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You can try before you buy and they come with a full warranty, too.Cash Payment Discount: 3% Participation Requirements: Valid Credit Card required for bidding approval Payment Options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Check, and Cash Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Payment Instructions: All winning bidders, who do not opt for local pickup, will be invoiced and automatically billed, to the credit card on file, by noon on the day following the close of the auction. A couple of really nice alto flutes that are not dramatically more expensive are the Pearl PFA-201 ($1294) or Di Zhao PFA ($1489) based upon FluteWorld's web site prices. If your budget allows, you may want to consider a new alto flute. On the other hand, I would prefer these over a $500-600 generic Chinese alto flute. If they need work, that would make them even less of a good buy. Unless these have been recently overhauled, I personally think those prices are a little high. If owned by a pro, they could be in excellent condition.
in a school setting) they may have been abused or not nor cared for. It's hard to judge these alto flutes though because their value is really determined by condition. The 1950's model would surely have been made in Elkhart.
Now, as far as the Artley alto flutes are concerned, if the serial number indicates the newer one was made in 1981, it should have been made in Elkhart, but if it was near the borderline of 80/81, it might have been made in Nogales. Like you, I learned to play flute on an old Artley and it served me well. IMO, the older (pre-69 ) Artley flutes were actually pretty good. In 1980, Conn was sold and the Artley plant soon moved back to Elkhart, Indiana. During that period, quality dropped and that's where the "bad rep" comes from. In the 70's, Conn moved the Artley plant from Elkhart, Indiana to Nogales Arizona to cut manufacturing costs. again for the welcome and all helpful info! :0)Īrtley's reputation took a bashing after the company was bought by C.G. Probably got lucky with this purchase.as I think your suggestion of wariness in this venue is quite sensible! Many sellers have "no return" stated in their return policy!Ĭan you or folks out there elaborate on Artley's less than desirable attributes? This would be helpful to me in my search for a kindly used alto to enjoy. I played Artley in school many years ago and continue to enjoy my EBay purchase of an Artley bfoot. Probably should speak with folks in our local symphony orchestra for ideas! Our music store, such as it is, only deals in new instruments or rentals. Sadly, greatly lacking in my area for locating used altos for sale. I have even located several consignment shops which I have left a message about my interest with.
Repairman who handles our son's sax is a wonderful reference also. Don't have definition of "older" though and I have no personal experience to back this up. The 1981 model was 1200.00 then 999.00 and the 1950's model 900.00 though I don't believe I wish one this vintage! Have heard Artley pads are a nusiance to deal with and have also heard older models are better. great deal of quite interesting info here!