metal simple system flutes

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:59 am

has anyone ever seen any metal simple system flutes. keyed, unkeyed, cylindrical, conical etc? in 1983 at an early music convention in boston, david shorey had a metal unkeyed clyndrical flute in d for sale. i haven't seen anything like since.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:57 am

Well, David Shorey has some pictures, here:

http://www.i-gadgets.com/flute/gstout/33/

The picture index, for the wood flutes, is at:

http://www.i-gadgets.com/flute/gstout/temporary.html

Kevin Krell

BillG · Post by **BillG** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:39 am

I have not seen or played a metal flute but have a few old metal fifes, Bb. I had thought they were no longer available but just went to

http://www.hamilton-musical-repairs.com ... ad089e1c45

and there they were.

Maybe not what you're looking for but just for information sake.

BillG

Jayhawk · Post by **Jayhawk** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:30 am

Hey - the Nach meyer with silver head joint is nearly twin to my new flute. Thanks for posting this link Kevin!

Eric

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:50 am

I have seen a photo of a German 8-key that was metal, let me dig around and see if I can find the pic again.

It was an odd looking thing, but there's no reason it shouldn't play well.

--James

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:02 am

Check this out:
http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/clint-India.htm

This is the only metal conical simple-system flute i know of. So ugly it's cool!

g

Steven · Post by **Steven** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:49 pm

Hammy Hamilton makes a practice flute in metal (aluminum I believe).

Steven

elizabeth · Post by **elizabeth** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:31 pm

Yow! That Clinton flute on the McGhee site really ugly!

Looks like it should be sticking out of the machinery in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.

Elizabeth

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:41 pm

oleorezinator wrote:has anyone ever seen any metal simple system flutes. keyed, unkeyed, cylindrical, conical etc? in 1983 at an early music convention in boston, david shorey had a metal unkeyed clyndrical flute in d for sale. i haven't seen anything like since.

I have seen these for sale in Japan.

http://img37.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/1/6/0 ... rm1404.jpg

They are always very cheap; I expect the sound is too.

They are called "Folk Flutes." This one is on an auction site for 5999 yen.

Lee Sei-Macfhearchair

DCrom · Post by **DCrom** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:42 pm

I have no idea how it plays, but Lark in the Morning has a simple-system flute in G for $75 (billed as "Lark's Silver Flute")

Beautiful silver plated 6-hole flute with floral bands handmade by Old World craftsmen.

Judging by the picture it's cylindrical. I vaguely remember someone on the board buying one a long time back, perhaps as much as a year ago, but don't recall anything beyond that.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:38 pm

mukade wrote:I have seen these for sale in Japan.

http://img37.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/1/6/0 ... rm1404.jpg

They are always very cheap; I expect the sound is too.

They are called "Folk Flutes." This one is on an auction site for 5999 yen.

Lee Sei-Macfhearchair

Wow! like a Boehm flute without they keys! 6000 yen is about 60 dollars, right?

g

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:28 pm

glauber wrote:
mukade wrote:I have seen these for sale in Japan.

http://img37.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/1/6/0 ... rm1404.jpg

They are called "Folk Flutes." This one is on an auction site for 5999 yen.

Lee Sei-Macfhearchair
Wow! like a Boehm flute without they keys! 6000 yen is about 60 dollars, right?

g

From what I have read, these flutes were made in the 1970s as cheap alternatives to orchestral flutes. I don't think they are made now. Perhaps a Japanese member of the board knows something about them?

Here are some better photographs:
http://img127.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/7/9/ ... ts-456.jpg

http://img127.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/7/9/ ... s-456b.jpg

I would buy one for my collection, but I'm saving every yen for a new set of flat uilleann pipes

Lee Sei-Macfhearchair

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:44 pm

thank you all. i shouldn't try to spell cylindrical so late at night. i was curious about the possibilities of a conical flute in metal. must be part of my deviant nature. o

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:48 pm

me again. there is a clinton "india" model on the dayton miller site for you fellow deviants. o

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:32 pm

oleorezinator wrote:me again. there is a clinton "india" model on the dayton miller site for you fellow deviants. o

Yes. See my post above, with the URL from Terry McGee's site. I think Rick Wilson has one too.

Supposedly these play pretty well and sound very "woody".

g

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