Powell Sonaré 905 BEF Flute

Description

Powell Sonaré 905 BEF Flute

The new Powell Sonaré 905 BEF Flute is the first Powell Sonaré flute to offer a professional mechanism, hand-finished at the Powell factory in Maynard, Massachusetts. This drawn tone hole flute has a Sterling Silver body, and features an elegant Aurumite 9K head joint and barrel. The Nickel Silver mechanism is silver-plated and is offered with French open holes, pointed arms, 10K White Gold springs, and Straubinger Phoenix Pads.

Aurumite consists of 25% 9K gold with 75% sterling silver

Body

• Pitch : A-442
• Tubing Material: Sterling silver
• Tubing Thickness: .016″/0.406mm
• Tone hole Type: Drawn only
• Barrel: Aurumite 9k
• Footjoint: B
• Gizmo: Standard
• Scale: Modern Powell Scale
  

Head joint

• Tube Material: Aurumite 9k
• Lip Plate Material: Aurumite 9k
• Wall Material: Aurumite 9k
• Crown Material: Aurumite 9k

Mechanism

• Type: Traditional pinned mechanism with adjustment screws
• Keywork Material: Nickel silver, silver plated
• G key: Offset
• Keys: Open hole
• Arms: Pointed arms
• Split-E
• Springs: 10K white gold
• Pads: Straubinger Phoenix

About Powell Flutes

Since their founding in 1927, Powell Flutes has been a leader among makers of professional flutes and piccolos. Verne Powell opened his first shop at 295 Huntington Ave in Boston Massachusetts, just down the street from the famous Boston Symphony Hall. The first ten flutes made by Mr Powell were owned by some of the most famous American flautists of the time, including William Kincaid, Arthur Lora, and John Wummer. By 1930 Powell flutes were part of major orchestras in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia.

Today the workshop is in Maynard, a small town just outside Boston. The shop occupies one floor of a building that was originally a woollen mill. Much like the workers who originally occupied the building, the flute makers continue the New England tradition of craftsmanship and a devotion to making the highest quality instruments. Every day they employ a strategic combination of handcrafting, technology, and a little bit of magic that enables you to explore your musicality.

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