Wooden Flute from Ireland

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Wooden Flute from Ireland

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I‘m searching for a wooden Irish Flute (keyless) up to 600/700 €, preferably from a flute maker based in Ireland. I live in Germany and don‘t want to order from outside the EU (tax etc…). Do you have any recommendations? I took a look at the flute makers list but it is a bit overwhelming..

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Would UK suit - not in the EU but I think we have the tattered remains of a trade agreement.....
If so Bleazey might be of interest, depending on what you want. http://www.bleazey.co.uk/flutepage.html
Exchange rate may make it a little higher than your budget. No connection other than a happy customer.

Likewise Millyard: http://tonymillyard.com/. A little lower on price. I preferred the Bleazey so traded up.
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Additional cost of VAT and postage really has become prohibitive. I used to get a fair amount of stuff from the UK but that had come to an end. Stuff from the EU (or China, for that matter) is just a cheaper alternative, delivery faster and more reliable too, most of the time. And that is before even thinking of the EU consumer rights and protection no longer applying to purchases from the UK. Sorry to say it but that's how it is now.
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Ouch.... I did not realise the problems others would experience importing from UK.
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Hi Jan,

You can try Francois Baubet who's in Galway. There are a few other makers in the Republic as well but I'm less familiar with them.

However, you could also go to Steffen Gabriel who's based in Germany? He makes beautiful flutes. There are also several excellent breton flute makers(Stephane Morvan, Gil Lehart, Solen Lesoeuf, Pol Jezekel, etc). Or Geert Lejuene in Belgium? Or Barna Gabos in Hungary.
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You might try Martin Doyle (www.martindoyleflutes.com). I had one years ago and it was a boomer. Should’ve kept it, actually!

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