Link ► The Chiff & Fipple Wooden Flute Makers List ◄ Link
And now, the Original Post, et seq.:
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I compiled the original version of the list below from my browser "Favourites" for another purpose and thought it might be of use/interest here. It has now grown somewhat! It isn't as comprehensive as Brad Hurley's listings, but it is reasonably current and perhaps fulfils a need on this forum. It includes some makers whose main activities are not simple system or keyless flutes aimed at ITM. There may well be omissions both glaring and obscure, but none intentional. Inclusion signifies nothing save that I am aware of the maker/firm listed - no value judgements are implied. There are doubtless makers whose websites I have visited but which I neglected to save to "Favourites" and others of whom I am aware but who have no website. I'll add them as they come to mind. I haven't done any specific research for this list. I make the obvious disclaimer that I have no commercial connection with or interest in any of the listees. I shall doubtless make additions and emendations as I discover new names or changes to existing details.
*If anyone wants to make updates/amendments, suggest additions or notify linkage problems, could I request that they pm me with details and I will alter them in or add them to the main list in this OP rather than have them straggle down an ever-lengthening and hard to refer to thread?*
Other kinds of response post most welcome, however.
EDIT(s): thoughts arising: I don't intend to include makers who only make metal Boehm flutes, but may include wooden Boehm makers and headjoint makers as well as makers of Baroque and earlier flutes. I have changed the thread title to reflect this. I will, notwithstanding that, include makers of keyless "Irish" or "Folk" flutes, period replica and simple system flutes in materials other than wood. It gets too difficult to define all that in a headline! I don't intend to complicate things by posting any links other than websites - even for those makers who don't have websites - Brad's list is the place to go for direct contact info for those who only have e-addresses or conventional, non-web communications. Here is a similar useful list of Baroque flute makers.
The only selection and "quality control" criteria I'm running on whom I include in this thread are that I have to at least have heard of a nominee for inclusion "on the grapevine" or, if I haven't, that I am able to check out their website if they have one, and that they are currently in active production - so I'd also appreciate pms if anyone discovers a maker has given up and should be removed from the list, as well as any link updates if listed links don't work.
I'll put up the products of suggestion messages in due course. I'm sure this will settle down to near stasis quite quickly, but I'll try to update it weekly - so if your suggestions don't appear at once, bear with me.
Wooden Flute Makers
Abell Flute Company http://www.abellflute.com/
Thomas Aebi http://www.aebi-flutes.com/
Dominic Allan http://www.djallan.co.uk
Angus Fifes http://www.angusfifes.com/
Anthony Arnold http://www.musicadonumdei.org/Flutes/index.html
Aulos (Toyoma Musical Instrument Co.) http://www.toyamagakki.co.jp/ (under construction)
Fridtjof Aurin http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~scott/flutemaker ... 202004.doc
Jean-Francois Beaudin http://www.flute-beaudin.com/
Carl Bell http://www.carlbell.co.uk/
Romy Benton http://www.romyb.com/home.html
Boaz Berney http://berneyflutes.com/
Robert Bigio http://www.bigio.com/
Phil Bleazey http://woodenflutes.co.uk/index.html
Michel Bonamy http://michelbonamy.free.fr/
Casey Burns http://www.caseyburnsflutes.com/
Brian Byrne (no active link)
Calmont Musical Instruments http://hometown.aol.co.uk/calmontmusic/ ... iness.html (AOL webpages defunct @ 12:11:2008, but cached version available via Google)
Rod Cameron http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~scott/flutemaker ... elist.html
Gonzalo Rodríguez Caride http://es.geocities.com/zalocaride/requintas.html
