new flute!!

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:21 pm

Well, I broke down and bought a brand new keyless blackwood flute from Jon yesterday. That means Christmas came early, and it plays and looks beautiful. I was playing it a bit again last night before I bought it and I am so impressed and excited. I just can't wait until he gets his key tools and starts in on those...

Its really nice to know that I played the flute I was going to buy and that I had quite some time to try it out beforehand. I have noted in other posts how hard it is to buy a flute, especially if you haven't spent a good amount of time with it. Its also great that he just lives right down the road and offered to clean it up anytime.

The place where I usually post my pictures is down now, so I will post hopefully at the beginning of next week.

Thanks, Jon.

eilam · Post by **eilam** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:38 pm

Good for you, Jon is working on a flute for me as well, like you, I was so impressed with his work and approach, and after having played flutes that he made, could not hold myself from ordering, it was not the price that drove me to place the order, but I don't no of a better flute for the money then this one.

BillG · Post by **BillG** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:55 pm

Who is "Jon" who is making these flutes?

BillG

andrewK · Post by **andrewK** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:05 pm

A distinguished flutemaker who appreciates the beauty and workmanship of Monzani flutes.

phcook · Post by **phcook** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:29 pm

it was not the price that drove me to place the order, but I don't no of a better flute for the money then this one.

Sure, but what is the price?

GalegoMan · Post by **GalegoMan** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 6:54 pm

Jon what?

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:50 pm

GalegoMan wrote:Jon what?

People have been asking me this for years!

phcook wrote: Sure, but what is the price?

I am selling cocobollo flutes with brass tuning slides for $380. You can see a sample at:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php ... &start=240
Jon C.

GalegoMan · Post by **GalegoMan** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:37 am

Wow. Nice flutes! Mr. Jon C.

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:38 pm

Its not much of a picture, but it gets the idea across:

http://members2.photofun.com/mburdett02 ... F75E%2Ejpg

or the keyless flute

http://www.photofun.com/IM/Templates/Ph ... llID=92383

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:35 pm

Vewwwy sexy!

wolvy · Post by **wolvy** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:17 am

Hey Jon - Do any of your flutes every show up at the sessions as Finn McCools?

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:39 pm

I guess that would require Jon getting down to Finn McCools. I have been known to go down there once in a blue moon, I should be playing at a new pub in Fullerton soon...I'll let you know...

eilam · Post by **eilam** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:46 pm

wolvy - when I get mine, your welcome to come by, if not, sooner or later I'm see at Dargon in S.B.

bang · Post by **bang** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:31 pm

let me add my voice to the chorus of accolades! i just received a delrin Rudall flute from Jon yesterday & have been playing it every spare minute since. (this was the prototype for the blackwood Rudall.) it is amazingly good: beautiful, sweet high end; low D & E notes that you can blow as loud & hard as you could ever want; huge dynamic range generally. just a superb flute!

if anyone is interested in a "just for fun" sound clip of this flute, here's 24 seconds of "pseudo-blues, free improvisation" that managed to sneak into my computer while i was playing. it shows just one small (& strange?) aspect of what Jon's flute is capable of. also, the flute sounds better in person than on the recording. all faults are those of the player. (if you squint your ears just right, you can almost hear a rhythm. :-) ~380kb, 128kbps mp3:

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enjoy! /dan

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michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:03 am

I almost purchased that flute, it sure does sound good...thats for sure...