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Altus 1607 Flute
Our price: from £6,760 plus £10.95 UK P&P
Specifications
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- Fully handmade .958 'Britannia' headjoint and body
- Fully handmade .925 solid mechanism
- Soldered tone holes
- Seamed tube
- Available with closed or open holes
- Offset G or inline G key
- Open G# system available by special order - please contact us
- Split E mechanism on offset models
- Available with C footjoint or B footjoint
- French-style ring stop on headjoint
- French-style 'pointed' key-arms
- William Bennett "WIBB" scale
- SP-1 springs
- Includes leather-covered wood case, leather pouch and cleaning accessories
Description
Altus professional models offer discerning flautists a choice of harmonically tuned and elegant sounding instruments capable of consistently executing technical passages with ease. The many possible combinations of options enable the player to exact a wide range of tone colours. Altus have developed and introduced density-sensitive materials to the flute market, including 95.8% Britannia which is used to make the headjoint and body tube of the 1607. 95.8% Britannia gives a darker, more mellow sound and enhances the projection of the flute. All Altus flutes come as standard with the accurate William Bennett (WIBB) scale, a responsive and durable mechanism, and a precisely hand-cut headjoint, customised for each flute. Altus flutes appeal to the player who has a classical approach to tone and wants a unique flute that is different from conventional offerings.
In addition, the headjoint and body tube of the 1607 are 'seamed': this is the way that the tubes of historical French flutes (Louis Lot, Bonneville) were produced, and results in a unique sound. Altus are one of only a handful of modern-day makers to offer seamed tubing.
Manufacturer's Description
"The Altus 1607 offers the benefit of seamed tubing throughout the non-seamed 1507 Britannia design. Like other historical seamed flutes, the tone colour tends to be sweeter with a wood-like quality. Its ability to offer exacting tone colours, balanced harmonics, deeper resonance, and minimal mechanical vibration have resulted in the 1607's reputable ability to execute extremes of expressions with ease."
Manufacturer's Web Site: www.altusflutes.com (Opens in a new window)
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