

The first publicly available Haynes flute was number 507, so lessons learned in crafting over five hundred prototypes helped him shape a set of principles that set the benchmark for modern flute creation. 453817, silver, openhole, Bft, one year old, stolen from Centereach, New York.

ARMSTRONG Picc, #22130, wood was in double case with Haynes flute. C whistle is unmarked, others are serial number #003, and have a picture of a bell. Gemenhardt Co, and Saxophone, Selmer, Mfg in Paris, Serial # 20886 Submitted: 7 years ago. Haynes Co, Boston, Serial # 25902? Also have Alto flute, Serial #A1171, K.G. What is the value of a sterling silver flute, Wm. Around this time, George Haynes also invented the 'drawn tone hole' on an alto flute, revolutionizing the flute making process forever. With care and caution, William Sherman Haynes and his brother George Haynes fashioned the first Haynes flute, a copy of a Boehm-Mendler, at the request of a member of the Boston Symphony in 1888. Haynes story is one of a passion for perfection the genesis of all flutemaking in America.
