Oh, those Irish flutes!
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Oh, those Irish flutes!
Does anyone know if there are any Irish flute websites where the flutes aren't so EXPENSIVE? Almost everytime I see a Irish flute I want and like, I am turned away by the price. I really want one, but I don't want to get crazy with the prices.
Thanks a lot!
Collin
Thanks a lot!
Collin
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Sure, you can get a very nice PVC flute from Doug Tipple for way less than $100:
http://home.earthlink.net/~life2all/dougswebspace/
I do a lot of testing of Doug's prototype flutes as well as his production models and they really are wonderful instruments for a new player.
http://home.earthlink.net/~life2all/dougswebspace/
I do a lot of testing of Doug's prototype flutes as well as his production models and they really are wonderful instruments for a new player.
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I don't know what your price range is but you can get a very nice wooden flute from Casey Burns for $250...the "folk flute"
Or if you're into polymer there's Dixon, M&E, or Seery all for $300-$450.
Or you could get a Bamboo flute from Pat Olwell for under $100.
Any of the above are terrific instruments. The Tipples are also great bang for the buck.
Doc
Or if you're into polymer there's Dixon, M&E, or Seery all for $300-$450.
Or you could get a Bamboo flute from Pat Olwell for under $100.
Any of the above are terrific instruments. The Tipples are also great bang for the buck.
Doc
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Olwell doesn't have a website.
Regarding Tipple flutes, if you'll scroll down on Doug Tipple's website, you'll find a sound sample of his flute (played by Michael Eskin).
Regarding Tipple flutes, if you'll scroll down on Doug Tipple's website, you'll find a sound sample of his flute (played by Michael Eskin).
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What key are you looking for in a flute. Perhaps I could make one for you. Do you live close to Houston?
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I was thinking auction price:andrewK wrote:Is that half your usual price ?
Lot 226, "La Lecture (Deux Fillettes, Bouquet de Pivonines sur Fond Noir)," is an oil on canvas, 18 1/8 by 21 3/4 inches, by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) that is an extremely weak example of the artist's work and has a very ambitious estimate of $4,000,000 to $6,000,000. It was passed at $3,600,000. It was executed in 1947 and shows two woman reading a book on a table with a vase of flowers. It is not a fine Matisse.
See this is for a bum Matisse, you could pay me in flutes!
AS someone else has pointed out, the sound samples are there in his site.Band Nerd wrote:Wow! Those really are inexpensive! Do they sound pretty good? I couldn't come across any sound samples.
Having recently acquired a Tipple Eb I would say it easily out ranks any bansuri of similar price and key in terms of sound, fingering facility and responsiveness. The large tone holes are great. It is unbreakable and with the bonus of a tuning slide, in my opinion, it surpasses any one piece bamboo flute.
I was very much influenced by the sound samples before I ordered the Eb and I definitely have not been disappointed.
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Re: Oh, those Irish flutes!
Band Nerd wrote:Does anyone know if there are any Irish flute websites where the flutes aren't so EXPENSIVE? Almost everytime I see a Irish flute I want and like, I am turned away by the price. I really want one, but I don't want to get crazy with the prices.
Thanks a lot!
Collin
Has Pat Olwell begun making them again? I think he had stopped for a while.
Steve Cox also makes bamboos.
But, you know, The Master has spoken on the topic of Tipples. That holds some weight around here. I think your choice is an easy one! It's a Tipple, for sure.
For now, anyway. You'll get the thing, and then you'll play it, and then you'll start reading about everybody's flute(s), and you'll notice that they all seem to have somewhere between a bushel and a small load of them, and before you know it, you'll have FlOAD, too.
Sigh.
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Talasiga,talasiga wrote:AS someone else has pointed out, the sound samples are there in his site.Band Nerd wrote:Wow! Those really are inexpensive! Do they sound pretty good? I couldn't come across any sound samples.
Having recently acquired a Tipple Eb I would say it easily out ranks any bansuri of similar price and key in terms of sound, fingering facility and responsiveness. The large tone holes are great. It is unbreakable and with the bonus of a tuning slide, in my opinion, it surpasses any one piece bamboo flute.
I was very much influenced by the sound samples before I ordered the Eb and I definitely have not been disappointed.
Just for clarity, have you played an Olwell bamboo?
Doc