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Pre-Owned Emanuel Solid Flute Headjoint

£1,295.00
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Our Description

Upgrading your headjoint
Changing the headjoint on your flute can be a useful way of customising the instrument to your liking, improving tonal depth, articulation, flexibility and response. The headjoint is the voicebox of the flute, and could be said to be the most important part of the flute. Two key factors in sound production are the material the headjoint is made from and, more importantly, the "cut".

Searching for the perfect headjoint can become an incurable disease! Many people know that they are unhappy with their present headjoint but don't know why; they then end up trying hundreds of heads and never really know which is an improvement and which isn't. Make sure you know which areas of your sound or response are lacking, and seek advice if you're not sure; then concentrate on headjoints which improve these aspects without losing the things you DO like. Second opinions are always nice, but remember that it is YOU who has to play on the headjoint, so don't choose one that you aren't happy with just because someone else likes the sound!

General Condition

This headjoint has not been through our workshop but is in lovely condition.

This item is sold “as seen”. It has not been checked in our workshop prior to sale, and this is reflected in the selling price.

About Emanuel Flutes

Manuel (also known as Emanuel) Arista - brother of Miguel and Juan Arista, but a totally separate business - has been building instruments from his Boston workshop since 1978. Today’s Emanuel Flutes and headjoints are the product of his singular commitment to the art and craft of flute-making. 

Initially working for the Arista flute company, Emanuel introduced Emanuel Flute #1 in 1991 at the National Flute Association’s convention in Washington, D.C. At his first convention, he sold his first two flutes and was commissioned to make Emanuel Flute #3 for Gian-Luca Petrucci of Rome. In a successful finish to the company’s first year, Emanuel Flute #4 was purchased by Maxence Larrieu.

Specifications

  • Fully handmade headjoint
  • .925 solid
  • This headjoint can be fitted to most makes of flute. Please note that it may need to be adjusted to fit your instrument. There is no charge for this.

Item Details

Item number: C201502 (Please quote this Item Number if you contact us about this item)
Manufacturer: Emanuel Flutes
Model number: Solid
Category: Pre-Owned Flute Headjoints

It gives us great pleasure to offer this unique selection of headjoints belonging to the world renowned and much loved flute player Sir James Galway. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to own a piece of history as these remarkable headjoints were all owned by the great man himself; most were played on, some were prototypes or gifts from manufacturers who were collaborating with Sir James.

Every headjoint will be offered with a Certificate of Provenance signed by Sir James, and a percentage of sales will go to supporting The Galway Flute Academy.

Please note that there may be a short delay in providing a Certificate of Provenance.

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.