Willisam S. HAYNES (BOSTON Workshop, early seventies.
A solid silver flute from the “Golden Era” at Haynes.
Serial number is 39,XXX, hand-made at the Boston William S. Haynes workshop in 1972.
Soldered tone-holes, open (French) keywork to low B, inline G.
We measure the silver tube as .014 inches.
Embouchure measures 9.8 X 12.1 mm, "slightly square".
Sounding length is 636 mm, the flute plays very well at 440 pitch.
Original pad retainers.
Case is original, perfect condition.
Total weight is 418 grams.
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I spent a few minutes over the week-end, doing just a short tooting on it. Yesterday afternoon I gave the flute a better work-out, an hour or better. I did a proper comparison with it and with our “Carolyn” Haynes ( #30,297) that’s described on our rare-flutes web site.The two instruments should be almost identical, but it’s not the case. Number 39,XXX has a very clean voice and a strong lower register that’s most fetching. Keeping in mind the 440 (not 442) pitch, I found the intonation to be superb.
This particular instrument came to us exactly as we like to find them: that means tarnished, needing to be cleaned and lightly polished. Having done as much, we’ve replaced all pads and corks and now give it our top recommendation.
Simply said, it’s a good example of a “Golden Age” hand-made Haynes that’s 100% “made in America”. And yes, it has our 24 month warranty. Recommended!
WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY, since 1953!
Flute questions?
Write me! Always glad to hear from flute people!
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*** In January of 2024 our small
workshop in Wichita celebrated seventy-one years in business.
Over the decades, we’ve repaired anrestored more than two hundred vintage French flutes from Louis Lot, Bonneville,
Claude Rive and Buffet-Crampon plus hundreds of professional-quality flutes from Haynes and Powell. Today we have eight employees including four of the finest repair technicians in the country. We’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back bedroom” operation. We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
**** Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have 8 employees including four of the finest repair technicians in the
country.
Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our
own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.
Wichita Band’s service warranty is
the same as it’s been for more than thirty years:
“ALL new and all used instruments
sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with our 24 month service
warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For two full years, we
will repair or replace, whichever in our estimation is the more advisable,
pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to the customer. The
customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges. Cases and plating
finishes are not covered by our service warranty but are sometimes covered by
factory guarantees.”
Wichita Band Instrument Company
maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest
quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years,
after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair
your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and
has been since 1953!
In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty,
the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer.
International shipping is available. Buyers
outside of the USA are responsible for all import duties and customs
clearance charges in their respective countries. We may refuse PayPal
and/or credit card payments from some countries.
Returned items will be refunded within one week of our receiving the item.
Ebay authorized payment methods:
PayPal or credit/debit card
processed through our internet merchant account.
We’re happy to respond to any and
all questions about flutes and other musical instruments, but please don’t
write and ask “What’s granny’s mellophone worth?” We kindly recommend an
Ebay search with which you’ll learn more than we’d ever be able to tell you.
Wichita Band Instrument Co.
In January of 2024, our
small workshop in Wichita will celebrate seventy-one years in business. We are not in the 1952 Wichita telephone
directory, but we ARE in the 1953.
Over the decades, we’ve repaired and restored hundreds of woodwind instruments, specializing in woodwinds
from the early twentieth century and before.
Today we have eight employees including four of the finest repair technicians in the country. We’re happy to report, a sterling
reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions.
We are not amateurs,nor are we a “back bedroom” operation.
We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
*** WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY / WICHITA, KANSAS /
USA ***