Gemeinhardt · Professional · 33OSB
Gemeinhardt's catalog and serial chart don't list a 33OS. Search for one and you find the 33 series flutes with offset G, the 33OSB, 33OSHB and 33OSSB, and this page covers them. The 33s are Gemeinhardt's professional line, hand assembled and finished, with pointed key arms, Pisoni Lucien deluxe pads, French open-hole keys and a B footjoint on every model. The letters tell you how much silver you get. The 33SHB has a sterling NG1 headjoint on a silver-plated body, the 33SB adds a sterling body and footjoint, and the 33SSB makes the keys solid silver too. An O after the 33 means offset G, so the 33OSB is the sterling-bodied flute in the offset layout. Gemeinhardt now offers its C1 Galway Crusader headjoint, a blend of sterling silver and platinum, on these flutes at extra cost. The family goes back further than the current line, since Gemeinhardt's serial chart maps its older 3SS and 3SSB solid silver flutes to today's 33SS and 33SSB and lists 33SSB serials from 1990. For a player moving on from a plated step-up flute, the 33SB and 33OSB are the ones with a sterling body.
This isn't a beginner flute. It suits an advanced high school or adult player, and the letters matter, so read the model stamp before you trust the title.
Build and case33OSB
Gemeinhardt's serial chart lists 33SSB serials from 648200 to 652300 for 1990–1991, the earlier 3SSB from 1982 to 1991 and the 3SS from 1958 to 1990. It doesn't break out the current 33SB and 33SHB runs, so ask the seller for the serial and the original paperwork.
Listings mix up the 33 variants, so a title can promise more silver than the flute has. Sterling silver tarnishes, and heavy polishing wears the surface and can damage the pads.
More on this in our flute buying guide.
Buying guide
The flute we'd look at first is the used 33OSB, the sterling-bodied offset G model, with its case and cover at $1,599 delivered from a 100% seller. There are at least 4 for sale and only that one is used, so the $1,550–2,700 delivered band isn't a market read. The others are a new 33OSHB from a dealer at $1,479 and two open-box flutes at $2,530 and $3,140. Read the model stamp before you trust a title, since 33OSHB, 33OSB and 33OSSB carry different amounts of silver, and check the one titled 33OSB "All Silver", because a 33OSB has silver-plated keys. This is a flute for an advanced high schooler or an adult, not a beginner.
$1,479.00delivered
The lowest delivered 33 series flute here, new from a US dealer at $1,479 with free shipping. It's a 33OSHB, a sterling headjoint on a silver-plated body, so it has less silver than a 33OSB, and the photo is a stock image.
Gemeinhardt 33OSHB-NG1 Offset G Professional Flute
$1,599.00delivered
Titled 33OSB, the sterling-bodied offset G flute, with the case and cover in the photo, at $1,599 delivered from a 100% seller. Ask for photos of the sterling stamps on each section and a short video playing down to low B.
Gemeinhardt 33OSB Professional Open-Hole Flute, Offset G - Clearance Sale!
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 12, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 12, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
New$1,479.00delivered
$1,479.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,479.00
Good buy
New from a dealer. A 33OSHB, sterling head on a plated body. Stock photo.
Seller: altomusic
99.6% positive
Used$1,599.00delivered
$1,599.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,599.00
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Good buy
Titled 33OSB, offset G. Case and cover in the photo.
Seller: tulsaband
100% positive
Open box$2,530.00est. delivered
$2,500.00 + $30.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,500.00
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Our take
Card says open box. Titled all silver, but a 33OSB has plated keys, so check the stamp.
Seller: wrightmusicpw
100% positive
Open box$3,140.34est. delivered
$3,101.34 + $39.00 shipping
Buy It Now$3,101.34
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Our take
Card says open box. Titled 33SSB, inline G, with a Galway C1 Crusader headjoint.
Seller: dmaley
99.2% positive
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