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Our Description

The newly refined Altus A13 supercedes the Altus 1307; a highly popular instrument for players who prefer a lighter-weight flute with the same quality of scale, headjoint and mechanism of a soldered tone hole model. The A13 is equipped with a redesigned headjoint which allows players of all levels to explore a wide tonal palette. It also features the newly evolved  "Altus scale", and carefully calculated and precisely tuned harmonics. This flute is full of colourful overtones, and enables exploration of tone and musical expression for advanced players. 

General Condition

This flute has been prepared for sale by a technician in our workshop, and is in great playing condition. Cosmetically, there are multiple surface scratches on the body and some keys. There are some minor dents by the G tone hole, and the far side of the lip plate - these are cosmetic, and will not affect  the integrity of the sound produced by the instrument. 

Condition Report

Condition can be highly subjective. This information is to be taken as a guide only. E&OE.

  • Mechanism (1 to 10): 8.5
  • Padding (1 to 10): 9
  • Plating (1 to 10): 8

About Altus

Altus flutes are held in the very highest esteem by professional players and technicians the world over. Founded by master flute maker Shuichi Tanaka, each Altus flute reflects his passion to produce the finest playing flutes available.

Altus 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.

At the leading edge of contemporary flute making, Altus have developed and introduced density-sensitive materials to the flute market, including .958 Britannia. 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.

Specifications

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What's Included

  • Leather-bound wood case

Item Details

Our Stock Code: C207690
Serial number: 229***
Manufacturer: Altus
Model number: 1507RBE with Arista Headjoint
Category: Conservatoire Flutes
Country of Origin: Japan
HS Code: 9205904060

Buy second hand with confidence

Unless stated otherwise, all of our pre-owned, ex-demo and ex-display instruments are cleaned and checked, set up or serviced in our workshop prior to sale.