments made in the 1920s are still being played today. Powell instruments are celebrated for their color, tone, ease of response and reliability."

Specs:
-serial # 4681 (Powell's Golden Age!)
-Custom Handmade Sterling Silver Powell Body, Foot and Mechanism (completed in 1976)
-Additional Drelinger headjoint with silver air reed
-Open-Hole
-Pointed key arms
-B-Foot w/ gizmo
-In-Line G
-Soldered Tone Holes
-D# roller
-Straubinger Pads
-Cooper Scale
-Thin Wall .014" Tubing
-A=440 (when played with the Drelinger headjoint)

The flute comes with slimline case, and outer carrying case.  Both show some expected light wear, as might be expected for the age.  A cleaning rod and removable plugs for the holes are included.  The additional Drelinger headjoint comes with it's own original case, which is in excellent condition.

Sheet Music
Click here to see the huge list of sheet music that comes with this flute!

Condition and History:
This flute has been owned by at least two different owners.

A little bit of fun trivia:  It currently belongs to a Wyoming ranch girl.  When her dad was originally buying the flute for her, and found out how much it was going to cost, he said " do you know how many cows that is?!"

The flute has just been serviced by my trusted tech., and is in very good used condition.  It is clean, has very little surface wear for it's age (a small scuff on the foot joint and one on the barrel), and the pads are in excellent condition.  Both headjoints are excellent as well, with very few signs of use.

Playability:
Each Powell flute has a unique sound, and this is no exception (this one plays with a lovely sweet tone).  This flute speaks "crisply" and easily on quickly tongued passages, and the mechanism is smooth and fast, making technical passages flow easily.  Both the low and high notes "fall out" without much effort.  It is a joy to play!

The Drelinger headjoint makes a fuller more "edgy" sound,  giving the player even more options.
 

 Price:
Asking $8900 for the flute, additional Drelinger headjoint, and all of music (see here for list).