Frankenflute

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:58 am

Here's a chance for somebody to create a Frankenfloot!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-QUANTITY-OF ... dZViewItem

nitterwhiskers · Post by **nitterwhiskers** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:27 am

I have visions of a Paddy McChud gatling special.

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:32 am

I try to imagine myself with a similar lot of flute body parts. I think that I would fit pieces together to see if I could make one or more usable frankenflutes. After I had satisfied myself that the other parts could not easily be fitted together or easily repaired, I would offer the remaining pieces "as is" in a lot.

Sillydill · Post by **Sillydill** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:22 am

Hey Doug,

Or you could use the keys (all appear to be post or rod) and offer your first keyed flute!

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:51 am

Kind of looks like my workbench...

You wonder where all those missing flute parts end up, it is the same with socks that vanish in the dryer...

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:50 am

Jon C. wrote:Kind of looks like my workbench...
You wonder where all those missing flute parts end up, it is the same with socks that vanish in the dryer...

Hmm it seems like loosing one flute bit might be an accident, but so many seems careless.

The socks are no mystery the sock Gnomes take them and wear them as hats.

A gatling flute, you could have all the different keys on the same flute rather like double necked guitars, strong wrists might be needed tho.

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:59 am

Uh-oh, do I see a clarinet body in that woodpile? Maybe a special bonus prize!

That little flute in back -- F? G?

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:55 pm

It reminds me of the lunch time suprises in the cafeteria when growing up. Jon are you bidding on this?

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:12 pm

Looks fun... a couple of interesting things in there.

Clarinet? Yes I think so!

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:08 pm

do you think it would be worth it to buy those?

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:32 pm

The Whistle Collector wrote:do you think it would be worth it to buy those?

Depends. What do plan to do with them?

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:48 pm

make a body fit to one of those heads.

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:08 pm

The Whistle Collector wrote:make a body fit to one of those heads.

You have a flute that needs a head?

Long odds that any of those parts will even fit together let alone create a flute that is in tune with itself.

Of course, its not impossible.

Sitting on my desk right now I have a fully functioning 8 key black wood Frankenflute made from three different flutes and its in tune and has a nice stong tone. It took a little work to get it there... and I was very lucky to have a body that was in tune.

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:23 pm

Here it is now!

Jack Bradshaw · Post by **Jack Bradshaw** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:00 am

There is definetly at least one head in that pile that I'm looking for !

I hope somebody picks up the batch........(looks remarkably like my own collection)