Thanks to everyone for answering our photo quiz yesterday. If you guessed “headjoint, below the barrel, and on the footjoint” for the engraving locations, you are correct!

Question of the day: Each Powell flute is engraved with the logo in three different places — do you know where they are? We’ll reveal the answer tomorrow, so there is plenty of time to answer!
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Question of the day: Each Powell flute is engraved with the logo in three different places — do you know where they are? We’ll reveal the answer tomorrow, so there is plenty of time to answer!

You’ve seen examples of his work here before, and now we have two new designs from our engraver, Weiling Zhao.

One of our engravers, Weiling Zhao, tells us that initials are a popular engraving choice on lip plates.  What do you think?  If you were to choose a lip plate engraving, would it be initials — or something different?
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One of our engravers, Weiling Zhao, tells us that initials are a popular engraving choice on lip plates.  What do you think?  If you were to choose a lip plate engraving, would it be initials — or something different?

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Now that we’ve seen the beginning of a hand-engraved key, we thought we would share this finished one! Find out more about the hand engraving process in the latest post on our repair blog at http://www.repairmyflute.com/2012/12/key-engraving-part-ii.html
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Now that we’ve seen the beginning of a hand-engraved key, we thought we would share this finished one! Find out more about the hand engraving process in the latest post on our repair blog at http://www.repairmyflute.com/2012/12/key-engraving-part-ii.html

We’ve seen finished hand engraving examples here, but how exactly does the process work? One of our engravers started this “example key” to show us. Stay tuned for more on this topic tomorrow…
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We’ve seen finished hand engraving examples here, but how exactly does the process work? One of our engravers started this “example key” to show us. Stay tuned for more on this topic tomorrow…

Did you know that if you would like your keys engraved, there’s a particular time when it’s easiest to do? Find out more in the latest post on our Repair Blog at http://www.repairmyflute.com/2012/11/key-engraving_14.html.
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Did you know that if you would like your keys engraved, there’s a particular time when it’s easiest to do? Find out more in the latest post on our Repair Blog at http://www.repairmyflute.com/2012/11/key-engraving_14.html.

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A few new photos of engraved rings and keys — and one photo of the engraving tools.  Everything is done by hand.  Great to have engraving specialists here at the shop!

Some new photos of engraved crowns.  Do you like the engraved look?

We’ve seen some examples of crown and lip plate engraving, so we thought we’d share an example of key engraving. What do you think — do you like the look of engraved keys?
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We’ve seen some examples of crown and lip plate engraving, so we thought we’d share an example of key engraving. What do you think — do you like the look of engraved keys?

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