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That is my favorite, the one I like to make with my flutes, usually it is 11.6mm x 10.5mm I call it the rounded oval. This embouchure was also used by American makers like Peloubet and Firth, Hall and Pond, besides, Wylde and other makers in England.

Thanks for the detailed response Flutern! That makes much more sense, and is quite well in line with what I would expect. The tuning behavior you describe is quite common for English flutes of that period. At least based on my experience, these flutes are usually best in tune with themselves with a...

Welcome! I rarely pop in here, happened to see your post. I would recommend you list to a lot of Irish flute music if you want to play the flute, there are also online teachers and maybe some in your area. as far as instruments, be sure to start with a good instrument, DO NOT make the mistake of goi...

I have a model just like this but with a B foot, used to have one of these in boxwood I bought from Olwell. This is from the elder Metzler shop, or we suspect was rebranded, they all have the unusual arrow shaped touch on the Cnat key.

This is a lovely sounding Rudall, in very good tuning!

I wouldn't say that the Grinter was particularly heavy... However, my preferred flute is a patent-head Rudall, so I'm not the one to ask! You want light? I have a boxwood FPC one-key, and it's light like a feather. To be honest, when I change from my patent head to any other random 8-key flute, the...

Nice photos!

I have had about seven different original RS Pratten flutes in my shop, even a boxwood one with brass keys! All of them have been nice playing flutes, but that Boxwood Pratten was real special! The Hudson Pratten was probably the best version made, in my opinion, it was a little more tame, seemed to...

It has been a while since posting on C&F, thought I would stop by and say "Hi"! I have not did a Wooden flute build for nearly 12 years, mainly focusing my attention on repairs and restorations of the classics, R&R, Pratten's and Nicholson"s to name a few... Rubbing elbows wit...

Steve Bliven wrote:Anyone have experience with Lignum vitae as a flutewood? Weight, stability, susceptibility to cracking? Other issues?

Thanks and best wishes.

Steve

Yes, cracking... Similar to snake wood...

dunnp wrote:Here are a couple shots of Rudalls with that arrangement
https://imgur.com/a/6sbAca1

(Not my photos just screenshots off of Google )

Nice one! That is possible, but the trill will fit on a conventional flute with a normal barrel, won't it?

busterbill wrote:Ha! You got my expectations up. I was expecting to see a flute saxophone hybrid. Not that the Sax flute is not interesting in and of itself. Keep us posted.

Yes, fooled you!

This is a beast!
I was working on this for Rick Wilson, you have to use every finger to get to G!

I am working on a flute made by Sax, he is the inventor of the Saxophone, Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax. You don't see these everyday...

When I first started making flutes, I made a thin walled Pratten, the thinner chimney on the tone holes will make it sharp, so you have to adjust the tone hole diameter. http://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35821&p=461261&hilit=thin+Pratten#p461261 To bad the photo is no ...