BEAUTIFUL ALTUS 1007E PROFESSIONAL SOLID SILVER (.925) CLOSED-HOLE FLUTE WITH OFFSET G, SPLIT E AND C-FOOT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. Altus flutes are renowned for being of the highest quality and Altus been hand crafting flutes for over 25 years. All Altus flutes have a beautifully crisp and easy sound in the high registers and benefit from lush, warm tones in the lower registers, especially those with the denser Brittania silver. Their sound is unique and coveted by some of the best players in the world. The mechanism and style has been said to be based on the french maker Louis Lot with seamed tube and the quality of workmanship is superb. The Altus 1607 is an extremely sought-after model, hard to find second-hand and perfect for advanced players/professionals. The tone holes are soldered and the keys and mechanism are solid silver also. Pads have plenty of life and are well seated.5% DISCOUNT is offered - please contact me for detailsThe Altus 1007 has a solid silver head, body and foot and nickel silver, silver-plated mechanism and keys. This particular example has closed-holes, offset G with split E and C-Foot and is offered in beautiful condition with hard and soft case. Hard case looks immaculate and soft case has some marks of course but is in excellent condition. Current retail is £3,595 so this is a superb opportunity for someone to gain an immaculate example at a fraction of the price. (Please note that this is the most recent version of this model and not the older version also being sold on Ebay at the same price) - 5% DISCOUNT is also offered - please contact me for details. PLEASE LOOK AT LONDON FLUTES WEBSITE ON GOOGLE FOR FULL STOCK AND PAYMENT DISCOUNTS PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION OR GENERAL UNBIASED ADVICE ON (07939) 014248 AND I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP. YOU CAN ALSO ARRANGE TO COME AND TRY THE FLUTE AND I AM BASED IN BECKENHAM, KENT.