maestrosid wrote:This has been a fascinating discussion on materials for those of who simply play flute with no maker's aspirations. It seems to me that CITES regulations have had an impact on the use of ABW. The last flutes I purchased from overseas were mopane, which seems like a good option and allowed me to bypass CITES regulations, yet I am not seeing it mentioned here except in passing. Any thoughts on mopane?
There was a thread on this subject (appropriately called mopane vs. african blackwood). Here is the link: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=107143&hilit=blackwood+and+mopane