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Break a leg !

A FEW ROUNDS of golf should keep you out of mischief till well after dark ! Of course I don't expect you to bother about your poor English. Nobody who lives his life in such ignorance is going to want to change. I wonder if concerted complaints to eBay about the business are indicated if You fail to...

The site was put up with prices, and invitations to buy and sell, Glinjack, not just for us to look at some inferior offerings. Do you have anything of quality to offer, if you recognise the difference ? You seem to be a rogue, Glinjack, and would be better off spending your time learning some eleme...

It doesn't need Sherlock Holmes, Mr Glinjack. It need you being honest, not nearly so glib and answering a simple question. Do you have any personal involvement in the dicky website you have promoted ? If an answer is not forthcoming perhaps your local trading standards people could be asked for ass...

Could be Beare & Sons possibly. They were dealers/importers at the time.

I for one haven't a clue what you mean. I didn't know there was a confusion of Byrne and Burns over there ! Which is the good one, or are honours even ? I am not into moderm makers much, except to put in my I-Spy book. It is like twitching. I have my Wilkes flutes and may get an Olwell one day just ...

Mr Wilkes says 10 years.
Time to save up !

Any site which does not identify itself but asks visitors to give details of items they might sell looks like a front for house breakers. How is a customer to give them repairs to do if even the continent they are on is not identified, let alone an address given ? I think you should come clean Mr Gl...

Well it did look just like Boosey keywork.
They stuck any old name on to make a few bob !
Booseys could have sold some in France or anywhere.
Didn't look at all French to me !

Of course, if Mr Glinjack were anything to do with the mystery buyers / sellers he should be strung up by the thumbs and .....

Are you, Mr Glinjack ?

You are far better off ploughing your own furrow, Mr Burns rather than looking over your shoulder into the past. You will never produce your best work,I am sure, unless very loosely guided by the odd great maker. ( But anybody wanting to make keys should keep a nice Hudson around to remind them of w...

Why was the flute stamped B & S , David ?
It looked just likw Boosey work.
Louis made flutes for his nephew, of course.

Do you keep an explosive charge of longlife purple stain triggered to be blown over the thief by the unauthorised opening of your bags, Spittle ( Ugh ! ) ?
Are you related to Topcat's Officer Dribble ?

Very different key, Matt, but as I remember it the square plates didn't seem to be replacements. Perhaps an upgrade of a low grade Rudall ? I don't think that Mr Glijack is pushing his own gear, Matt, unless he is in cahoots with the Mysterious Flute Sellers up on the ridge in their cabin. Somewhere...

As regards Rudall chambering, Mr Burns, when we read Carte around 1850 saying that his new cylindrical flute obviates the need for chambering I think we can take that as evidence of Rudall & Roses practice in construction. NO ? I don't know if your measurement techniques and measuring equipment ...