ALTUS, C flute, Model 1207 Serial Number 604, solid silver with silver plated keys, C and B keys on the footjoint, Altus insignia on the headjoint, narrow unmarked black case, stolen from car in San Antonio, Texas, in mid- December of 1997. “Altus helped us through a very challenging project with unique requirements and tough timeframes. Their commitment to ensuring we had what we needed and when we needed it, was critical to the success of the project. Our employees love their products, and when we need their help, Altus never fails to rise to the occasion. I am considering buying a back up flute / a flute to take where I don't want to take my Burkart flute. I have found a used Altus AFL-807 flute that seems to be reasonably priced. However the AFL in the name is throwing me off, I have not seen a AFL marker on any other description of an Altus flute.
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DeFord 1 Flute #A42107
$320.00This used DeFord 1 flute #A42107 is silver-plated throughout. It is closed hole with offset G and C foot. - Flutes, Used Flutes, Piccolos & Headjoints, Used Concert Flutes
DeFord 8 Flute #20096
$845.00This DeFord 8 flute #20096 has a silver headjoint and body with silver-plated keys, open hole, inline G, C foot - Flutes, Used Flutes, Piccolos & Headjoints, Used Concert Flutes
DeFord 10B Flute #A37970
$695.00This used DeFord 10B flute #A37970 has a silver headjoint, body and keys with Y arms. Google drive stuck uploading. It is thinwall, open hole with inline G and B foot.
Comprised of 92.5% silver, Sterling has long been the industry standard for making high quality flutes. The classic pairing of flutist and the original precious metal has long been held as the soul of fluting. Connect with the flute’s great history and extend your personality into the future.
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A traditionally created silver alloy composed of 95.8% silver. The remaining common metals balance a dark, rich tonal color without sacrificing brilliance. Personality exudes from the Britannia Series! Advanced players and teachers appreciate its immediate reaction to player demands due to its customizable character, and its ability to demonstrate a vast palette of tone colors and technique with clarity and precision.
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Our exclusive powdered Pure Silver (PS) tube is made possible only through highly innovative sinter technology. Normally, pure silver is too soft for successful flute tube production because it requires trace amounts of harder metals in the alloy to give it sufficient strength. The traditional method of creating a melted metal alloy results in pure silver tubes unsuitable for flute making. Sinter technology creates hard tubes of pure silver by compacting the silver under great pressure without melting it into a soft alloy. This unique process produces a dense and brilliant hard silver tube with supreme projecting qualities. The PS is capable of a powerful tapestry of sound. Its unique sintered tube provides the strength and power to produce amazing projection and intensity.
Our proprietary Altus Limited (AL) alloy combines silver with the world’s finest precious metals. It is a perfectly engineered blend consisting of 94.6% silver and 18 precious metals, including small amounts of platinum and gold. Inspired by the preferred metallurgy of the great French flute making tradition, Altus silver was designed specifically for seamed tube creation. Only Altus silver provides the correct silver blend for extensive hand forming and represents the highest art in flute making available today. This results in a flute capable of producing a wide array of complex tonal colors.
Made from a flat piece of metal that is rolled, hand planished, and then seamed, the Altus seamed tube is truly the only handmade flute tube available in modern production. There is no other flute as expressive. The player feels the vibrance of the instrument as the audience becomes captivated by its tonal beauty.