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This beautiful flute is 28 inches in length and plays 2 octaves. The sound is deep and resonant with a good dynamic range. Intonation is very good. It has a hardwood lip plate. The only downside is that a person with small hands may have difficulty reaching the holes. Using a piper's grip - especially with the right hand - makes playing much easier.
NOTE: There is a small surface crack on the head of the flute. It has been stable and does not affect the tone or playability. When I bought the flute, Romy said that cracks may develop, but the binding would prevent leaks. So far (I have had the flute several years) this had proven true.
FS: Romy Benton B Minor Bamboo Flute With Lip Plate
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Re: FS: Romy Benton B Minor Bamboo Flute With Lip Plate
I'm curious. I've heard of such things but ... a flute in B minor? What's the scale? Does it go B, C#, D etc?
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Re: FS: Romy Benton B Minor Bamboo Flute With Lip Plate
I've always loved Romy's work. Never played one, but when he was still active and had a website there was a gallery of his bamboo flutes that were the most gorgeous I'd ever seen. I always wondered if they played as good as they looked (I presume so--he was a pretty good player).
I was sorry that he hung it up. One day he sort of vanished from the flute world and now it's hard to find any traces of his presence. I always wonder why flute makers sometimes walk away from their craft, though it is not difficult to imagine possible reasons: personal upheavals, tired of being a poor artist, fed up with dealing with having to be a salesperson, etc.. I did wonder if he sort of priced himself out of the market. This is pure speculation--I really haven't the faintest idea--but his stuff was pretty high-end compared to other bamboo flute makers. It stood out as being more beautiful and clearly a lot of work went into his flutes, but it might be that when folks were shopping for a bamboo flute they saw his prices, then saw Erik the Flutemakers prices and scratched their heads...
As I say, speculation. Mere vulgar curiosity on my part because I was an admirer of his stuff.
I was sorry that he hung it up. One day he sort of vanished from the flute world and now it's hard to find any traces of his presence. I always wonder why flute makers sometimes walk away from their craft, though it is not difficult to imagine possible reasons: personal upheavals, tired of being a poor artist, fed up with dealing with having to be a salesperson, etc.. I did wonder if he sort of priced himself out of the market. This is pure speculation--I really haven't the faintest idea--but his stuff was pretty high-end compared to other bamboo flute makers. It stood out as being more beautiful and clearly a lot of work went into his flutes, but it might be that when folks were shopping for a bamboo flute they saw his prices, then saw Erik the Flutemakers prices and scratched their heads...
As I say, speculation. Mere vulgar curiosity on my part because I was an admirer of his stuff.