Vintage Powell Custom Solid Handmade RBOE Flute #71XX

Manufacturer's Description

Clean, sophisticated, classic. sterling silver has the perfect balance of a true and ringing sound with projection and color. From the ethereal thin-wall flute to the earthy heavy-wall flute, sterling silver has an immediacy which allows players to freely express ideas and gestures. 

Our Description

The Powell .925 Solid Custom Handmade flute has superb projection and clarity of sound over the range of the flute. Weightier and slightly more resistant than the Handmade Conservatory, this flute has a big sound with a large dynamic range. This flute was made in 1986, which was the first year of Stephen Wasser's ownership and presidency of Powell flutes.

General Condition

This flute has been through our workshop and is in very good condition throughout. There are some blemishes across the instrument but these are very minor and do not affect the sound or playability.

Condition Report

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

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

About Powell

In 1916, Verne Powell joined the Wm. S. Haynes Company to make wooden flutes and piccolos. By 1926, he was the shop foreman and was running much of the business at Haynes; later that year, he left Haynes to make his own flutes and Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. was incorporated.

The instruments were immediately recognized as the very best a flutist could play and endorsements flowed in from flutists around the globe. In 1928, he completed his first all 14K Gold flute; soon piccolos and alto flutes were added. By 1930 the brand had representation in the Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, and New York Orchestras. There were flutes which had a life of their own; #365 the “World’s Fair” Platinum flute of William Kincaid, #900 the only flute ever made entirely of 14K White Gold, #1142 the “Signature” Flute.

In 2016 Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. was purchased by Buffet Crampon, joining nine other brands of wind instruments to complete the largest group of wind instrument manufacturers in the world.

Specifications

What's Included

• Leather-bound wood case
• Leather pochette case cover

Item Details

Item number: C204953 (Please quote this Item Number if you contact us about this item)
Serial number: 714***
Manufacturer: Powell
Model number: Custom Solid Handmade RBOE
Category: Vintage Flutes