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Sorry, All of the "nearly free" instruments are gone.

I will have:
Syn D
Dixon DX005
Bamboo Xaphoon
An unidentified practice flute with an aluminum body and a Delrin head.

Sold: Seary delrin flute M&E delrin flute Sweetheart sop. D I have not received any enquires about the "nearly free" whistles. It's a real thing. All you pay is shipping. I am giving back to the community. I also have a bunch of flutes that I made for a celtic festival. I over-prepared...

Hello everyone. I am selling off my collection of whistles and flutes. I literally have hundreds of them. Most of them I made over the last 20 years or so, but I have some gems that someone might like to have. Here is a partial list: Seary delrin flute M&E delrin flute Sweetheart sop. D in delri...

(Ahem) Why don't you play one of your own flutes (the ones you are giving away)? Just curious... Actually I do. I have a Howard practice and a Seary delrin, as well as a Tipple. I play them all, in addition to my own. The reason that I do that is that I am learning how to make flutes as well as lea...

Hi everyone, I am making a bunch of souvenir flutes for the Austin Celtic Festival this November. I want to give away 3 of them to experienced players in exchange for your opinion. What I am going for is something that is easy to get a sound (as in for a beginner) and it is reasonably in tune. I am ...

My caps are loose
no money for the visit
I will eat with care

At $85 for a new flute you can't go wrong with a Tipple. Ha! Ya, I went ahead and got a Tipple. I like it very much. The wedge seems to make a big difference in the octave tuning, but I still don't really play well enough to really tell. :) I asked him for something easy to learn on and he fixed me...

Hi everyone, I am once again trying to learn to play the flute. I wonder if anyone would be willing to trade a couple of Tilbury whistles for a good practice flute. I would consider buying one, but I am a little cash strapped as always.

Nice! Thanks.

Mikethebook wrote:Will your tour take in the UK and Europe? I really like the sound of your new design with its low backpressure.

I am absolutely planning to do at least the UK. I need someone to help manage the tour over there. Would you be interested?

Thomaston wrote:Sound like it has a nice strong bottom end. Well done. Count me in for the tour!

I am planning to do a tour around the middle of January, after things settle down a bit.

@Chuck, your photos show the tubing over the windway exit and below the window squished down over some length, whereas rexykik's whistle looks round to the windway exit and flattened over a much shorter distance below the window. Does this represent a further change in design or just the leeway you...

Beautiful!

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Thanks for the kind words.