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Hey Ricardo! I can tell you a little bit about my experience with Millyard flutes. Spoiler: Im very happy with it ;) When I talked to Tony about ordering a keyed flute I wasnt sure if I wanted a R&R or Pratten-based model, because I felt like everyone describes the differences... differently and...

I had the same problem as you! In my research I also found a lot of people recommended the Burns folk flute for small hands, which I bet is a good flute, but too far away for me (shipping, taxes ect.). If youre located in the EU region, I can highly recommend a flute by Tony Millyard. He send me two...

I think this topic is very interesting, since I have my first flute now Im ~terriefied~ of a crack! Where I live (Berlin, Germany) the humidity seems to be somewhat stable aroud the 70% mark but of course with heating indoors much lower in winter. So to my question: I read (here I think?) that it co...

Hello to all! A few days ago I recieved two lovely flutes from Tony Millyard to try! Because I was a little confused about the Pratten/Rudall&Rose differences, he was so nice to send me one of each in mopane in my preferred configuration (L3 offset and slight modification for smaller hands). I c...

Thanks so much for the fast and helpfull replies! I guess its obvious that makers wouldnt offer those flutes, if it cant be done with a good outcome... But i was still interested to hear a few experiences. Its good to know that i dont have to choose between reachability and tune :) @Casey Burns: Thi...

Hi and hello to all! Im new here but have been reading along for about a year now... Since i already have some reach issues on my offset g boehm flute i want to get a "small hand model" that some makers offer. Because i live in Germany, a flute from Millyard/Matthews seems a good (and so a...