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Hey Gordon, good to see you around. Hope all is well!

Ya, great flute, amazing that it took so long to be re-homed.

pancelticpiper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:20 am I had to look up what Gumby was referencing (my memory isn't the best)

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/searc ... 3&sr=posts

I don’t think those posts are quite what Peter was referencing…..

The Byrne is sold, thanks.

The Byrne is sold, thanks.

No problem, hope it helps!

Here are the stats for some Delrin D flutes, in order from lightest to heaviest. Copley: Keyless D flute in Delrin with silver rings. 3 pieces. No tuning slide, tunable via long tenon. Unlined headjoint (obviously) 290 grams John Gallagher: Keyless D large hole Rudall model in Delrin. 5 pieces. Ring...

Thanks for adding those guys.

Bet you’re having fun with that C foot Charlie!

Glenn Watson would also be worth asking. He was (at least at one point) offering 8 keys and his flutes are one of the more Wylde like I have played. He made a keyless Delrin flute for me some years back, so I know he has worked with the material. No idea if he has ever produced a keyed Delrin flute ...

Probably Terry as well?

I think Vincenzo Di Mauro may still be doing them upon request. Seem to remember someone posting here about having one just a few years ago, and struggling with the usual Low C note challenges. Has anyone ever gotten an 8 Key from John Gallagher in Delrin? I have a vague sense that I may have heard ...

nduanetesh wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:11 pm Thanks very much!

You’re welcome, happy to help.

Terry wrote: “I can only assume that a buildup of breath condensate over a long period (a century or more perhaps?) had glued the slide together. So well, that the head opted to come off the slide rather than breaking the bond between the slides. That tells us something about how good a glue breath ...

sorry to be so long in checking back in after I started this thread. Yes, it's a brass telescoping whistle, high D. OK, hard to say exactly since they don’t come up for sale often, but they weren’t very expensive new, so I think $50-$100 would be an expected, and fair, range. That said, there often...

Loren said: I don’t think tenon covering makes much difference in weight between cork and thread, but I’ve never measured the raw materials required to lap a tenon. Probably not worth mentioning. Coincidentally, I was assembling a GLP keyless this afternoon, so I thought to make up for your slovenl...

Regarding format: While the (former) instrument maker in me likes things organized and formatted, I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary for the purpose of simply getting flute weights listed here. Certainly I wouldn’t want to put anyone off of contributing by specifying a cumbersome (perhaps to so...