All of the documentation states Conn-Artley, C.G. I also still have all my original paperwork that came with the Flute. The flute has served me well over the years and has a nice tone and is still in near mint condition. I never noticed that the A on the head joint is not the same A that is used in the Artley logo. My Flute also has the Armstrong style A engraved on the head joint. Since I already had an Artley Piccolo and the case had a place for the Piccolo I went with the Artley over the Armstrong. When I inquired what the difference was I was told it was the exact same thing manufactured by the same company. Everything was the same even the case they came in. At the time I purchased it I was also offered the identical Armstrong Flute for the same price. I have an Artley 5-0B (Open hole, silver thin wall head joint, and B flat foot) that I purchased new in 1995. I have no illusions about having some mysterious magical masterpiece of musical manufacture, and assume it's a student model, but is there any way I can find out more from looking at it, *before* I take it into a shop and have somebody look it over (and tell me they'll give me a quarter of what I later find out it's really worth)?
#Artley flute 4 0 history serial number#
What also throws me a bit, after poking around the web trying to find out about serial numbers, is that either there is none, or else the serial number is the same *four* digits - beginning with "9" - stamped near one end of each of the three sections of the instrument. Nowhere on it does it say "Silver" (or any other metal), although there happens to be a 3M "Silver Protector Strip" in the case, and it certainly looks (from what corrosion there is) as though it's silver-plated. What I do see is that it is a Symphony, made in Elkhart, the lettering inline with the body. So although I have read most of the posts here about Artleys, I really don't know what I have (e.g., no idea what a C- or B-foot is, or whether it's a Wilkins or a Powell). However, although a longtime musician with what I like to think is a good ear, I have no clue about flutes. My aunt, who lives in a retirement home, let me take her flute which she no longer plans on trying to play again, with the idea that I would find a good home for it (and give her the money when and if I sell it, which wasn't mentioned but is certainly what I intend).
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