1969 Verne Q. Powell Flute w/C and B foot - Overhauled - FANTASTIC PLAYER

Description

This flute is on consignment from a performer and teacher in the Mid West who had amazing instruments and kept care of all of them well (I also have a Powell 2100 flute and Tom Greene headjoint from her listed and just sold two Opperman Piccolos and a solid silver headjoint from her collection to happy buyers).
This is a STUNNING flute. The best Powell I have played, hands down.  It RESONATES and vibrates in your hand.  The purity of tone and ringing quality is superb and balanced, lovely and focused.  You can sit on a note and broaden it with a change in embouchure or you can play it straight and dance about from register to register with ease. I even thought of selling my vintage Haynes for it, but ultimately decided the purity of the tone of this flute is worthy of being in an orchestra, and I mainly do jazz and pop.
This is a 1969 handmade Powell with a B and C foot. It was completely overhauled in February of 2019 by a Powell-trained technician with Straubinger pads and plays out of this world. I initially thought it resonated better with the C foot, but now I think it perhaps resonates better with the B foot (tough call). This may be due to the fact that the former owner exclusively played it with the B foot, so perhaps the B foot is a little more "broken in" to the body of the flute.
Comes with case that holds both C and B foot, case cover, cleaning rod and receipt of overhaul.
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Here's what Powell says about it:
3114 - Handmade Custom Metal Flute
Sterling silver, soldered tone holes, .014" tubing, Traditional Powell Scale, A-440, French cups, B foot joint, offset G, open G#, extended G#
Manufacture Date: Wednesday, May 28, 1969
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