"BRIO BY GEMEINHARDT SOLID SILVER FLUTE, NEW NEW NEW. Mod B2, B foot, factory warranty, never sold / rented Start Price USD 1,545.00 Current Price USD 1,545.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,595.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 29, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Wichita, Kansas See more about '"BRIO BY GEMEINHARDT SOLID SILVER FLUTE, NEW NEW NEW.' Description WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita, KS 67211 Tel: (316) 684-0291; FAX (316) 684-6858 Email: wbic@wichitaband.com A NEW “BRIO” FLUTE, IMPORTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY GEMEINHARDT. We sold new Gemeinhardt flutes for nearly forty years without any major problems with the company’s management. We used their student model 2SP flutes for our rental program and never had a complaint. But everything’s changed with Gemeinhardt and now it’s time for us to make some new choices. There’s a new management team with the company and there are “minimum selling price” policies in effect. We don’t agree with the restraints and have, for a number of reasons, made the decision to close out all their flutes. We had no issues with the quality of Gemeinhardt’s “Brio” series, imported from the Far East and fitted with head sections designed by Dana Sheridan. The flutes are well-made and with the head section designed by (not made by) Dana Sheridan, the flutes work well. But there are other flute makers out there that build instruments of equal or better quality and the manufacturers of them allow us to market as we wish, where we wish and for what prices we wish. It’s a better choice for us and for our customers. Our flute plays very well at 442 pitch at “modern” scale. The instrument is new, never sold, never rented, never used on a display or as a demonstrator. It’s a model B2-OSB, with solid silver body, head and foot, silver plated keywork. French model (open holes in the keys), with offset G and B foot. Suggested retail price is $2650. “Minimum selling price“ is $1995. We have these in stock, new new new, for $1595. Absolutely nothing wrong with them! Wichita Band 24 month warranty applies (see below), as well as Gemeinhardt’s factory warranty. Nothing wrong with these at all. Bargain prices for NEW NEW NEW instruments. Just to make certain everybody understands…. We like the flutes, we don’t like the restraints from the distributor / importer of the instruments. ***** Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have 18 employees including eight of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year. Due to the heavy demand for our services, we do no school repairs, and very few “walk-in” repairs. Wichita Band’s service warranty is the same as it’s been for more than thirty years: “ALL new and all used instruments sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with our 24 month service warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For two full years, we will repair or replace, whichever in our estimation is the more advisable, pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to the customer. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance charges. Cases and plating finishes are not covered by our service warranty but are sometimes covered by factory guarantees.” Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has been since 1953! In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty, the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer. Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 3 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument “on approval” for ten days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways and to reimburse us for posting and restocking charges (2.95%) on any returned instrument. VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER/MONEY ORDER/CHECK/WIRE TRANSFER ACCEPTED. Credit cards not accepted from some countries and especially Indonesia. Must ship to the credit card billing address with exceptions made at our discretion. Please email us for a listing of other new, reconditioned, and vintage instruments. Our specialties are pro-quality flutes from Haynes, Powell and the best Japanese factories and we always have a good selection of vintage flutes from the best Paris workshops of the nineteenth century. We’re happy to respond to any and all questions about flutes and other musical instruments, but please don’t write and ask “What’s granny’s mellophone worth?”. Do an Ebay search and you’ll learn more than we’ll be able to tell you. **** Place a Bid!