Mc Dree

[phcook]

Has anybody heard of Mc Dree as a flutemaker?

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 2369832070

Regards

Philippe

[JessieK]

Where do you see "Mc Dree"?

[phcook]

Hello Jessie

I take the information from the seller I just contacted. Can't say anything more.

By the way, thanks for your work on board; it's very instructive for a new player like me

Philippe

[David Levine]

Well, the seller's feedback record stinks-- 8 negatives and 6 neutrals out of about 300. He is a dealer of low-level instruments and cases.
The flute on Ebay looks to me to be from Pakistan - hence, worthless. The seller probably knows little about flutes or he wouldn't have said made of ebony when it's probably not ebony. I wouldn't trust him.
If it was a Seery the seller would have said so. This guy is just another Ebay hustler. If anybody still wants to trust him let me know. I can give you a great deal on a bridge.

[MacEachain]

The seller probably knows little about flutes or he wouldn't have said made of ebony when it's probably not ebony. I wouldn't trust him.

Regarding the flute being made from ebony, if the seller is from France he would probably refer to a flute made from what we would call "African Blackwood" as being "Ebonie de Mozambique"

Cheers, Mac

[sturob]

I know the site's in French, but it says the seller's in Germany.

What do the Germans call ebony and African blackwood?

See why I like using the taxonomic names?

Stuart

[phcook]

Hi Mac

You mean "ébène du Mozambique"? (first time there is an advantage for French people on this board!)

Cheers

Philippe

[David Levine]

To date (24 hours) the seller has not answered my emails questioning the maker and the provenance of this flute.

[skh]

What do the Germans call ebony and African blackwood?

ebony - Ebenholz
blackwood - Grenadill

Sonja