Acton makes music: Touring the world’s oldest flute-making company
On Wednesday, February 19, close to two dozen members of the Acton Woman’s Club (AWC) were treated to a tour of the Wm. S. Haynes Company. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest flute-making company in the world and specializes in professional custom-level instruments, although student, intermediate, and pre-professional flutes from the Beijing location are finished in Acton. Customers can also have their Haynes flutes repaired at the Acton facility. Haynes custom flutes, made of silver, gold, platinum, and alloys, range in price from $11,000 to $80,000. The company’s sales goal last year was $7 million. Persuaded by a friend…
