I’m getting an Eb Flute from Terry McGee and am very interested in getting your impressions of Eb flutes.
What do you like about them, who made yours and what type of wood is it made from?
I’m having Terry make mine from ABW, although I like the looks of some other woods better, I think ABW just sounds the best
Ben Shaffer
Let’s put it this way… If you were to play a tune on your D and then pick up the Eb and play the same tune after. You would more or less consider using your D for firewood and use your Eb as your go to 
Anyway , that’s how I feel about my Eb 
Well… I have this great hole in my heart.
It was caused by an impish Boosey Eb I fell madly in love with… then, without even saying goodbye, my friend sold her away without offering her to me.
That my friend knew I hadn’t two sticks to rub together is, well… completely beside the point!
Love will triumph, and all that, you understand.
The varlet that has my love is some rogue with the last name of Ogden I believe.
I’m quite sure he knows nothing of my secret but,
I swear, if I hear of her mistreatment I’d apt to be somewhat cross… and perhaps I’d track him down and smack him with a fresh herring.
I sometimes play my Hudson Pratten with the slide pushed all the way in, which puts it close to Eb. It’s a welcome change, and fun to play like that, but I think the tuning suffers somewhat. Might be nice to try an actual Eb flute sometime just to compare…
Arbo
Just tryed to save you from going to the poor house.. T’was a lovely flute, indeed! Ask Dave O. to give it to you for Christmas… 
What Josh said.
I have an Eflat body that Patrick Olwell made for my small-holed boxwood D flute. I’m not a fan of flat keys, never having found an Eflat or F whistle I liked. That said, the Eflat flute is very responsive, and the sound seems to jump out of it in a way that it doesn’t from the D flute. It’s also not much smaller, but smaller enough that it’s easier to hold, and it’s a wonderful flute for those days when my energy level is a little low.
I’d compare it to a sports car. I’m not gonna commute every day in a Miata, but it might be nice to have for those beautiful days, or occasionally on weekends. For day-to-day commuting/playing I’m very happy with my Subie/D flute.
Ha! I posted in the duplicate topic (now deleted) using an automobile analogy, too. So, here goes:
For me, D is like a Rolls Royce, and Eb is like a Lamborghini. 
Funny how a mere half-step’s difference in pitch can seem so marked. Mine is a corps de réchange setup (EB and D bodies, one head and one foot for both) in ABW. I play the Eb often at home, or if playing solo. It seems to be an especially good choice for playing for hard shoe dancers; seems to cut thru the battering a little better.
Is that the Noy?
'Tis indeed.
I have an Eb body for my D flute made by Mike Grinter. I only have it a week but I know already that it is great. Very responsive and the bottom D(Eb) just jumps out every time. It may be psychological but I feel I’m a better player on the Eb.
I have had a Copley Eb for about 2 1/2 years and I love it, Eb is a great key the only problem is I never get to play it with anybody. I have never encountered an Eb session, but I hear they are more common in Northern Ireland.
Given the choice I would choose Eb over D every time, but in truth I still play the D more as it is impractical to spend a lot of time practicing on a Flute that isn’t ones main Flute.
I bought an EFlat Des Seery Delrin flute on ebay.
It’s very responsive and has greattone and good volume. I use it for solo work or when I’m playing with Scottish small pipers GHB pipers. The ponly trouble is that not too many people play in EFlat around here so it can be a rather lonely instrument 
Allan
I agree with most of what is said here and was delighted when I got my E-flat. I’ve only come across a handful of Eb sessions in the few years I have it. I prefer my D-flute for sessions though think its more powerful especially in a session, you can’t beat that low D.