▁were ▁not ▁keeping ▁up ▁with ▁costs . ▁So on ▁after ▁West ' s ▁departure , ▁Lamb erson ▁began ▁finding ▁success ▁with ▁his ▁high - quality ▁instruments . ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 3 0 ▁fl utes ▁made ▁by ▁Lamb erson . ▁Not ▁all ▁were ▁complete : ▁West ▁bought ▁one ▁un fin ished ▁and ▁one ▁customer ▁wanted ▁a ▁raw ▁body ▁only , ▁with ▁no ▁holes . ▁Most ▁were ▁solid ▁coin ▁silver , ▁although ▁ 2 6 ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁red ▁gold ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁white ▁gold . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁ 1 1 ▁fl utes ▁made ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Jack ▁Moore ▁of ▁El kh art . ▁These ▁were ▁l abeled ▁" MO O RE - LA MB ER SON ". ▁ ▁Lamb erson ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁now ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁and ▁res ides ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines . ▁The ▁last , ▁No . ▁ 7 3 0 , ▁is ▁a ▁red ▁gold ▁fl ute ▁with ▁an ▁extra ▁C ▁foot . ▁ ▁Lamb erson ' s ▁silver ▁bod ied ▁fl utes ▁can ▁easily ▁sell ▁for ▁over ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁his ▁more ▁rare ▁white ▁gold ▁models ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁assuming ▁you ▁can ▁find ▁someone ▁willing ▁to ▁part ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁Lamb erson ' s ▁cre ations . ▁ ▁Lamb erson ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁O sk alo osa , ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Lamb erson ▁fl