Martin Doyle Boxwood Flute

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jim stone
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Martin Doyle Boxwood Flute

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I bought Lordzol's flute, which he advertised on the board. Gee what a lovely
flute. It's the Celtic model, the only metal in it is the ring around the tenon (this looks
beautiful against the boxwood). And it has this great woody loud boxwood sound.
I don't think it barks and growls as much as would a blackwood flute, but oh my
does it sing, and one can play it on the edge. The flute looks like a flute that's been
Feng Shuid, it's very Zen, it seems a kind of perfection. Hat off to the maker, who, like
all the best flute smyths, blurs the line between craft and art.
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i have one of those in lemon wood (not a citrus, and the most beautiful wood), love it.
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They are sweet playing flutes...
"I love the flute because it's the one instrument in the world where you can feel your own breath. I can feel my breath with my fingers. It's as if I'm speaking from my soul..."
Michael Flatley


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