Cherry Wooden Flute / Wood Flute, Whistle Fingering by North Art Heritage Music

Description

For sale: cherry wooden flute originally purchased on eBay in 2005 from North Art Heritage Music
Description from original listing:
This is a great opportunity to get a very nice flute for a very low price!!  This brand new, baroque style, handcrafted solid cherry flute is tuned to the key of G.
This flute is original and handturned at North-Art's Heritage Music, makers of quality woodwinds. It is 19 inches long and has 2 removable joints for easy cleaning and fine-tuning with other instruments.
The ornate styling was specifically designed to reflect the elaborate decoration of the instruments of the Baroque era.
The uniquely designed concave mouth-piece aids in positioning for a clear tone, making this flute extremely easy to play.  The cherry wood provides a soft mellow tone and is a popular wood for folk flutes.
Great care is taken to ensure each flute has its own unique quality of voice.  The design of the body adds a lovely touch to this superb flute created with the highest exacting standards. Each flute has an interesting grain pattern and may include natural color variation and/or mineral stains.  The flute pictured in this auction is the actual instrument you are bidding on. As you can tell by these pictures this flute has a very unique heart wood pattern that runs from the mouth-piece to the end of the bore.
Our flutes have been played at concerts and folk music gatherings and are enjoyed by professionals and amateurs alike.  A wonderful  instrument that will bring many hours of enjoyment.
Your satisfaction is important to us!!   North-Art's Heritage music has been making and shipping woodwinds
[since 1999]
Retail value of this flute is 9.
The instrument was very lightly handled and was in a non-smoking house with a humidifier to protect against drying out during New England winter months.
Terms of Sale
Contact and Receipt of Payment
Winning bidder must make contact with me within 72 hours of auction's end.  Payment must be received within 7 calendar days of auction's end or the sale is void and the item will be re-listed.
This item is Final Sale and sold "As-Is”.
There are no returns and no refunds.  If you have questions related to this auction, I will be glad to answer them.  I have made every effort to accurately represent this item.  However, I can not anticipate everyone's concerns and may have omitted the very details that you were looking for.  Therefore
PLEASE
send e-mail with any questions and allow enough time for me to reply prior to placing your bid.
IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN, PLEASE DO NOT BID.
Shipping and Payment Information
I will sell and ship this item only within the USA, Canada, or Mexico — no exceptions. I will ship only to the address of the winning bidder, not to a third party address. The address I ship to must be a real address, not a Post Office Box.
The shipping charge includes
estimated
postage, ample padding, and a heavy duty shipping carton.  If the actual shipping charge is less then I will refund the difference.  If there is loss, theft or damage during transit, I will provide the postage and insurance receipts and you will need to process the insurance claim, as I am not able to conduct insurance claims from this end.  Therefore, please examine the outside of the parcel and note any visible damage to the carton on the signature form when it is delivered, open the parcel with care, and retain all packing materials, as these will be evidence required by the insurance claims adjuster.
This item may also be sold as in-person pickup; I will provide the pickup address after receiving payment and the funds have cleared my bank.  I’m also willing to personally deliver it for free within a 50-mile radius of Boston, MA.  I will deliver only to the address of the winning bidder or to a mutually agreed upon location.
If you are the winning bidder and do not comply with these requirements, the sale is void, and the item will be re-listed.
Thank you for your interest!