VERY RARE Armstrong Heritage Thin Wall Solid Sterling Silver Flute Head Joint A

Description: Please see photos and also ask any questions before purchasing item is used, sold as used, with wear marks and no returns. All weights and measurements are rough measurements as with the calipers you can get a lot of different measurements or slightly different by placing them in different areas. It weighs roughly 84grams on a not professional scale +/- 4 grams at least. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE TIME BY MAKING LOW-BALL OFFERS. PRICE IS FIRM, WITH LITTLE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION. Please message with questions ONLY if you are serious about buying. Up for sale --- Armstrong Heritage Flute Headjoint from 1970s, a professional solid silver thin-wall head joint with anti-slip engraved gold-plated lip plate and crown! In 1931, William Teasdale Armstrong, a highly respected craftsman and a C.G. Conn shop foreman, founded his small flute repair shop in Elkhart, Indiana. Word of his skill and uncompromising commitment to quality quickly spread, and it wasn't long before he was asked to manufacture instruments for professional musicians. The proud Armstrong heritage passed on to son Edward, who apprenticed under his father and shared his father's attention to detail regarding quality. In the 1970s, Armstrong developed a "new" flute scale in conjunction with Albert Cooper to create a whole new flute with improved performance. Changes included a tapered headjoint, alterations to dimension of tone holes and tone hole placement. In 1984, the Armstrong woodwind company was sold to King Musical Instruments, which later merged with C.G. Conn in 1985 to form United Musical Instruments (UMI). UMI later merged with the Selmer Company in 2002 and created Conn-Selmer, Inc. Specifications: • Armstrong Heritage sterling silver upgraded thin-wall flute headjoint from 1970s that features anti-slip engraved gold-plated lip plate and crown! • The entire headjoint is handmade from sterling silver • Anti-slip flower engraved 24K gold-plated lip plate • Engraved 24K gold-plated crown • Armstrong "A" engraving on headjoint tube and crown • Thin wall tubing thickness • Fantastic condition, never resized or modified • Extremely rare and collectible, a true piece of American flute-making history! • Handmade in Elkhart, USA • This headjoint plays as a dream! Comes as shown, nothing else included. LOOK AT THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY, THEY ARE PART OF DESCRIPTION. ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING --- THERE ARE NO CANCELLATIONS, RETURNS OR REFUNDS, THE ITEM IS SOLD "AS IS". IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CLARIFY ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ITEM BEFORE YOU BID ON IT. SHIPPING COST CONSISTS OF BOTH SHIPPING & HANDLING CHARGES AND IS NOT NEGOTIABLE. BY BIDDING ON THIS ITEM YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AUCTION. WILL BE SHIPPED PROMPTLY UPON RECEIVING CLEARED PAYMENT BUYERS ARE EXPECTED TO PAY WITHIN 2 DAYS OF WINNING THE AUCTION I ACCEPT ONLY PAYPAL AND DO NOT ISSUE ANY RETURNS OR REFUNDS **HAPPY BIDDING!**

Price: 2462.45 USD

Location: Santa Rosa, California

End Time: 2024-09-29T23:21:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18 USD