Key of A flute
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Key of A flute
Hi folks,
I'm looking for a moderately priced A flute and was wondering if anyone could guide me to which would be the best choice in terms of sound and intonation among the Sweet, Tipple and Miller options (or any others I may not be aware of).
Many thanks,
Jon Michaels
I'm looking for a moderately priced A flute and was wondering if anyone could guide me to which would be the best choice in terms of sound and intonation among the Sweet, Tipple and Miller options (or any others I may not be aware of).
Many thanks,
Jon Michaels
I have a Sweet cherry wood flute that is very nice,
lovely Rudally sound, focused, in tune, easy to
finger. At that pitch volume isn't going to be an issue,
so I'm willing to trade off volume for focus.
I would expect a Billy Miller A flute to be very good too,
the Bb is good. Not tunable, of course.
Doug Tipple's A flute is very good, and tunable.
I have one. At this point it comes down to the
sound of wood vs. PVC, also the focus you
get from conical vs. the more open sound
of a cylindrical design.
I can't judge the Miller A, not having one, though
I expect good things of it. Of what I've played
I best like the Sweetheart A. IMO, of course.
lovely Rudally sound, focused, in tune, easy to
finger. At that pitch volume isn't going to be an issue,
so I'm willing to trade off volume for focus.
I would expect a Billy Miller A flute to be very good too,
the Bb is good. Not tunable, of course.
Doug Tipple's A flute is very good, and tunable.
I have one. At this point it comes down to the
sound of wood vs. PVC, also the focus you
get from conical vs. the more open sound
of a cylindrical design.
I can't judge the Miller A, not having one, though
I expect good things of it. Of what I've played
I best like the Sweetheart A. IMO, of course.
Unfortunately, it appears that Sweetheart doesn't currently make a keyless flute in the key of A.
http://www.sweetheartflute.com
http://www.sweetheartflute.com
Ah! Now I see it. I had also looked at the Pro series, but didn't think to look at the Folk Fifes.
Apparently the newer Sweetheart Folk Fifes include a conical bore (as a real flute), but the older Folk Fifes do not. For instance, I have an older D Folk Fife with a cylindrical bore, so a buyer might want to be careful about buying an older Folk Fife.
That said, and seeing as Jon-M could be so near to the Sweets, I'd say to give them a call, and then see what they could have on hand.
Admittedly, I am a Sweetheart fan.
Apparently the newer Sweetheart Folk Fifes include a conical bore (as a real flute), but the older Folk Fifes do not. For instance, I have an older D Folk Fife with a cylindrical bore, so a buyer might want to be careful about buying an older Folk Fife.
That said, and seeing as Jon-M could be so near to the Sweets, I'd say to give them a call, and then see what they could have on hand.
Admittedly, I am a Sweetheart fan.
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I, too, have more flutes than I can offhand recall.crookedtune wrote::lol: :lol: :lol: Ha! That reminds me of someone or other, who can't seem to remember how many houses he owns! :lol: :lol: :lol:Cathy Wilde wrote:You know, now that you mention it I seem to have one of those. ;-)
(Oh, yeah.....the other forum.....nevermind, I was just leaving.....). :(
That, however, has long been normal!
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Well, there are two "A" flutes, one of high pitch, and one of low pitch.
Of wood flutes, Sweetheart makes a high pitch A flute, and Casey Burns makes a low pitch A flute.
http://www.sweetheartflute.com/folkfifes.html
http://www.caseyburnsflutes.com/cat_low.php
Of wood flutes, Sweetheart makes a high pitch A flute, and Casey Burns makes a low pitch A flute.
http://www.sweetheartflute.com/folkfifes.html
http://www.caseyburnsflutes.com/cat_low.php
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G'day Jon M....A great tune is Faral O'Gara's...and there is a great version of it in the great film....The Secret of Roan Inish...great news eh ...
Its in the key of D and playable on our D Whistles and Flutes...As well as being a great ( ) tune it's good for practice as it covers ALL the notes in the first 2 octaves....one of my favourite tunes...
Its in the key of D and playable on our D Whistles and Flutes...As well as being a great ( ) tune it's good for practice as it covers ALL the notes in the first 2 octaves....one of my favourite tunes...
" Quiet is quite nice " ..... weedie .....