Armstrong Piccolo Serial Numbers

BURKHART piccolo serial # 2, black wood, silver keys. Black leather case, with cordura and shearling case cover. Was stolen in bag along with a Powell flute (flute was recovered 10/16/01), and Keefe cocus wood piccolo headjoint in its own case, no serial number. Stolen from trunk of car in San Francisco, July 23, 2001. This piccolo is an Armstrong 204 that is in excellent condition with minor scratches or blemishes on the body or mouthpiece. This piccolo measures just over 12 inches long and has a serial number of 6150764. This piccolo comes with the original black hard case with black velvet interior. Armstrong Flute Serial Number List. Date Serial Number; 1949-1965: 18,000-67,000. From 1974 to present, the prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacure. See also (serial number drop-down menu) AMERICAN STANDARD: All Woodwinds: WT ARMSTRONG: Flutes, Piccolos, and Saxophones See Also. ARTLEY: Flutes, Piccolos, and Clarinets See Also. B&S: Saxophones Research Link. E BEAUGNIER (see also Vito and Leblanc) Saxophones: Note: F BESSON: All Instruments See Also: BOOSEY AND HAWKES: All Woodwinds See.

Armstrong Piccolo Serial Numbers List

Armstrong Piccolo Serial Numbers Identification

Tibbiecow
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Hi Marie,
Betty is a 'seasoned citizen' indeed.
Quite a few people play on antique, or even just older flutes which were made by some of the masters of flutemaking. A flute that Verne Q. Powell made himself inthe 60's, or a vintage Haynes, or even an original Louis Lot can be a real treasure.
Modern flutemaking and newer scale designs do make a difference, though. Also, many new techniques in headjoint making have been taken advantage of, and the newer flutes are usually easier to play well.
I remember that the Armstrong Heritage flutes were made by a well known master craftsman- who was it, guys, and what era?
My Yamaha 800 series was made in 1998, and took a LONG time to sell before I bought it on eBay. It has a C-footjoint, so it was likely overlooked by B-foot snobs in this country. To be fair, it also had an unintentionally asymmetric embouchure hole, making the headjoint just OK, so I had to replace that before she really began to sing.
I'll have to find out when my piccolo was made- actually both of them- I have a solid silver 'CSS' Gemeinhardt (whose model number was long ago replaced) and a Zentner wood picc, which is no longer made.