I've been talking to couple of friends who have ordered new flutes recently. It seems that waiting times are increasing. For example the wait for a 6 keyed Lesouef is apparently now 30 months whereas a friend who had one delivered in August waited 16 months.
Interested in other people's wait time experience.
Waiting Times
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Re: Waiting Times
for my keyless D flute, i mailed the maker (Tony Millyard) in May and received the flute about two weeks later. that's because he makes keyless flutes in batches and happened to have one in stock; if i'd wanted something else it might have taken a bit longer.
his original estimate for adding keys, after putting me on the waiting list in May, was around October, but that didn't happen since i found i'm allergic to African Blackwood and had to exchange the flute for one in a different wood. i expect to receive that flute this week and assuming it's okay, the new estimate for keys is "early new year".
his original estimate for adding keys, after putting me on the waiting list in May, was around October, but that didn't happen since i found i'm allergic to African Blackwood and had to exchange the flute for one in a different wood. i expect to receive that flute this week and assuming it's okay, the new estimate for keys is "early new year".