Re: FS: Noy Unkeyed Boxwood Flute on Ebay
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:06 pm
For his reproductions (and the Rudall and Pratten embouchure cuts more or less), you're absolutely correct. It's my understanding, though, that for his Irish flutes the designs are his own. That's why he offers a large-holed and small-holed rather than Rudall-style bore and Pratten-style bore, each with whichever embouchure cut you want.Nanohedron wrote: It should be kept in mind that Noy's preference has been to reproduce, more or less, the period examples. No doubt he brings his own ideas to the table, but he's very much about working for those who want an informed, historically accurate sound for performance purposes. The trad market as we know it isn't highest on his radar, but he takes all comers and is very pleasant and easy to work with.
I own one of his small-holed flutes. It's like nothing I've seen, either in person or in drawings. It most closely resembles a Bleazey, which is based on a very early (I think maybe in the 500's serial number) Rudall and Rose. The taper is very gentle; it fits on a 1/2" dowel in my flute rack. With an Eflat key it's fully chromatic with cross-fingerings and some lip on the F natural.