Hi all,
could you compare Olwell versus Desi Seery? I am preparing to buy Desi this week, should I switch to Olwell at this very last minute? )
Is Olwell tuned not only to itself, but also to other instruments at the session? i.e. does it matter that it has no tuning possibilities? Is it's D a real D? I have a bamboo flute from another maker, it is a pleasure to play it, but it is a quarter or half tone out of tune, so I can’t play it at sessions.
thanks for any advice,
Otakar Kverka
Prague, Bohemia
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Olwell versus Desi Seery
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Hi Otakar,
You're looking at too very different beasts here, so it very much depends on what you are looking for.
In this I am assuming you talk about Seery's Delrin Flutes and Patrick Olwell's Bamboo flutes.
The Seery is an 'Irish' flute, made the same as the expensive wooden versions: tapered body, tuning slide, 3 pieces (he makes different models now).
Whether it sounds like a high quality wooden flute is another argument, but it looks, feels and plays like on.
The Bamboo flute is a bamboo flute: Light, cylindrical, non-tuneable and with a different sound.
I recently had a chance to play one - and now I want one!! Didn't check it to a tuner, but was in tune with the other instruments I played with. Have heard only positive comments about these flutes.
Just 2cts from a beginning player who is lucky enough to know someone who has lots of whistles and flutes
You're looking at too very different beasts here, so it very much depends on what you are looking for.
In this I am assuming you talk about Seery's Delrin Flutes and Patrick Olwell's Bamboo flutes.
The Seery is an 'Irish' flute, made the same as the expensive wooden versions: tapered body, tuning slide, 3 pieces (he makes different models now).
Whether it sounds like a high quality wooden flute is another argument, but it looks, feels and plays like on.
The Bamboo flute is a bamboo flute: Light, cylindrical, non-tuneable and with a different sound.
I recently had a chance to play one - and now I want one!! Didn't check it to a tuner, but was in tune with the other instruments I played with. Have heard only positive comments about these flutes.
Just 2cts from a beginning player who is lucky enough to know someone who has lots of whistles and flutes
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