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Cyfiawnder
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I'm just currios as to who has purchased No name brand instruments from ebay seller.
Justinus say guiness in hand worth two in ice-box.
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I did the same thing, and love it... luck of the draw...er... bid? or perhaps I just used to be a flautist, so it doesn't give me any (ummm... much) trouble.lollycross wrote:HI,
I bought a 6-hole flute once...I knew it was PVC...but gee, it was TERRIBLE. He has rolled a hunk of wood-grained shelf paper over the
pvc, and drilled 6 holes and a blow hole and that was it! It will take
an air-compressor to get enough air thru it to get a tone!
I MUST have been drunk!!
Lolly
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I checked all the time, but it was really just once (and I wasn't drunk).
But the result was fabulous. I bought a turn-of-the-century boxwood 4-key flute that was advertised as having horrible intonation. I got it, and it DID have horrible intonation, but the most wonderful sound. Plus it had no cracks and all the keys sealed and were mechanically sound. I recently sent it off to a very good flute restorer, and he re-reamed it and adjusted the intonation. The flute plus restoration were less than $350.
Now I have a FANTASTIC flute. I just got back from a lesson to which I brought it and had my teacher try it out. I thought I was going to have to pry it out of his cold, dead hands. Not really, but he was blown away by it, so it's not just this novice that thinks it's wonderful, a professional flute player does, too.
I will add that this was much better than another well-known antique flute that I bought and returned because it was not as advertised.
But the result was fabulous. I bought a turn-of-the-century boxwood 4-key flute that was advertised as having horrible intonation. I got it, and it DID have horrible intonation, but the most wonderful sound. Plus it had no cracks and all the keys sealed and were mechanically sound. I recently sent it off to a very good flute restorer, and he re-reamed it and adjusted the intonation. The flute plus restoration were less than $350.
Now I have a FANTASTIC flute. I just got back from a lesson to which I brought it and had my teacher try it out. I thought I was going to have to pry it out of his cold, dead hands. Not really, but he was blown away by it, so it's not just this novice that thinks it's wonderful, a professional flute player does, too.
I will add that this was much better than another well-known antique flute that I bought and returned because it was not as advertised.
Charlie
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waitingame
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Hey, I think I bought that one too only I didn't get the shelf paper!!lollycross wrote:HI,
I bought a 6-hole flute once...I knew it was PVC...but gee, it was TERRIBLE. He has rolled a hunk of wood-grained shelf paper over the
pvc, and drilled 6 holes and a blow hole and that was it! It will take
an air-compressor to get enough air thru it to get a tone!
I MUST have been drunk!!
Lolly
I SHOULD have been drunk!!
waitingame
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Cyfiawnder
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wow 39 in less than 24 hours... That's not bad... The reason I asked is because I ordered a "Rosewood" Irish Low D flute, and it should be arriving today. I did it mostly so I could see the construction of a Flute. SOme people Cut a block in half and gouge out the middle, then glue it back together. Others use a "gun bit" and core the center out of an already rounded piece of wood. It wasn't super expensive so I'm not expecting too much... I'll probably have to "tweak" the embochure (sp) and properly tune the holes, but that's no biggy. I already have one flute that is hard a heck to play... an unknown Key Sakuhache I think they're called... those Bamboo one with the two embochure holes. The second one gets covered with a piece of Onion skin or some such nonsense... I just taped over it
The reason I asked is because I ordered a "Rosewood" Irish Low D flute, and it should be arriving today. I did it mostly so I could see the construction of a Flute. SOme people Cut a block in half and gouge out the middle, then glue it back together. Others use a "gun bit" and core the center out of an already rounded piece of wood. It wasn't super expensive so I'm not expecting too much... I'll probably have to "tweak" the embochure (sp) and properly tune the holes, but that's no biggy. I already have one flute that is hard a heck to play... an unknown Key Sakuhache I think they're called... those Bamboo one with the two embochure holes. The second one gets covered with a piece of Onion skin or some such nonsense... I just taped over it Justinus say guiness in hand worth two in ice-box.
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Azathoth
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To date a Shaw D (perfect quality, although many would argue that there is no such thing as a perfect untweaked Shaw 
), and a nice little D fife (marked Köhlert und Söhne, Wien, needs a bit of work repadding and cleaning but otherwise crack-free and already playable).
I have a limit though, I'd never part with $$$ for something on eBay. People who buy like cars on eBay must be .. er, very brave.
And anyway, I don't have $$$$ in the first place.
Az
), and a nice little D fife (marked Köhlert und Söhne, Wien, needs a bit of work repadding and cleaning but otherwise crack-free and already playable).I have a limit though, I'd never part with $$$ for something on eBay. People who buy like cars on eBay must be .. er, very brave.
And anyway, I don't have $$$$ in the first place.
Az
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Yes once, if I remember right it was an Overton, that wasn't advertised as an Overton. So it was no-name, but the distinctive mouth piece was a give away. I picked it up for about half of retail. Other than that I stick only with instruments I can Identify from photo and name, and from rated sellers. There are the occasional bargains, and there are frequent opportunities to pick up a desired whistle or flute ad 20-30 percent discount. Of course there are also some unreal deals like 12 dollar whistles going for 40.
Enjoy Your Music,
Lee Marsh
From Odenton, MD.
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