Haynes patented his distinctive flute design in 1914, and the company has since become a provider of silver and gold instruments to many of the world's most prominent orchestral, chamber and jazz musicians.
Haynes established his flute-making shop, Wm S Haynes Co., in Piedmont Street in the Bay Village district of Boston, where the business was until moving to Acton, MA in 2010. He was the son of a sea captain and a school teacher. The company was founded in 1888 and is one of the world's leading makers of concert flutes. Haynes (1864–1939) was the founder of the William S.
