old trevor james model info
gog...@gogo.me.uk
I have a Trevor James flute my parents bought me in the eighties in
Belgium. I've done all my music school on this instrument and am still
using it now. But I am considering upgrading and am looking at the TJJ
range. I would like to have more information about that old model in
order to help me choosing the next model, My flute is a TJ/0i model (nr
43534). It says "sterling silver" on the headjoint. I am sure the body
is plated but don't know if the headjoint is silver plated or solid.
Could someone tell me more about this model, and approximately what
would be the equivalent model in the present Trevor James range?
That would be very valuable information to me!
Many thanks
Philippe
Stephen Howard
The TJ10 ix model is of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL211S - your
model will be of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL311 ( a 211 with a
solid silver head ).
Your head joint is solid silver, the body and keys are silver plated
nickel silver.
It's an excellent intermediate model flute, and you'd have to spend
quite a bit to better it.
The current TJ flute that equates to your one would be the Cantabile
(C2) .
Regards,
--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk
gwgw
> The TJ10 ix model is of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL211S - your
> model will be of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL311 ( a 211 with a
> solid silver head ).
I thought it was not TJ10 but TJ/0 but probably they had a strange way
of slanting the "1" so it looks like a "/"... but there is definitely
no "x" there. Anyway, I was wondering: I thought that the TJ10x were
Trevor James beginner/basixc flutes? Or is it beacause of the "i" which
means something else?
>
> Your head joint is solid silver, the body and keys are silver plated
> nickel silver.
Do you know that because of the model or because of the "sterling
silver" mark? I thought that all the TJ10x were silver plated and not
solid silver...
Thanks again
Philippe
Stephen Howard
>Hello Stephen. Thanks for the quick reply...
>
>> The TJ10 ix model is of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL211S - your
>> model will be of the same quality as the Yamaha YFL311 ( a 211 with a
>> solid silver head ).
>
>I thought it was not TJ10 but TJ/0 but probably they had a strange way
>of slanting the "1" so it looks like a "/"... but there is definitely
>no "x" there. Anyway, I was wondering: I thought that the TJ10x were
>Trevor James beginner/basixc flutes? Or is it beacause of the "i" which
>means something else?
The 'i' makes all the difference. The TJ10X series is still their
standard budget range, the iX series is now the Performers series...in
which the TJ10iX became the Privilege. Your flute is the next model
up, the Cantabile.
They did change the model numbers around some time ago, and your flute
might date from the transition period between the old TJ10iX name and
the new Cantabile name.
>>
>> Your head joint is solid silver, the body and keys are silver plated
>> nickel silver.
>
>Do you know that because of the model or because of the "sterling
>silver" mark?
Both reasons.
> I thought that all the TJ10x were silver plated and not
>solid silver...
They're just silver plated...but you don't have a TJ10x.
Regards,
--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
Shmiz
without it being 925/1000 pure silver. Thus the headjoint in question
is "solid" silver as opposed to silver plated.
You can check out "Sterling Silver" in Wikipedia for plethora of
information regarding this.
-shmiz
Stephen Howard
wrote:
>By law or standard practice, an article cannot be labeled "sterling"
>without it being 925/1000 pure silver. Thus the headjoint in question
>is "solid" silver as opposed to silver plated.
Yup, that's what I said in my first post in this thread.
gwgw
Stephen Howard wrote:
> Yup, that's what I said in my first post in this thread.
BTW, thanks again for the info. The upgrade I had in mind is probably
not necessary... I guess the best is to go to a repair shop and ask
how I can service/repair/improve. After all, the flute didn't get a
single service for the past 10-12 years! I had a look at your webpages
and found them very interesting!
Philippe