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1705074
Mateki, "O3", alto flute, Japan, 20th century.
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Body in Sterling silver. Silver-plated movement. Length 67cm. Stamped "O3e", "925", Original case included.

Age-related wear. Marks. Not function tested. Not fully serviced.

Provenance

Jan Kling.

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This flute has, repordedly, been used on recordings with ABBA "Super Trouper, The Piper", "Visitors, I Let the Music Speak", Ulf Lundell, "Sweethearts, The Sharp Edge"; "Five Ants Are More Than Four Elephants", Lasse Berghagen "Thank You, I Love Dance"; Bengt Palmers "The Company Trip", Magnus and Brasse, Arja Saijonmaa, Björn Skifs, Astrid Lindgren "Mio, My Mio" etc.

Jan Kling (1940-2025) was a frequently hired and highly regarded studio and live musician who worked with, among others, ABBA; Ted Gärdestad and Magnus Uggla. As a woodwind player, handling among other instruments the flute, saxophone, and clarinet, he was a significant contributor to ABBA's sound and participated on titles such as "The Visitors". As a studio musician, he also contributed to Ulf Lundell's albums "Kär & Galen" and "The Sharp Edge" as well as Tomas Ledin's "The Rhythm of the Heart", to name just a few examples. Kling was also active within the Swedish folk and jazz scenes where he collaborated with, among others, Cornelis Vreeswijk; Monica Zetterlund; Georg Riedel.

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