Clive Catterall http://www.flutes.fsbusiness.co.uk/
Forbes Christie (Windward Flutes) http://www.windwardflutes.com/
David Chu http://www.sideblown.com/index.html
Copley & Boegli http://www.celticlands.com/
Jon Cornia (Cochran Flutes) (no active link)
Eamonn Cotter (no active link)
M & E Cronnolly http://www.irishflutes.co.uk/
Chris Dawson (Rhiannon Flutes) (no active link)
Arie De Keyzer (no active link)
Tony Dixon http://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk/
Martin Doyle http://www.martindoyleflutes.com/
Thomas Fehr http://www.floetenbau.ch/
First Flutes http://www.firstflutes.co.za/
Folkers & Powell http://www.baroqueflute.com/
Rob Forbes http://www.forbesflutes.com/
John Gallagher (no active link)
Seth Gallagher http://www.uilleann.com/
Alan Ginsberg http://www.hgt.gwynedd.gov.uk/UilleannPipes/
Glens Falls Fifes http://www.glensfallsfife.com/
Michael Grinter http://users.vic.chariot.net.au/~grinter/
Hammy Hamilton http://homepage.eircom.net/~hammie/
Skip Healy http://www.skiphealy.com/
Marcus Hernon http://www.marcushernon.com/
Hervieux & Glet http://www.hervieuxglet.com/
Hevia, Parrado y Aragón http://www.arhpa.com/
Holmes-McNaughton http://holmesmcnaughton.com/
Mark Hoza (Kything Flutes) http://www.woodenflutemaker.com/
Pol Jezequel (PolJez Flutes) (no active link)
Louis Jourdan (La Flute en Chantier) http://www.la-flute-en-chantier.com/
Eugene Lambe (no active link)
Glen Le Bot http://glenlebot-instruments.com/
Yvon Le Coant http://www.lecoant.com/
Gilles Léhart http://lehart.free.fr/
Geert Lejeune http://users.skynet.be/geertlejeune/
Solen Lesouef http://www.atelierdelutherie.info/
Terry McGee http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/
Merlin Music http://www.merlin-music.com/flutes.htm
Billy Miller (Windwood Flutes) (no active link)
Moeck http://www.moeck.com/
Stephane Morvan (Skopavel) http://www.skopavel.com/ (link/website defunct)
Sam Murray (no active link)
Peter Noy http://www.noyflutes.com/
David O’Brien http://www.traditionalirishflutes.com/
Patrick Olwell (no active link)
George Ormiston http://www.ormistonflutes.co.uk/
Simon Polak http://www.earlyflute.com/
Maurice Reviol http://www.reviol.co.nz/
Howel Roberts http://www.robertsflutes.com/
Fred Rose http://www.fredrose.co.uk/
John Rutzen http://www.johnrutzen.com/
Desi Seery http://www.seerywoodwind.com/ (link defunct?)
Russel Serov (Serov Flutes) http://www.users.bigpond.com/russels/
Claire Soubeyran http://www.soubeyranflutes.com/
Jonathan Swayne (no active link)
Ralph Sweet (Sweetheart) http://www.sweetheartflute.com/
Dave Swindler (no active link)
Grzegorz Tomaszewicz (T&S) http://www.tands.pl/
Giovanni Tardino http://giovannitardino.it/
Doug Tipple http://dougsflutes.googlepages.com/
Luc Verhoeven http://users.skynet.be/fluiten/
The Von Huene Workshop & Early Music Shop of New England http://www.vonhuene.com/
Paddy Ward http://www.paddywardflutes.com/
Glenn Watson http://www.watsonflutes.com/
Charles Wells http://www.kawells.fsnet.co.uk/
Martin Wenner http://wennerfloeten.de/
Chris Wilkes http://wilkesflutes.co.uk/
Paul Windridge http://www.windridgeflute.co.uk/
Pete Worrell http://freespace.virgin.net/pete.worrel ... orrell.htm
Sellers/Dealers
Tony Bingham http://www.oldmusicalinstruments.co.uk/
Early Musical Instruments http://www.earlymusicalinstruments.com/
The Early Music Shop http://www.e-m-s.com/
Hobgoblin Second Hand Instruments http://www.hobgoblin.com/local/secondha.htm
Irish Flute Store (Doc Jones) http://www.irishflutestore.com/
Lazar's Early Music http://www.lazarsearlymusic.com/
The Music Room http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/
Pamela’s Musical Instruments http://www.pamelasmusic.co.uk/
Vintage Instruments http://www.vintage-instruments.com/
Wichita Band Instrument Co.http://www.wichitaband.com/used.html#antique%20flute
Wildwinds http://www.wildwinds.co.uk/
Zeckley Musical Instruments http://www.larkcamp.com/oneofakind.html
My thanks to Denny for advice on and help with trimming web addresses to more generic and shorter forms than those saved by my browser.
! I'll settle for Stickydom though! 
