I know that it’s been a while… hope everyone is doing well. I just had to share this photo of my new flute. It is fairly unique - made from snakewood. It’s a long story, but I was visiting with Hammy and the result is this flute. Snakewood is NOT a great wood to build a flute out of because of the cracks that so easily develop, so it’s likely that this will be the last of line. BUT its acoustic and visual properties are really very nice.
Beauty indeed! Lucky man - take care of it and enjoy!
(BTW, to avoid photos drastically exceeding the width of the normal screen, either limit them to <700 pixels before posting or rotate them so the shorter axis is across page rather than the longer one. Easier to appreciate its beauty if one doesn’t have to pan across so much, plus easier to read any text, and it affects the whole web-page.)
I very rarely see a flute any more than makes me think “Wow, I’d really like to have one of those!” but your new Hammy got me Erik. I generally really like Hammy’s flutes anyway (the way they play that is), but I’ve never run across any in anything other than Blackwood or Cocus, both of which still cause me allergy problems. Awesome flute. Let me know if you ever want to sell it. (Yeah, not likely, I realize.)
I’m glad you like it, Loren. Hammy is actually the one that started trying snakewood. I just encouraged him to try one for me It will be unlikely that I ever part with it, but I’ll put you on the list.
Muchas Gracias. I debated upon whether adding one of my sound clips would make the flute more OR less attractive I recorded it on my handheld pocket pc, so that was two strikes against. Still, hopefully the instrument’s potential comes through in the recording. Maybe I’ll do another once my fingers know where the holes are. The right ring finger hole is a bit further down the body than I’m used to so I tend to miss the low D and Eb (as you can hear in the recording). But I’ll get it.
It will be unlikely that I ever part with it, but I’ll put you on the list.