Altus 1707 PS Handmade All .997 Silver, Offset C# Trill, D# Roller, Split E Mechanism, Soldered TH, Warranty!

This is a rare opportunity to own an all handmade Altus 1707 PS Pure Silver .998 Flute. They don’t come up often on the pre-owned market and this one is amazing with all the bells and whistles.

Specs:

• Britannia silver (.958) hand-cut headjoint
• Pure silver body (.997)
• Sterling silver (.925) mechanism
• Sintered tube
• Pure silver (.997) hinge tubes
• Soldered tone holes
• French (open hole) model
• Pointed key arms
• SP-1 springs
• .015″ tubing
• C# Trill key
• Split E Mechanism
• D-sharp roller (standard)
• B footjoint
• Gizmo Key
• Circa 2009 model
• Handmade in Japan

Altus PS Pure Silver: 997 ALTUS Pure Silver is currently the purest silver used in flute manufacture. In addition, ALTUS is the only flute maker to manufacture instruments from this material. In contrast to the ALTUS “PSD” – Model 1407, the tonehole risers of the new ALTUS “PS” – Model are soldered on. This results in far greater purity and clarity of sound, the instrument has high tonal flexibility, it is homogeneous across the whole gamut, and the enormous projection capacity across all registers will certainly not remain unnoticed. A truly masterful instrument, made by an artist for artists.

What you will notice with this flute is the ability to push a lot of air through it with slight resistance but a big, bold, shimmery sound due to the pure Silver content.

This one was adult owned and very well cared for. It received regular maintenance and was gently used. There is no lateral movement in the mechanism and it is in spectacular cosmetic condition.

It was just professionally disassembled, cleaned, adjusted, hand polished, pads replaced where needed, new Headcork installed, assembled, adjusted and comes with a 1-year warranty.

New this flute is $18,700.

Financing options include 1-year no interest or longer terms.

Easy trial with return label sent if needed.