Lost Rudall and Carte wooden flute and tin whistle
Description
Lost wooden flute and tin whistle on Camden Street in Dublin. The flute was in a large green gym bag which also contained my swimming gear. The bag fell off the back of my bicycle as I was cycling from the Guinness Pool to Cassidy’s pub in Camden Street to play at a traditional music Christmas session at around 1pm on Thursday, 18 December. It was last seen on Camden Street outside Flannerys pub at about 3:30 pm on Thursday, December 18.
The flute is wooden with a silver head joint. It is around 120 years old made by Rudall and Carte and is a Radcliffe model. It is very precious to me and irreplaceable. I will offer a reward for its return. The attached picture is of a very similar flute to the one lost. A brass tin whistle was also in the bag.
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