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Yes, I am the proud owner of the Maurice Reviol flute being discussed here. I love the clarinet style Bb key on it. It is wonderful relief for my left hand thumb which is pretty inept. Maurice does outstanding key work and he is open to adding keys to flutes from other makers as well. He makes an in...

Seanchairde: "Old Friends".

Tara Diamond (flute), Dermy Diamond (fiddle), and the soft and subtle Daithi Sproule on guitar.

Yes. The thing about John's playing that makes him so much fun to play with is his strong rhythmic style. You can't avoid getting into the groove. with him. A virtual session on Mondays for all instruments.

I'm also using the C nat. key about 40% of the time. It's really great for cutting the B, not so much if I'm going up to d in a hurry. There are times when the non-keyed fingerings work well as the covered sound and dare-I-say-it "interesting" intonation give a flavor to the tune that can ...

I do like corners of rooms. I can move toward or away from the corner to adjust the resonance. BITD subwoofers used to be placed there to maximize the "Gravitas". Makes me feel important, like I have something to communicate about the tune. Large windows are nice as well. With curtains or ...