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Conn in 1985 to form United Musical Instruments (UMI). In 1984, the Armstrong woodwind company was sold to King Musical Instruments, which later merged with C.G. This redesigned flute would become today’s 102, 103, and 104 model flute platforms. Changes would include a tapered headjoint, alterations to the dimension of tone holes and tone hole placement. Armstrong and Cooper collaborated together to create a whole new flute with improved performance. While this served to correct the pitch in the center registers, all other octaves did not play in tune.
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Prior to this new scale, flute makers would correct the tuning of A=435 commonly found on flutes by cutting the end of the headjoint to bring pitch up to A=440. In the 1970s, Armstrong developed a “new” flute scale in conjunction with Albert Cooper. He recognized a need to provide quality instruments to a rapidly growing number of students and community musicians.
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Edward’s concern for quality went well beyond the crafting of professional level instruments. The proud Armstrong heritage passed on to son Edward, who apprenticed under his father and shared his father’s attention to detail regarding quality. Word of his skill and uncompromising commitment to quality quickly spread, and it wasn’t long before he was asked to manufacture instruments for professional musicians. Conn shop foreman, founded his small flute repair shop in Elkhart, Indiana. In 1931, William Teasdale Armstrong, a highly respected craftsman and a C.G.
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I'll have to find out when my piccolo was made- actually both of them- I have a solid silver 'CSS' Gemeinhardt (whose model number was long ago replaced) and a Zentner wood picc, which is no longer made.Use the code " SelmerSale " at checkout to automatically save 40% while supplies last. To be fair, it also had an unintentionally asymmetric embouchure hole, making the headjoint just OK, so I had to replace that before she really began to sing. It has a C-footjoint, so it was likely overlooked by B-foot snobs in this country.
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My Yamaha 800 series was made in 1998, and took a LONG time to sell before I bought it on eBay. I remember that the Armstrong Heritage flutes were made by a well known master craftsman- who was it, guys, and what era? Also, many new techniques in headjoint making have been taken advantage of, and the newer flutes are usually easier to play well. Modern flutemaking and newer scale designs do make a difference, though. Includes hard case, soft case, and cleaning wand. 'Thin Wall 1' is stamped into the head joint near the embouchure plate. Key pads covered soundholes when keys were pressed and lifted when pressure was released. This auction is for a Sterling Silver Flute. Powell made himself inthe 60's, or a vintage Haynes, or even an original Louis Lot can be a real treasure. Heritage By Armstrong Elkhart Flute With Case. Quite a few people play on antique, or even just older flutes which were made by some of the masters of flutemaking.