new makers

seanny · Post by **seanny** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:02 am

are there any new makers out there with short waiting lists that anyone would like to recommend?

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:24 am

Jessie K (check the "teaser" thread).

Not new, but the one i'd recommend to any beginner: O'Briain "improved Feadog". You can get it from
http://www.whistleanddrum.com/

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:24 am

Thanks, Glauber, but that's a whistle. This is the flute forum.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:25 am

I thought i was in the whistle forum. My bad...

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:27 am

Dave Copley isn't 'new' but 'newish'; he's making
very good flutes at a reasonable price. Last I
checked the waiting list
was 4 months.

Casey Burns is certainly not new, however
he is moving pretty quickly in getting flutes
to people. There has been a renewed interest
in Casey's flutes, which you can read about
if you search. I have two of his flutes that
I like very well.

Both of these fellows are swell to deal with.

You're welcome to PM me if you have questions.
Others may have some good suggestions. Best

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:35 am

In the world of flutes, Eamon Cotter probably qualifies as new. He's very good too, good prices, short wait.

With flutes, it takes many years before a maker starts turning out stuff you'd want to buy, so there aren't many new makers out there.

This looks interesting:
http://www.whistleanddrum.com/Irish+Flu ... eyzer.html

David Levine · Post by **David Levine** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:47 am

Martin Doyle blows nearly everybody away. His flutes are beautifully finished. The bore is like glass. The intonation is perfect. The sound is bright and loud. The bottom D is clear and hard and a joy to play, with or without the optional rasp.
This is the flute Catherine McEvoy recommends to her students and the flute that she and Tom bought for their marvelous young prodigy, Fergus. Mick Hand plays one now, as does Ronan Brown.
I have bought three over the past few years. One I sold to a player in Dublin, one to a student, and the third I am keeping. A keyless will cost roughly $700 without a slide, and a bit more with a slide. The wait is minimal and he often has one or two ready to go.
Poke around on the net for a phone number. He's the most under-rated maker today, and has been making flutes for over twenty years.

planxtydt · Post by **planxtydt** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:48 am

Marcus Hernon perhaps, 6 month waiting list and 480 euro.

David

Steven · Post by **Steven** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:54 am

I think Seth Gallagher (http://www.uilleann.com) still has a short waiting list. His prices are up there, about comparable with Patrick Olwell's, but I hear from reliable sources that his flutes are too.

Steven

(Edited cuz I can't spel uilleann. Good thing I'm not a piper!)

spittle · Post by **spittle** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:13 am

Well, I can't keep quiet about JOHN Gallagher from Elkins, WV. My keyless Pratten (based on a Boosey & Sons, Pratten's Perfected #4600, I believe) took a little over 3 months (although his wait has gone up slighty since then, I think).

$1100 for a keyless wood flute with rings and slide (regardless of timber). Not as inexpensive as other options above, but it gives up nothing to the Olwell, Wilkes and Noy that it's been played with and inspected next to. I swear I can hear silverware rattle in the drawer when I play it loudly in the kitchen

John's a top notch craftsman (Pat Olwell's words), and is extremely accomodating to your requests\desires.

Cheers,
- Ryan

tin tin · Post by **tin tin** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:55 pm

I received a 6-keyed Copley in 4 months flat. It's a great flute.
Micah

Nelson · Post by **Nelson** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:36 pm

Well, I can't keep quiet about JOHN Gallagher from Elkins, WV. My keyless Pratten (based
on a Boosey & Sons, Pratten's Perfected #4600, I believe) took a little over 3 months
(although his wait has gone up slighty since then, I think).

Me either. The R&R almost playes itself. I played one all last week. I ordered one about a month ago and it will be ready in about another month. He does not have a web site and does not solicit business and is out of the beaten path. He copied his R&R from the one Chris Norman plays.

RudallRose · Post by **RudallRose** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:47 pm

John Gallagher is terrific. He's constantly refining what he's working on. He spent 8 years working (8? maybe 6?) with Rod Cameron.
He's listed in the phone book at Elkins, WV, so shouldnt mind me giving it up here: 304-636-8688.
Nice fellow, too.

Too, a new face on the flute maker's list about to put his own out there is Paddy Ward, another friend of mine who is modeling his on a dandy Hawkes flute he owns. Currently he's making keyless and keyed flutes with double bodies (D and Eb). Waiting list? What waiting list?
He just moved from Boulder to Shokan NY (upstate, west of Kingston).
not sure if he's listed yet. I played a delrin model of his flute and was very very impressed. I think he's wanting $1000 for the double-body delrin flute.
He told me just the other day that he's got a couple boxwood and cocus keyed flutes done.

dm

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:32 am

Wow, a proliferation of flutemakers, just when the market is on the slide (the "Celtic" music craze being over and all :roll: ), not the best time to be trying to make a living as a (new) flute maker......

Loren

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:57 am

Loren wrote:the "Celtic" music craze being over and all

Really? This is good news! It's not over, over here, yet.

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