Hello all, I have a 1920's wooden Boehm flute stamped Wellworth & C, Manchester ENG, A.R.M. Does anyone know if Wellworth is in the Langwill index? I can't get my hands on a copy to check and can't really spend the cash right now to buy a copy. My guess is that Wellworth might be a retailer and not the maker. Thanks for any and all help for a newbie!
I've included a photo pre-overhaul. I've already cleaned the mechanism back to a beautiful shine (no plate loss, cool right?) and oiled the VERY dry bore and body plus fully restored the case. Repadding is going painfully as a lot of the keys require massive shimming. A cool thing is the gutta percha headjoint with a very German-looking square embouchure hole. AND it's at 440, lucky me...
I've included a photo pre-overhaul. I've already cleaned the mechanism back to a beautiful shine (no plate loss, cool right?) and oiled the VERY dry bore and body plus fully restored the case. Repadding is going painfully as a lot of the keys require massive shimming. A cool thing is the gutta percha headjoint with a very German-looking square embouchure hole. AND it's at 440, lucky me...