Anyone Playing a Dixon 3 piece Polymer Flute?

Ron Rowe · Post by **Ron Rowe** » Wed Oct 23, 2002 9:36 pm

I am thinking about asking for one for x-mas and wanted some feedback first. How about his wooden flutes?

griff · Post by **griff** » Wed Oct 23, 2002 10:26 pm

This has been discussed several times in the past. Here is one reference: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... 45&forum=2

I have one and give it a positive vote, although I am a very beginning student.

Griff

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:20 am

I too am a beginner but am pleased with my Dixon, 3-piece polymer. At a workshop last weekend I received very good comments on both the appearance and tone of the Dixon. And the price is right. I haven't heard any report on Tony Dixon's wooden flutes. For a beginner the polymer is very suitable (especially for a dry climate like Denver).
Cheers,
Aaron

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Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 6:24 am

I would LIKE to be playing a Dixon. I ordered one several weeks ago but they are on back-order.

Tony hurry up will you I'm going crazy.

Doc

Ron Rowe · Post by **Ron Rowe** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 7:55 am

I'm sold. Now I just have to see if I have enough brownie points built up with the wife to ask for it for x-mas

CraigMc · Post by **CraigMc** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:02 am

I have one that I take to work with me everyday. You can improve all you want on this flute. The tone holes are small and it's easy to do nice crisp ornaments on it. It can take you all the way to where your ready to get a keyed instrument.

- Craig

MarkCC · Post by **MarkCC** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:09 pm

I've got one, and I really like it a lot. I'm a rank beginner, so I'm not much of a judge yet. But it's got a good tone, it's reasonably easy to play, and it's absolutely indestructable.

I brought it to a class I'm taking with Bill Ochs, who's a very knowledgeable, skilled (and incredibly nice) guy. He'd warned me that as a beginning flutist, it was very important to have a good enough flute. He tried it out, and while I wouldn't say he's a huge fan of it, he seemed impressed that a plastic flute could sound that good, and definitely agreed that it was a decent flute for a beginner.

I bring mine to work with me, and constantly play it while I'm thinking. (I'm a researcher, and I have a private office.) It's durable enough to get carried around in my briefcase wrapped in a pillowcase, but it sounds good enough and plays well enough to be fun to play.

-Mark

griff · Post by **griff** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:30 pm

Here's another, more recent link:

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... =2&start=0

Griff