Who makes short D flutes (no B/C foot or extra holes on end)

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RedFox
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Martin Doyle makes a "footless" flute. This is his standard model. A great flute with lots of sound.
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I play a Dave Williams 4 key blackwood flute with the short foot. The flute is capable of more sounds than I can coax from it at the moment, but hopefully in a few years I'll be be better at playing it.
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Steampacket wrote:" The flute is capable of more sounds than I can coax from it at the moment, but hopefully in a few years I'll be be better at playing it.
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I have a fairly new Ormiston blackwood keyless with the short foot and it sounds really good. It's tone lies somewhere between a pratten and a R&R. It's hard to say. Mello with a bite maybe? I have had it less than a week so Im sure it's got some character Im a ways from learning still. The next flute I get (whether an Olwell or Grinter) will have the long foot though.
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