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Great Flute! Sterling Silver Keys with Fully Lined head in Sterling Silver as well. Superb craftsmanship and great tone. I actually owned one of his keyless flutes - I liked it so much that I got this one. It was made last winter of 2004 and I've babied it. I keep it in a plastic pistol style case with a hygrometer and humidifier in it at all times. I've wiped it out after every playing session and oiled it regularly. No scratches or dings.

I was in East Durham last week (good time!) and had the chance to play a lot of the great flutes out there. I can say without reserve that this flute stands up to all the top flutes. It is in my top 3 for sure. It is for that reason that I am also sorry to have to sell it but I'm liquidating to make room for a couple of new instruments coming my way soon.

As it is like new (and played in!) and you won't have to wait on a waiting list, I'm asking $2180. I'll throw in free insured shipping.

The flute is available now.

Please contact me via email.

I thought you had an 8-key? (As in the earlier pictures).

I did but I finally settled on the 6 key foot as I use this flute primarily for trad.

Best,

Here are some pictures I just took of it.





Best,

Blayne, the head seems to be lined in brass.

That's probably just the light making it look like brass. I don't think Copley uses brass for lining (?).

Jeanie

Yep, just the lighting... It's lined in sterling... It's amazing how sterling keeps clean and shiny. I've played some German silver lined flutes where the lining had turned totally black... But that's to be expected...

Dave used to have only brass tuning slides. Then he added silver as a more expensive option. I am not sure what he is doing now.

JessieK wrote:Dave used to have only brass tuning slides. Then he added silver as a more expensive option. I am not sure what he is doing now.

Jessie has it right - not surprising since she bought one of the early flutes with brass tuning slide, and she also gave me the contact information for the supplier of custom-drawn sterling silver tubing. We are no longer using brass, but have nickel-silver as the lower-cost option.

Dave Copley
Loveland, Ohio

I have one of the earlier flutes, too, brass lined; also
a keyed Copley silver lined flute, just like the
one for sale. The brass lined flute
seems to have a rougher sound, though whether
that's because of the brass I don't know.
However I've come to really appreciate
that sound, I make money playing that
flute. The keyed flute has a very beautiful sound
and I think the key work is exceptionally
quick and efficient.
Best

Hey, maybe we should start a "Brass lined headjoint Copley flute" club , I had one and loved it too. (Dave, I think this is your cue to offer a "Retro" styled brass lined headjoint, as a special order - the market typically bears a 20-30% premium for such "Vintage Reissues"

Loren

It should have copper keys too, just for style.

So Blayne, the inevitable question....what are you getting instead?


Doc

I have a D&Eb Olwell coming as well as an 8 Key Rudall Copy by John Gallagher. The Gallagher should be here in about a month and I need the cash! I've been getting into 3 octave playing (church music / chamber music ala Chris Norman) and this small holed Rudall copy does the job!

If money were no object I would keep the Copley. It is a great flute! I'm not just saying that because I'm trying to sell it. I actually gave it to June McCormack, one of my teachers at East Durham and she was blown away at how well in tune it was. I agree - dead on... I also had two other people want to buy it from me once they played it while I was there but I never got there contact info and don't think that they were ready to buy. You snooze you loose! Many others commented on how comfortable the finger spacing is.

I still think that Dave's flutes are one of our best kept secrets!

The flute is still available.

Cheers,

Does anyone know if David ever does un-lined headjoints? Just Curious.

Doc