Question about - Artley 18-P Wood Piccolo Flute - Rare???

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What gives here ??? No More Private messages ???

Anyway I am asking about an eBay auction of an Artley Wooden Piccolo - no designation on the type of wood but it looks to be grenadilla; Now my first 'real' flute was a silver plated Artley and I played it for 25 years with never a problem and only one re-pad in all of that time. It was stolen while I was in Rome - I dozed in church during Mass for about thirty seconds but that's all it takes over there - those gypsies are extremely quick and very watchful, and I was no un-seasoned tourist either.

So, can anyone here lend a 'buyers' hand on this little Artley 18-P Wood Piccolo - value - worthiness etc. I was going to ask JB but the query is open to all........Thank you very much..........

BTW the ad says "RARE" Could that be because its NOT a composite instrument?

PS.........Something I just relaized too - the flute in my Avatar is the cherished Artley ha ha

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

UPDATE - I received an answer from the seller in which he concedes to an error in the listing .............BUT I would still like a REVIEW on this instrument............

Dear xxxxxxx,............hello... i apparently made a mistake in the listing and have updated it to add this.. "after talking with an expert today, I have just discovered that this is a composite head and body flute- not wood- it is resonite, which is supposedly better than wood .. it has never been worked on.. it is in original, good condition. It is in the key of C.. it has silver plated keys.. conical bore, stainless steel springs .. it sells new for $2,095.00 ..
... so i am sorry about the mixup... i can still send you pictures if you like.. i should be able to take some in the morning, as well as give you the serial number... again i apologize that i made this mistake, and thanks again for your interest... carl akers