Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Does anybody know where Romy Benton is? He made wonderful bamboo flutes a few years back in Portland. I can't seem to be able to contact him anymore (website, tel, FB, email)?
Hisham
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
It seems that Romy stopped making flutes quite a few years back. I went looking to contact him more than ten years ago and he had already vanished from the scene. He has a Facebook page that is virtually empty and hasn't been updated for nearly four years.seifeldin wrote:Does anybody know where Romy Benton is? He made wonderful bamboo flutes a few years back in Portland. I can't seem to be able to contact him anymore (website, tel, FB, email)?
I was sorry that he stopped making flutes--his stuff was beautiful.
Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Thanks, Geoffry
I last talked to him maybe in 2008-2009.
Nice flutes you have there. What wood would be more resilient to cracking?
Cheers
I last talked to him maybe in 2008-2009.
Nice flutes you have there. What wood would be more resilient to cracking?
Cheers
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Thanks! As to cracking resistance, most of the wood I use is pretty stable (as compared to something like bamboo) but extreme environmental changes can still induce cracking (going from a humid environment to a very dry environment, for example).seifeldin wrote:Thanks, Geoffry
I last talked to him maybe in 2008-2009.
Nice flutes you have there. What wood would be more resilient to cracking?
Cheers
If I were recommending materials to resist cracking, I'd suggest either one of my resin stabilized woods (I mostly do stabilizing on maple, cherry, walnut or curly fir), or something like roasted maple, which has been stabilizied by being cooked in an oven. Next up would be any kiln dried, domestic (non-tropical) wood. These are not necessarily the best choice for something like the Irish flute (anything with joints or tuning slides) but for one-piece flutes they work great. For ultimate stability, I recommend ebonite (natural hard rubber). It is immune to environmental conditions that would potentially crack wood, it's waterproof, beautiful and has amazing acoustic properties.
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
One of the things that can be done to the woods in common use for flutes headed to dry climates is to seal them inside and out with a thin coat of polyurethane. I use one of the wipe-on Gel-Topcoat polyurethanes by General Finishes.
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I'd second this. I use different coatings than Casey, but anything that seals the wood will protect it from changes in humidity.Casey Burns wrote:One of the things that can be done to the woods in common use for flutes headed to dry climates is to seal them inside and out with a thin coat of polyurethane. I use one of the wipe-on Gel-Topcoat polyurethanes by General Finishes.
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Are you looking for a bass D bamboo flute?
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Sorry for the late reply ...I play an E bass.Huhupat wrote:Are you looking for a bass D bamboo flute?
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
Geoffrey Ellis wrote:I'd second this. I use different coatings than Casey, but anything that seals the wood will protect it from changes in humidity.Casey Burns wrote:One of the things that can be done to the woods in common use for flutes headed to dry climates is to seal them inside and out with a thin coat of polyurethane. I use one of the wipe-on Gel-Topcoat polyurethanes by General Finishes.
Casey
I saw your website Geoffrey ... great looking flutes. How would a maple bansuri sound compare to nodeless Asam bamboo? Can you make a lip plate from any other non CITES regulated wood? I'm currently in Europe.
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Re: Romy Benton bamboo flutes ....Where is Romy?
These days I use black ebonite for the lip plate on my bansuri. But if you would like to discuss it in more depth, please feel free to e-mail me: geoffrey@ellisflutes.comseifeldin wrote:Geoffrey Ellis wrote:I'd second this. I use different coatings than Casey, but anything that seals the wood will protect it from changes in humidity.Casey Burns wrote:One of the things that can be done to the woods in common use for flutes headed to dry climates is to seal them inside and out with a thin coat of polyurethane. I use one of the wipe-on Gel-Topcoat polyurethanes by General Finishes.
Casey
I saw your website Geoffey ... great looking flutes. How would a maple bansuri sound compare to nodeless Asam bamboo? Can you make a lip plate from any other non CITES regulated wood? I'm currently in Europe.