Clean, sophisticated, and classic, our Sterling Silver flute has the perfect balance of a true, ringing sound with projection and color. From the ethereal thin-wall flute to the earthy heavy-wall flute, Sterling Silver has an immediacy that allows players to freely express ideas and gestures. Available in three varieties of tubing thickness, .014”-.016”-.018”, each thickness has its own characteristic color.
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Sterling Silver
The brilliance of Sterling Silver gives lightness and freedom. Available with soldered tone holes, all our Sterling Silver Custom Flutes have a pinless mechanism with the Modern Powell Scale. Your instrument can be customized with a B or C footjoint, in-line or offset G keys, or a variety of additional mechanisms. Instruments can also be made to special order.
Technical specifications
- Body
- Pitch : A-440/442/444
- Tubing Material : Sterling Silver
- Tubing Thickness : .014", .016", .018"
- Tone hole Type : Soldered
- Tone hole Material : Sterling Silver
- Rings, Ribs, Posts : Sterling Silver
- Barrel : Sterling Silver
- Footjoint : B or C Foot available
- Gizmo : Standard
- Scale : Modern Powell Scale
- G Disc : Available
- Headjoint
- Tube Material : Sterling Silver
- Lip Plate Material : Sterling Silver
- Wall Material : Sterling Silver
- Crown Material : Sterling Silver
- Style : 1927, Lumina, Philharmonic, Soloist, Venti
- More information : Click here
- Mechanism
- Type : Pinless Mechanism (standard) or Pinned Mechanism (special order)
- Keywork Material : Sterling Silver
- G keys : In-line or Offset
- Cups : French
- Arms : Pointed Arms
- C# Trill : Available
- Split-E : Available
- D# Roller : Available
- Open G# : Available
- Springs : 10K White Gold
- Pads
- Type : Straubinger™ Pads
Artists
Hilary Abigana
Flutist with The Fourth Wall
Lina Andonovska
Flutist of Eighth Blackbird and International Soloist
Bonita Boyd
Flute Professor at the Eastman School of Music
David Buck
Principal Flute of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Robert Cart
Principal flute at the Montclair Orchestra
Tammy Evans Yonce
Associate Professor of Music at South Dakota State University
Anthony Ferner
Principal flute of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Jean Ferrandis
Professor of Flute at l'École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot
Suzanne Gilchrest
Professor of flute and chamber music at NYU Steinhardt and SummerKeys
Lois Herbine
Piccolo Soloist & Recording Artist
Christina Jennings
Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Colorado Boulder
Amy Likar
Piccolo of the Oakland Symphony
Powell Custom Dealers carry the full range of Powell flutes, piccolos, and headjoints from the professional Handmade Custom to the intermediate Powell Sonaré. They also offer highly specialized flute knowledge, experience and repair services
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