

European"hand-to-hand" delivery is possible for late January. We have a reputation for high quality repair and restoration work on instruments of this type. Our small company has sold more than five-hundred vintage French and pro-quality Boston flutes. For those wanting the dependable keywork and the superb vintage workmanship of one of Japan's finest makers, we give this one our top recommendation! The flute has recently had all pads and corks replaced in our shop in Wichita. more major damage of any kind and it's an excellent player. Keywork is still very tight, engraving is sharp, has not been buffed, polished or burnished over. This one's an exceptionally clean example, however. Of course, to buy a professional-quality flute for a lower price. It’s an excellent professional-quality flute that shows superb workmanship and tone-color.

The leather-covered case is original and very good the flute plays very well. It’s a fine“made in Japan" Altus with French(open) keys and C foot. The.925 solid STERLING silver tube measures.015 inches(body and head) The flute was constructed with inline G. CLEAN AND FINE MODERN ALTUS SOLID STERLING SILVER FLUTE. When I am good enough I would SO love to trial the top end models.WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita. I got an Altus 807E and find it perfect and a joy to play for the baroque repertoire. Shoot her an email or follow Altus on Facebook, she's very responsive and really good with updates.Īgree.

She's a road warrior and will probably be in your area at local festivals. They also get monthly shipments from Japan. She said if she couldn't find a US retailer with the specific model you were looking for, she could have one sent from the factory within a month (with the exception of most gold and platinum bodies).

I love Liz Altus!! I chatted with her for a bit back in August at the convention. A colleague of mine has played an entry-level 807 since we were in college and you'd never know it wasn't a $10K flute. That should say something about their reputation. It also had a good resale value when I posted it for sale, got full asking price and sold within 3 days. Az1983 wrote:Altus are wonderful flutes, I played mine for 13 years and never had an issue mechanically or otherwise.
