[adamk]

1904 Conn flute.
Nickel unibody, gold plated pointed keys, soldered risers, bakelite head and crutch both with MOP inlays.
High pitch but when I pull head out an 1 inch it's in tune all the way up and down.
The tone is sweet and petite like a bird.
Very top and bottom take extra care but work fine.
Amazingly the pads are good and the keys are well regulated and modern design (a couple extra trill keys).
Played Irish music with it tonight and it was a joy.
Other guys commented on its "authentic" sound.
Not quite wooden but close and way easier to play than simple keyed flutes.
Case is a bit rough, I might have one of my woodworking friends make a custom case for it.
Payed $150.009 from CL.

 

[datsaxman]

Cool! I like some old Conns!

 

[Reet McVouty]

Sweet!

 

[kreacher]

At 150$ that's a steal, high pitch or not! Beautifull flute.

 

[adamk]

Thanks, I had to brag a little.
Bruce Bailey looked up the serial number for the age.
The intonation is amazingly good, maybe because it was a premium model.
Pulling out the head so far doesn't seem to mess with the octaves.
I'm so used to a very open embouchure hole and this is small but that's what makes the tone.
I tried my Sheridan head on it and of course it sounded like a modern flute.

 

[Pete Kelly]

You're gonna need a bigger swab stick!

 

[adamk]

I'm using the one from my main flute, It's long enough when used from both sides.

 

[boots148]

Is it an open G flute?

 

[adamk]

No, but it has two extra trill keys: B-C & G-A.
Probably does more but haven't tested.

 

[boots148]

I've seen them on Ebay, but A440 pitch and Solid Silver.. so the description says. Also, open G.. I would like to pick one up some day!

 

[kymarto]

You should put it next to a low pitch flute and see how the keys line up. Perhaps it only has a short head in case somebody needed a quick fix into HP. There is acoustically no way that, if it has a key schema for HP, that it will play in tune pulled out for LP. Perhaps it is simply close enough for jazz, as they say.

 

[adamk]

Lined up the bodies at the head ends.
Just looked at Garage Band and will post recordings of each when I figure it out.

 

[kymarto]

Hard to believe that the Conn will play in tune both short and long tube notes at A=440

 

[datsaxman]

Wow! This is a nice old Conn!

 

[adamk]

After quite a bit of playing I think the ebonite head and other black parts are really hard rubber because of the faint sulfur smell after use just like my HB mpcs.