Thomas Sime Ogilvie (1891-1966) immigrated to the US (Boston) from Scotland in 1911 and was the original owner of three two-digit Powell flutes made in the late twenties. Using my resources to look into your inquiry, I was able to find comparable sales that give your Artley Wilkins Model flute a current secondary market value of 80 - 140 USD at auction or in a private sale. The small bore allows a practical three-plus-octave range. We don't call our instruments secondhand, as secondhand. The entire flute used an elegant pinlessĬonfiguration that paved the way for the modern pinless mechanism. Bettersounds - new, reconditioned and fully restored instruments, instrument repairs and restorations, including brass, woodwind, strings.

His bass flutes were used in many Hollywood movie scores in the 1950s. Patented his designed in 1962 and subsequently licensed it to Artley for production. Thomas Ogilvie made his first bass flute in 1951, It weights much less than the original metal headjoint. This upgrade will make a big difference in the tone quality of this flute, over a standard student model flute. This flute features a solid sterling silver headjoint. All 3 sections have matching serial numbers. This Guo flute is a NEW demonstrator, 2000 handmade model, silver headjoint, body and keys, soldered tone holes, French pointed arms, open hole, inline, B foot 5,895. The serial number places manufacture date of this instrument in 1959. Lipplate design (no wings or fangs), the wood headjoint fits comfortably on theĬhin and gives the player a similar feeling of playing on a C-flute or altoįlute. This is a vintage Artley Symphony model flute. See video demos above!Īsking $1100 plus reasonable shipping fee.Wood bass flute headjoint on an Artley Ogilvie model body. This flute plays with a light touch all the way down to the low B. has done a complete COA, including new pads, so it is ready to play. This silver-plated model includes a progressive-style headjoint, which flute teachers have chosen for its crisp response and ease of playing. Played and recommended for generations, this model is the first choice in the American tradition for learning the flute.

As one might expect for it's age, it has some minor surface wear here and there, but is in very nice shape compared to many flutes that I see from that era. The classic 104 closed-hole model is ideal for beginning students. comes with original slimline case and new outer ProTec case cover, cleaning rod, and removable plugs for the holes. 016', just from the feel of the flute and the way that it plays, but this has not been verified. The Wilkins model was Artley's top instrument. It is my understanding that the Wilkins' model (semi-handmade in the 60s and 70s), was produced to compete with Haynes and Powell's commercial model flutes.

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