Lost
Silver Yamaha flute with pink headjoint plug
Pullman / Moscow
Lost
listing
Posted
16 days
ago
Description
I lost my silver Yamaha flute yesterday around 3pm outside the Terrell Library on College Ave in Pullman, near the Bell Tower. It's a standard 26-inch student model, in a black hard case with a purple interior. The flute is polished silver, with a small dent near the foot joint and the lip plate is engraved with the initials 'PP' from Priya Patel. I always keep a pink headjoint plug tucked in the case, and there’s a pink cleaning cloth in the pocket too. It means a lot to me and it was a gift from my grandfather, so I’m really hoping to get it back if someone picked it up.
Approximate last-seen location
Pullman / Moscow
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