I got to play a Solen Lesoeuf flute.........

planxtydt · Post by **planxtydt** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:14 am

...............and it was a very good flute!

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:59 am

Never heard of' em , but do tell us why, per Dale's new rules.

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:55 pm

Guinness wrote:Never heard of' em , but do tell us why, per Dale's new rules.

I've heard of them, of course, and read [http://www.atelierdelutherie.info/?-Vents-&lang=en]her website[/url] (which is well worth a visit - beautiful instruments!), but it's not fair to tantalise like that! Tell us more.........

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:53 pm

Try this one:
http://www.atelierdelutherie.info/?-Vents-&lang=en

planxtydt · Post by **planxtydt** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:03 pm

apollogies folks! I didn't have time to ellaborate earlier.

A friend purchased a keyless ABW flute from Solen in person at the Ennis Trad Festival 2 weeks ago. It is a lovely flute, very similar to a Murray in size and appearance. There are some very interesting features, namely the flared foot joint and the slight swelling on the barrel up to the head joint which makes the main body part (2 pieces) look quite slim. It has attractive silver rings and what I believe to be a brass tuning slide, but I am happily open to correction on this. There is also an inlay of yew on the endcap - a nice touch.

It is of course a Rudall STYLED flute with an aptly shaped embouchure hole but with what I would term "medium sized" tone holes. It is very comfortable in the hands and a good firm, solid build.

The sound is bright and fluid, again like a Murray. I love the clarity of the B - A - G notes on the bottom octave and the low D is quite strong although not as loud as I would like. Tuning and intonation are spot on and overall responsiveness very good.

Solen writes on her website that people who play her flutes comment on the fact that they are "easy to fill". I would tend to agree with this.

My friend is very happy with her new addition. I would recommend these flutes to anyone in the market for a Rudall style. My friend paid 600Euro and I think that is a fair price, although I have no idea what the waiting list is like. It would be nice to try out a keyed version (her key designs are stunning), and she also makes a Bb.

There you go.

Craig Stuntz · Post by **Craig Stuntz** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:19 pm

Her keywork is amazingly cheap. 6 keys for 1000 Euros?!?

-Craig

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:43 pm

http://www.atelierdelutherie.info/?Pric ... 35&lang=en

Irish transverse flute in D with six Keys Sterling silver 1700€
Irish transverse flute in D with six Keys Nickel silver 1600€

Craig Stuntz · Post by **Craig Stuntz** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:23 am

Guinness wrote:http://www.atelierdelutherie.info/?Pric ... 35&lang=en

Irish transverse flute in D with six Keys Sterling silver 1700€
Irish transverse flute in D with six Keys Nickel silver 1600€

Right. Same flute without keys is 1000 Euro less.