Lost
Lost flutes in Southern WV
near the Beckley Farmers Market entrance on Raleigh Street
Lost
listing
Posted
3 days
ago
Description
Last Saturday around 5:30 p.m., I was practicing scales outside Beckley Farmers Market when a gust knocked my case loose and the flutes slipped away with the crowd. The set includes a silver concert flute with a few dents and a smaller silver flute with a bright blue cleaning rod tucked inside. I had just passed Raleigh Street and looked back toward the market entrance, only to realize the bag was gone. Those instruments belong to years of lessons and performances, and I'm hoping someone found them and kept them safe.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Beckley Farmers Market entrance on Raleigh Street
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