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It's almost my wife's birthday and I would like to buy her a Glenn Schultz Thin Weasel as a present, preferably in D. Is there someone out there who would be willing to sell me one? I would be grateful. btw, I live in Belgium.

Thank you and kind regards,
Peter

I have a Bernolin and it's a good flute. I would stay away from Pakistani flutes. If you want an ok wooden baroque flute for an ok price, you might want to contact Luc Verhoeven in Belgium.

Kr,
Peter

Our animals (1 dog, 7 cats, 3 parrots) never seem to mind us playing instruments at home. There are two execeptions, however: The parrots love the sound of a guitar or a bouzouki (they start dancing) and the dog hates the sound of the nyckelharpa ands starts whining

I'd say the two major attention points are: more focus and relaxed lips. Quantz is indeed a good starting point.

Kind regards,
Peter

Okay, I'll give it a try too, with the extra handicap of not being a native speaker :) I agree with Jim about the robust sound of the Boosey, but I prefer the less powerfull, more balanced and agile sound of the R&R. And I absolutely love the delicate high notes and transparancy of the French fl...

Hi Jem,

The mazurka sounds like it was composed for the French flute. I like the sound of the R&R, but in my opinion the composition favours #3

Regards,
Peter

I have both (my first flutes ever)... The fife (plastic, not tuneable) is ok, intonation not to bad etc. In my opinion the aluminum flute is a complete disaster in the field of intonation. But maybe a better flautist than me would be able to make it play in tune :) I would rather spend money on a mo...

I was going to visit Claire next summer (I wanted to order a baroque flute from her). A major loss and a sad day, indeed...

Kind regards,
Peter

Hi Terry and Gem,

I haven't installed the app yet, but plan to do so in the near future.
Being one of the baroque people (not a specialist, but a rather new student): 1/4 Meantone would be nice to have in the field of temperaments

Kind regards,
Peter

Thanks for posting this. Lovely music from a very kind person....

Hi there,

The video you link to is about a Doug Tipple flute, so it's not a Vallina flute. There are some clips on the website, though

kr,
Peter

Lejeune D (blackwood, 4 keys)
Lejeune keyless G (cocus wood)
Bernolin traverso (Rottenburg copy)
Weemaels traverso (Grenser copy)
Anonymous French 19th century flute (ebony, 5 keys)

I try Irish and Breton trad and O'Carolan playing the flute with my girlfriend, baroque at school (traverso), 90s punk rock, grunge and blues on guitar

kr,
Peter

Bump!

I should add that, due to the CITES regulations, I prefer to sell in europe.

kr,
Peter

A little bit more expensive though....

I've seen the Laurent flutes auctioned for 15.000 eur and more

kr,
Peter