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FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
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FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
Gaaaah!! Boxwood man, I need it in Boxwood!!! 
Looks awesome though and a fair price, someone is gonna end up with a killer flute.
Looks awesome though and a fair price, someone is gonna end up with a killer flute.
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
Oh, yeah...now we're talkin'...wish I had the dough.
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Am I right that this is a large holed Rudally flute?
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Medium large...jim stone wrote:Am I right that this is a large holed Rudally flute?
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Flute sale pending...
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
I'd buy it myself if it was in the UK. [sigh]
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Thank God!Jon C. wrote:Flute sale pending...
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
Again a very reasonable price 4.500 USD for a top quality instrument. The same price that Kathie sold her Wilkes for a couple of weeks ago. I assume that this Wilkes has already been snapped up. 
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Yes, the flute is sold, but as middle man, I am still playing it!Steampacket wrote:Again a very reasonable price 4.500 USD for a top quality instrument. The same price that Kathie sold her Wilkes for a couple of weeks ago. I assume that this Wilkes has already been snapped up.
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
"Yes, the flute is sold, but as middle man, I am still playing it" Jon C.
Good man! Chris does make wonderful flutes. When I got mine some years ago I found it quite a handfull, due to my inexperience. It took some time getting used to the embouchure. Now I've been playing longer it's easy to play even though I change flutes and often play another flute with a completely different embouchure (Olwell Pratten) I can easily get back into the Wilkes which has a very different feel and sound.
Good man! Chris does make wonderful flutes. When I got mine some years ago I found it quite a handfull, due to my inexperience. It took some time getting used to the embouchure. Now I've been playing longer it's easy to play even though I change flutes and often play another flute with a completely different embouchure (Olwell Pratten) I can easily get back into the Wilkes which has a very different feel and sound.-
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Well I always have my beautiful original Rudall and Rose to fall back on... The embouchures are almost identical to the Wilkes...Steampacket wrote:"Yes, the flute is sold, but as middle man, I am still playing it" Jon C.
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
hmm.... something tells me it's gonna be a box before I visit eh?
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yep...Aanvil wrote:hmm.... something tells me it's gonna be a box before I visit eh?
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Re: FS Chris Wilkes 8 key Blackwood flute
"I always have my beautiful original Rudall and Rose to fall back on... The embouchures are almost identical to the Wilkes... " Jon C.
Yes, the same with my Wilkes keyless, and the Rudall Carte & Co I am now custodian of, (didn't have it when this thread started up), as regards embouchures. I notice in the photo that Chris has placed his long F key blocks in a better position on this flute, compared to the 1892 R&C I have, where the edge of the supporting block is on the middle of the far edge of the F# tonehole. So I'm having to get used to it being in the way of the end of my finger when playing. Just a small thing but noticable. I'm getting used to it. I find the keys and blocks to be a distraction and unnecessary, but they are there and part of the flute which I readily admit is growing on me the more I play it. Amazing sound and response
Yes, the same with my Wilkes keyless, and the Rudall Carte & Co I am now custodian of, (didn't have it when this thread started up), as regards embouchures. I notice in the photo that Chris has placed his long F key blocks in a better position on this flute, compared to the 1892 R&C I have, where the edge of the supporting block is on the middle of the far edge of the F# tonehole. So I'm having to get used to it being in the way of the end of my finger when playing. Just a small thing but noticable. I'm getting used to it. I find the keys and blocks to be a distraction and unnecessary, but they are there and part of the flute which I readily admit is growing on me the more I play it. Amazing sound and response