Important Rosewood or Cocus and Silver Flute by Edward Hopkins, Troy NY 1842-43

Description

Important Edward Hopkins Flute, Built c.1842-43
SHIPS AFTER SEPTEMBER 1
Please read the entire description, and the AUCTION TERMS below, BEFORE bidding!
Greetings! I offer this extremely rare flute by Edward Hopkins of Troy, NY. Edward Hopkins was the son of the famed Asa Hopkins of Litchfield, CT, aka "Fluteville." I have been able to find a few examples of his fifes in collections, but I have not found any flutes of any sort by this maker whatsoever, so this is AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT. Based on the information I can find, it was built in about 1842-43. It appears to be made of rosewood throughout, although possibly cocus; with silver mounts and 8 silver keys, 6 salt-spoon and 2 pewter-plug
(after Potter's patent) on the C-foot for low C# and C
, all of which have turned-and-carved box mounts. It is marked on the barrel, upper, middle, and lower body joints "HOPKINS / TROY". The headjoint seems to show faint traces of the same marking but I'm not sure. It does appear to be original. The headjoint and barrel are metal-lined with German silver tubes.
The
instrument plays D to d at about A=450 (High Pitch) and has a sounding length from the center of the embouchure to the end of the C-foot of 578mm/22.75"
. Overall length is 660mm/26".
CONDITION:
Cosmetically good
overall, nominally playable, but it will require an expert keys-off overhaul to be fully functional. There are very old, nicely-repaired cracks in the headjoint and the 3 body joints. The barrel shows no cracks or repairs. At some point it was repadded with what appear to be leather clarinet pads. Silver keys are tarnished and will require polishing. The low C# pewter tone-hole ring is loose, and I assume pewter plugs will also require some attention to seat properly. The instrument is s
old AS-IS with no warranties. See pictures. WYSIWYG.
PLAYING QUALITIES:
Not fully playable, although I can produce the entire compass for two full octaves EXCEPT the low C# and C. It is sold as a collectible or for restoration only.
NOTE that I make no representations made about its suitability for your intended use.
ACCESSORIES:
NONE: No case.
See pictures; WYSIWYG.
SHIPPING:
Insured shipping via USPS will be . Located in
Syracuse NY. BUYER IS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM AND PAY UPON PICKUP.
NOTE:
I will sell only to the final recipient/end user.
I WILL NOT
sell to 3rd-Party buyers/reshippers such as SEKAIMON or US-BUYER.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
3rd Party buyers/reshippers will have their bids cancelled and their user IDs blocked.
THE STRAIGHT DOPE:
Although it needs work to be playable, this is an extremely rare and important flute by Hopkins of Troy and would make a superb addition to your collection
. All sales FINAL unless I determine that I significantly misrepresented it. I'll be happy to answer any questions about the instrument itself. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!
TERMS:
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NON-PAYING BIDDERS WILL BE REPORTED.
4) No reserve, so bid to own it.
5) SOLD STRICTLY AS IS. It's a used item, not a new item. I have striven to represent it accurately. No refunds unless I determine it to be SIGNIFICANTLY MISREPRESENTED.
6)
SHIPPING:
SHIPS AFTER SEPTEMBER 1. INSURED SHIPPING VIA USPS WILL BE . U.S. BUYERS ONLY.
BUYER IS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM AND PAY UPON PICKUP.
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10) I reserve the right to end this listing early in the event the item is sold locally.
I do my utmost to honestly and accurately describe and picture my items. The pics tell the story. Message me with questions prior to auction close, I'll gladly answer. If you want to phone, message me for my number. All you nice honest folks out there, thanks for looking! Happy Bidding and Good Luck!
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