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Hard to search for, so sorry if this has been asked, but I’m considering a flute in F. I know Copley makes one. Who else out there does?

Thanks in advance!

Gilles Lehart makes a nice one. You can listen to Erwan Menguy play one here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYREXxIbKI0

Eamonn Cotter

John Gallagher's are really great (best I've played, but I'm super biased). A few people play Carbony F flutes, and they're surprisingly good (albeit too thin for me).

My sister has a Gallagher flute in F, keyless, Mopane. Great flute.

Tony Millyard

The Gallagher is based on an original F Pratten that Tom McElvogue used on his recording and loaned to me by it's owner, Norm Holmes, for a flute John made for me based on that design, but improved.
We used boxwood I got from gaita makers I know in Spain and opted for keys that resemble the ones used by Hudson of Siccama/Pratten fame.
It's a stupendous flute and I'm glad Gallagher kept the design.
You won't be disappointed.

millyard is great

Thanks for the names everybody. I’ve also learned that Damian Thompson makes a flute in F.

Geert Lejeune makes them, I have one on order

I have two keylesses, one by Hammy which is great, though I think he is still not taking new orders? And one by Sweetheart (Ralph or Walt, I am not sure?) which is very good too considering that it cost a quarter of what the Hammy did. (I am looking to sell the Sweet one if anyone is interested.) Both have a "C Nat" thumbhole (actually an EFlat in this case) but these can be filled in or just covered with tape if people do not want them - the hole is acoustically identical to a C Natural keyed hole. and leaving it shut makes the flute play like a standard keyless.