Gemeinhardt - M2S - - Flute - United States
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Gemeinhardt M2S solid-silver flute, three-piece (headjoint with mouthpiece and cork screw, body, and footjoint) of United States origin, without E mechanism, tested and functioning, in excellent physical condition and including the original hard case; total length 67 cm and weight 423 g.
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Flute. Gemeinhardt. Company in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Solid-Silver: translation into Dutch: Massief Silver.
Fully solid silver or solid-silver.. Type: M2S.
3-piece: headjoint with lip plate and cork screw, body, and footjoint.
No E-mechanism, with its pros and cons.
Everything is original and solid-silver.
Parts must be slid together.
The key system is Boehm-era.[Böhm].
The Gemeinhardt company made then and still makes beautiful, sturdy, reliable piccolos and flutes. The company made and still makes its own parts, which are hand-adjusted, assembled, and so on.
Recently serviced; hand-adjusted and checked by specialized, skilled craftspeople.
Afterwards I didn’t play it anymore, except for a one-time personal check for certainty.
Conclusion:
Mechanics: excellent.
Appearance: excellent and very beautiful.
The cork screw is in completely good condition and perfectly placed.
The pads are fine and the pads underneath are also excellent and properly attached and placed.
Cork under the keys is also fine and well attached and placed.
The keys, springs, and axles: fine.
The key action is well adjusted.
These flutes come from the Boehm era.[Böhm.]
A transverse flute is an ''octave-creating instrument''.
Flutter-ting / overtones.
Blowing (to produce sound).
Overblowing.
In a photo: the purchase receipt, 2017. Second-hand.
These Gemeinhardt flutes are very versatile and suitable for a wide range of musical pieces and genres.
From the warmest, fullest sound to the lightest, brightest sound, etc..
Back then, at the Conservatory, they said: "With a Gemeinhardt flute you can go in every direction and combine great beauty with great reliability—and with this American flute you can play heavy German music and the feather-light French music." This flute is suitable for both old and new music and for all genres.
Suitable for beginners and professional flutists.
Headjoint: 100 g.
Body (including lip plate and cork screw): 250 g.
Footjoint: 72 g.
After the three parts, each solid-silver, are slid together, the total length of the transverse flute is 67 cm. That length includes the slightly curved cork screw.
Advice: do not twist or push the cork screw, as that will cause loss of tone.
Flutes from the brand ''Gemeinhart'' are always beautiful and sturdy-reliable:
In the early 70s I took an exam on a cheaper Gemeinhardt transverse flute.
On the transverse flute of that time, only the headjoint was solid-silver,
while even from that the tone was STUNNING and technically everything was fine as well.
In one photo you can read: brand ''Gemeinhardt'', type ''M2S'', serial number ''404040'' and ''solid-silver'' on the corpus part of the offered transverse flute.
["Solid-Silver" applies here to each of the 3 parts: headjoint, body, and footjoint]
This instrument comes with the original hard black Gemeinhardt case, which is blue velvet on the inside and includes a wipe/duster.[see photos]
Flute. Gemeinhardt. Company in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Solid-Silver: translation into Dutch: Massief Silver.
Fully solid silver or solid-silver.. Type: M2S.
3-piece: headjoint with lip plate and cork screw, body, and footjoint.
No E-mechanism, with its pros and cons.
Everything is original and solid-silver.
Parts must be slid together.
The key system is Boehm-era.[Böhm].
The Gemeinhardt company made then and still makes beautiful, sturdy, reliable piccolos and flutes. The company made and still makes its own parts, which are hand-adjusted, assembled, and so on.
Recently serviced; hand-adjusted and checked by specialized, skilled craftspeople.
Afterwards I didn’t play it anymore, except for a one-time personal check for certainty.
Conclusion:
Mechanics: excellent.
Appearance: excellent and very beautiful.
The cork screw is in completely good condition and perfectly placed.
The pads are fine and the pads underneath are also excellent and properly attached and placed.
Cork under the keys is also fine and well attached and placed.
The keys, springs, and axles: fine.
The key action is well adjusted.
These flutes come from the Boehm era.[Böhm.]
A transverse flute is an ''octave-creating instrument''.
Flutter-ting / overtones.
Blowing (to produce sound).
Overblowing.
In a photo: the purchase receipt, 2017. Second-hand.
These Gemeinhardt flutes are very versatile and suitable for a wide range of musical pieces and genres.
From the warmest, fullest sound to the lightest, brightest sound, etc..
Back then, at the Conservatory, they said: "With a Gemeinhardt flute you can go in every direction and combine great beauty with great reliability—and with this American flute you can play heavy German music and the feather-light French music." This flute is suitable for both old and new music and for all genres.
Suitable for beginners and professional flutists.
Headjoint: 100 g.
Body (including lip plate and cork screw): 250 g.
Footjoint: 72 g.
After the three parts, each solid-silver, are slid together, the total length of the transverse flute is 67 cm. That length includes the slightly curved cork screw.
Advice: do not twist or push the cork screw, as that will cause loss of tone.
Flutes from the brand ''Gemeinhart'' are always beautiful and sturdy-reliable:
In the early 70s I took an exam on a cheaper Gemeinhardt transverse flute.
On the transverse flute of that time, only the headjoint was solid-silver,
while even from that the tone was STUNNING and technically everything was fine as well.
In one photo you can read: brand ''Gemeinhardt'', type ''M2S'', serial number ''404040'' and ''solid-silver'' on the corpus part of the offered transverse flute.
["Solid-Silver" applies here to each of the 3 parts: headjoint, body, and footjoint]
This instrument comes with the original hard black Gemeinhardt case, which is blue velvet on the inside and includes a wipe/duster.[see photos]
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Gemeinhardt
Multiple models
No
Model
M2S
Country of origin
United States
Physical condition
Excellent
Number of objects
1
Includes
Hard case
Weight
423 g
Material
Silver
Functional condition
Tested and working/playable
Length
67 cm
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