2 piece flutes

woodenbrother · Post by **woodenbrother** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:31 pm

hi ive got a cheap but nice eric bamboo flute,but i'm hoping to upgrade..whats the best 2 piece flute,i'm pretty ignorant to makers so any advice would be most welcome!.. thks in advance..wb

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:00 pm

woodenbrother wrote:hi ive got a cheap but nice eric bamboo flute,but i'm hoping to upgrade..whats the best 2 peice flute,i'm pretty ignorant to makers so any advice would be most welcome!.. thks in advance..wb

I don't know anyone who is making a 2-piece flute from bamboo, mainly because it is very difficult to do. It so happens that I make a 2-piece and 3-piece flute from pvc. Please click on my webpage. Also, Casey Burns makes a very nice 2-piece, conical-bore wooden flute for about $290, if I am not mistaken. Also, check out 2-piece wooden flutes from the Sweetheart Flute Company.

woodenbrother · Post by **woodenbrother** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:11 pm

oops should of said i ment wooden or material other then bamboo..thks for reply wb

cocusflute · Post by **cocusflute** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:45 am

Martin Doyle-- world's best two-piece flute.
Absolutely.

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:31 am

Depends on how deep your pocket is.... the sky's the limit. M&E, Bleazey and Burns are good on the less expensive end. Tipple is good if finances are really an issue. If you have a wad of cash that's smoking in your pocket, Cotter, Grinter and Wilkes are nice. Inbetween? Copley, Olwell, Murray. Remember, "best" depends on the listener/player. Avoid anything on eBay until you learn some.

woodenbrother · Post by **woodenbrother** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:55 am

thks for the replies..i guess im looking at £300-£600 at a stretch,might be worth saving for more?..will look into some of the names mentioned thks again..like i said im pretty ignorant about makers..for some reason i got it into my head there wernt to many two peices to choose from..im way off the best cash wise it seems lol.. wb

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:49 am

Dave Parkhurst wrote:Depends on how deep your pocket is.... the sky's the limit. M&E, Bleazey and Burns are good on the less expensive end. Tipple is good if finances are really an issue. If you have a wad of cash that's smoking in your pocket, Cotter, Grinter and Wilkes are nice. Inbetween? Copley, Olwell, Murray. Remember, "best" depends on the listener/player. Avoid anything on eBay until you learn some.

To the best of my knowledge, M&E, Bleazey, Cotter, Grinter, Wilkes, Copley, Olwell and Murray don't make two-piece flutes (although the Bleazey G is indeed a two-parter).

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:54 am

Perhaps a stupid question, woodenbrother, but why a 2-piece flute?

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:03 am

cocusflute wrote:Martin Doyle-- world's best two-piece flute.
Absolutely.

Second this.

Sweetheart flutes are two piece, reasonably priced,
and a step up from what you are playing.

cocusflute · Post by **cocusflute** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:21 am

Dollar for dollar (or £ for £) you cannot beat Martin Doyle's two piece flutes. They are less costly because of the two (rather than 3-5) pieces. Fergus O'Gorman won an All-Ireland on his. Ronan Browne loves his. This is what Martin himself, who is, BTW, a very accomplished player, takes to sessions.
Nothing else in the price range compares. Doyle's flutes can compare well with anybody's, even without the price factor.

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:35 am

I've played one-piece, two-piece, three-piece and four-piece flutes, and now I'm looking to upgrade. Which maker makes the best five-piece flute?

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:44 am

johnkerr wrote:I've played one-piece, two-piece, three-piece and four-piece flutes, and now I'm looking to upgrade. Which maker makes the best five-piece flute?

That depends on whether you're counting the headjoint and barrel as two pieces or one, and whether a hose-clamp is considered a piece of the flute or, like the FluteBeard™, just an important accessory.

cocusflute · Post by **cocusflute** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:56 am

I'll be selling a 14 piece (exclusive of rings and pins) Rudall Rose....

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:05 am

I suppose WB is really asking about better flutes than the
one he is playing, which is bamboo. For 'two piece'
best to read 'more than one piece.'

Anyhow WB, some helpful info in this thread, I hope,
as a number of the flutes we've mentioned
are good ones. It depends on how much money
you wish to spend. If you are seriously interested
get the best flute you can. There's a lot of searchable
info here too, and you are welcome to PM us.

Good luck.

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:06 am

Actually, I just dropped my four-piece flute, but thankfully it's still playable. So now I'm looking to upgrade to a six-piece flute. But it can't be a six-key and have a 6 in the serial number, because that would make it a 666 flute. If I played one of those I'm sure only bluegrass would come out...

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