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RARE & COLLECTORS’ ITEMS
From Ralph Sweet’s personal collection
| FIFES |
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Geo Cloos, Fife in D, conical bore, blackwood,
case, Nickel silver trim |
$175 |
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Geo Cloos, 2-piece conical bore fife in Bb (about
20 cents sharp, as are most Fife & Drum corps fifes today) |
$150 |
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Geo. Cloos Bb Fife, conical bore, with D# key, Head
joint may be replacement from another fife |
$95 |
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Geo. Cloos 6-key fife (“Band Flute”) in
B; top end cap missing |
$125 |
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| 23 |
CROSBY Bb Fife, long nickel ferrules somewhat
pitted,, cracks repaired, plays very easily up to D4. Note: This is
NOT a “Cloos-Crosby model” ; It’s an actual Walter
Crosby. Crosby was Geo. Cloos’s; master, when Cloos apprenticed
under him. Cloos eventually formed his own company in 1862. Judging
by the size and neatness of the letters, this is probably a later Crosby,
the earlier ones being stamped “CROSBY” with the letters
about twice the height, and in a straight line across. |
$250 |
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| FLUTES |
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George Cloos Full-size flute in Eb, with Boehm-style bore, but covered holes (to Low C) to play with simple system 8-key flute fingering. Post mounted
nickel keys, some on rods. Needs repadding, 1 minor crack. S/N 3472. |
$1500 |
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Buffet, Paris Eb flute, 6 nickel keys.
Rosewood, nice keywork, gentle sound, plays great.
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$400 |
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Thomas Prowse (senior) 8-key
flute, (T Prowse, London all in very fancy script) - Nickel
keys, needs cleaning, polishing, new pads, crack repaired in head joint |
As is:
$1200 |
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| 46 |
Flute in F, by F. ZOGBAUM, New York. 1 post
mounted key, 2 Nickel silver rings, 3 others
missing, severe cracks repaired in head. |
$ 35 |
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| 47 |
Anon. flute in F, but looks like Asa Hopkins’s design, judging
by the turned-on rings and key. Key appears to be for “E” rather
than F#; cap on head replaced with imitation ivory.
Slightly curved, as can be typical of boxwood. 1 small crack, filled. |
$295 |
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| Other |
| 45 |
Clarinet in C, boxwood and Ivory, 5
brass keys, complete, anon. filled
crack in upper body |
$495 |
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| 255 |
Low D Whistle/flute: FIRTH, HALL & POND FRANKLYN
SQUARE, N. YORK. 6 silver
keys, Ivory cap, 5 ivory rings , Recorder type windway. Under the
cap, the air stream is
re-routed to a side mouthpiece so player can hold it transversely,
but blow through the mouthpiece. Needs work – a few minor cracks.
One of a kind? A
special order? Worlds
first Low D keyed whistle? |
$950 |
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Geo Cloos Piccolo, conical bore, marked “Eb,
LP”, but about 45 cents flat. Will nicely
play in D, if pulled out ¼”. Covered holes to match flute
above, with normal simple system
6-key fingering. S/N 6900. Upper ring missing from barrel; no
cracks, needs repadding,
nice case, including grease container, and a tiny 1.5” harmonica by Johann
Schunk! |
$350 |
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| 48 |
Bassoon, Buffet Crampon, Paris, could be 19th century, 19 key touches.
We did a lot of restoration on this
great instrument ut ran out of steam just as it was ready for new pads. Complete with bocal, set of new pads, 5 new reeds. It
wouldn’t take much for a good repair person to bring it up to playing condition.
Some small dings; |
$8,000 |
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