As the header states, I'm looking for a good quality new flute in the key of D for around £500.00. I've got a Tony Dixon polymer flute but I like quality................
I've been toying with the idea of an Ormiston Blackwood but £900 is a bit much considering I also spend loads on my Goldie whistles and expensive cameras, and bicycles, and computers and you get the gist!!!!!!! !
So, anyone with an opinion regarding a good keyless flute for around £500.00?
Cheers,
Rich
D Flute - Millyard & Molem African Blackwood
F Flute - M&E Polymer
Eb FLute - M&E Polymer
Low Bb - Giles Lehart (African Blackwood)
High Eb, D, A, G, F and Low D whistles - the wonderful Colin Goldie
High Bb and a high D - Chieftain.
G'day Rich,
Terry McGee posted here a week or so ago with some of his keyless Flutes that are ready to purchase now.... if you scroll down a few posts you'll see the post..a couple there for $800/$900 Aussie dollars... I have a Terry Flute and really like it,he's easy to deal with,a great Flutemaker and also a good bloke ..
Web site here ... http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Avail-flutes.htm
Phil Bleazey's small-holed flute is about £500. I've had one for over a decade and it's still one of my favorites to play. It doesn't lend itself to a fat sound if that's what you like, but it's got plenty of volume and is very easy on the lip and on the hands and enables really crisp ornaments.
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A friend of mine has a M&E deluxe polymer flute with 6 keys, which sounds lovely when she plays it. It is priced at 550 euros including hard case on the website M&E flutes.
Why buy keyless, when you can get a keyed flute from a known maker at the same price?
David
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Tell us something.: Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002. Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002. Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002.
If you are 100% sure that flute is an instrument that you like, take a Vincenzo Di Mauro or Baubet Wooden or Delrin and save your money for a good Keyed flute, if you play several years with a Keyless, when you will get a keyed flute you will never use the C key.
I don't believe that keys are needed for playing Irish Trad ,but that's just my two bobs worth..
Whistles,as a rule don't have keys .
If you are playing other Music ,well then that's another story.
Maybe Rich just wants to play Irish Music....on a 'naked' Flute ..
Timberflute22 wrote:If you are 100% sure that flute is an instrument that you like, take a Vincenzo Di Mauro or Baubet Wooden or Delrin and save your money for a good Keyed flute, if you play several years with a Keyless, when you will get a keyed flute you will never use the C key.
I agree. Also Francois Baubet will swap your unkeyed Delrin joints for keyed ditto should you feel the need.
EDIT: Timberflute22: I don't know if i am interpreting you wrong, but to me it looks a bit like "buy a Di Mauro or Baubet as a stopgap until you are able to buy a good flute".
I truly believe you could spend the rest of your life with either and be perfectly happy.
I don't think that is how you meant though..
Tell us something.: Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002. Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002. Hi, I am Stephen, I live and play trad music in Cork city since 2002.
Timberflute22 wrote:If you are 100% sure that flute is an instrument that you like, take a Vincenzo Di Mauro or Baubet Wooden or Delrin and save your money for a good Keyed flute, if you play several years with a Keyless, when you will get a keyed flute you will never use the C key.
I agree. Also Francois Baubet will swap your unkeyed Delrin joints for keyed ditto should you feel the need.
EDIT: Timberflute22: I don't know if i am interpreting you wrong, but to me it looks a bit like "buy a Di Mauro or Baubet as a stopgap until you are able to buy a good flute".
I truly believe you could spend the rest of your life with either and be perfectly happy.
I don't think that is how you meant though..
Yes, I agree you could run all life with them.
However if your passion still rule year by year you will put your eyes in the top quality irish flute makers, that are so more expensive than Francois or Vincenzo.
Tell us something.: Love playing trumpet and modern flute at church as well as Irish trad flute in a band. Been playing Irish trad and 18th century period music for about 15 years.
Having owned LOTS of keyless flutes (I think about 10), I would recommend (since you're in the UK already) a Martin Doyle. Mine was easy to play and had a great sound. He has an interesting technique where he "bells out" the internal channel at the bottom of the flute. Seems to really help with the "honk". He's right on your price point, for the one-ferrule model (which is what I had)...
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Tell us something.: Love playing trumpet and modern flute at church as well as Irish trad flute in a band. Been playing Irish trad and 18th century period music for about 15 years.
@ Gumby: Sheesh!!! do I EVER say anything that you don't jump on? I simply meant that shipping, duty, etc, would be easier with the Doyle since it's close. I've owned both M&E and McGee flutes and the Doyle beats the M&E hands down, but the McGee is a superb flute as well (but it ships from Australia). My McGee was a GLP, by the way.
Haven't played the others mentioned, so can't comment - I was simply recommending from my own experience. At the price point mentioned, I think the Doyle is a great choice. I have also owned: a Casey Burns Folk Flute, a Copley keyless (great flute, but has to go through Customs over there), Sweetheart, and a few delrins by Copley and Sommers. I've also played a few more, but haven't had long-term experience with them.
@ Loren: I commented on the back reaming of the Doyle because his seems a little more pronounced than other flutes I've owned.
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