What is that?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=37977&item=7312570730&rd=1
Do you think it could be good? German or english?
Hmm, an 8-key without the foot keys. Looks like it has long and short Cnat and Bb keys. Strange, but quite good looking.
Yes, most interesting. Hard to say about origin - the keycups are typically English saltspoons, but the duplicated Bb and C keys are more German. Touches on the keys lack the usual English finesse. Note also the long F key has one long block rather than a separate block and guide - I’ve seen Viennese flutes like that. Lack of a ring at the top of the barrel is more continental. A definite “Hmmm”.
Funny to see the barrel on the end of the LH section and not attached to the head. Could suggest a string unravelling issue, jamming the barrel on?
I’d suggest steer clear of it if you want to play Irish music at sessions. But if you have a friend with a Viennese forte piano …
Terry
Thanks, Terry… So Viennese probably? Would it be possible that this mix of english and german influences indicate an american origin?
I was just interested because it looked a bit strange… The holes look too small for irish music. And anyway, I find it a bit too expensive for a flute I don’t know at all.
I’d suggest the 2 important words in the description were “quirky tuning”.
Yes I noticed the quirky thing. But I think this could come from the fact that the seller does not really know flutes.
When I bought my Rudall, the seller thought it was a bad flute, because it had what Terry McGee calls the “flat foot syndrom”. And I had it for a very good price.
Anyway this flute seems interesting to me just because it is unusual…