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A. Eppler in our old downtown 5th Ave. shop. 1974
Flute Repair, Restoration and Maintenance
Our entire shop is dedicated to flutes--not to other woodwinds or brass--and the wooden flute is our specialty.
Every flutist is an individual--and so is the flute being played. The Eppler Flute Company will restore your flute to play a well as it did when it came new from its maker, or even better. Cleaning, oiling, and many other small repairs can be performed on a same day or next day basis. Complete repadding will be completed within five days. Overhauls require approximately ten days. See images and read a description of a complete overhaul of an old flute.
Alexander Eppler was the first, and for several years the only, flutemaker to have Straubinger certification. StraubingerTM pads, specialized tools, and more than 30 years experience make the flute services provided by Alexander Eppler high quality and one of a kind.
"Thanks for the GREAT JOB and FAST TURN-AROUND!" --F. Staff, flute instructor, Los Angeles, CA
"The flute is glorious. I am delighted with it. It will be my pleasure to recommend your work around my flute circles...and the NFA." --S. Goodfellow, professor of flute, University of Utah
"Wow! For all of these years of being perfectly happy with my flute, I now realize that it was NOT what it could have been. What a pleasure to play on it. Thanks again and again for high standards, patience, knowledge...and artistry." --E. Burkhalter, flute performer and instructor, Houston, Texas
"My Brannen is working beautifully--back to its original playing condition." --Natalia Semyonova, performer, Paris, France
"Alek, thanks again for the overhaul - you did the impossible! You far exceeded my expectations, especially correcting the venting problem with the thumb key. Also, I didn't realize what a difference Straubinger pads would make. My flute plays beautifully. Your work is impeccable."--Steve Franzke, flute performer and instructor, Tacoma, Washington
The wooden flute is our specialty.
The Eppler Flute Company is the oldest uninterrupted maker of modern wooden headjoints and flutes in the world today, having first introduced them over thirty years ago.
Standard features of the Eppler wooden flute include:
African Blackwood or choice of Cocuswood* or Snakewood*
Modern scale
Silver mechanism
Open hole, offset G-A mechanism
Gold springs
C# trill key
B footjoint with high C facilitator key,
StraubingerTM pads (custom made for our wooden instruments)
Special silencing
All flutes come with:
French style case
zipper pocket case cover with handle
custom made rosewood swab
Currently, we are in the process of introducing an entirely new model of Eppler wooden Boehm-system flute. This is our first completely new design since 1990 to be available in 2006.
Early Eppler wooden headjoints made for a wide variety of silver flutes.
Prices
Our Standard Model, Wooden, Boehm-system flute:
$13,885 USD, FOB Seattle.
Extras:
*in Cocuswood
$650
*in Snakewood
$1,250
One-piece body down to B in any wood
$285
Pinless mechanism
$750
Split E mechanism
$650
D# roller
$125
Special ergonomic mechanism for small hands approx.
$950 - $1450
Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. The pricing of Eppler wood headjoints is confirmed at the time of
order. These prices are quoted in US dollars. Any duty costs are the responsibility of the purchaser.
For all correspondence and mail orders:
Eppler Flute Company
P.O. Box 16513
Seattle, WA 98116-0513, U.S.A.
