Flute Photos!!! Come post your flute pictures :)
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Jon C.
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Unseen122
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Here is a pic of my Favorite Flutes and whistles from left to right Alba High D Aluminum, No namd Bb Fife in Maple, Lew Paxton Price Mahogony with Red Oak Back in F, Merlin Music Low Whistle, and Tipple 8 Hole Gray PVC with Marble Covering: 
To compare the embouchure Hole sizes
The Oak part of the Price Flute
They aren't the best pics and are kind of small sorry.
To compare the embouchure Hole sizes
The Oak part of the Price Flute
They aren't the best pics and are kind of small sorry.
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glauber
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One of my Tipple Fipples:
(click on thumbnail to see full size)
(click on thumbnail to see full size)
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cocobolo flute
Yes, Henke, I sent the cocobolo billits to M&E. I'll be getting an 8 kek R&R from Johnny Gallagher next week made from the same tree. I have a couple questions for Jon C.; the first one is, when you turn cocobolo it is down right waxie. Do you think it does not soak up water as easily as black wood or bodwood? The second question is, Johnny Gallagher put my flute over top of a bowl of ammonia and it turned chocolatey, like aging. Have you ever seen this or done this?
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Leonard
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At last...The keyed seery!
It took a hour to get to know how to post pictures on the forum (thanks Gary!) so I'll post comments on this beauty later on!
Appreciate!
Leo
Yes I removed the keys close up ... since you never look at a flute from this close ... it shows sratchs that you would'nt even notice from a normal view and I don't want anybody to think that this flute is not a pure beauty!
It took a hour to get to know how to post pictures on the forum (thanks Gary!) so I'll post comments on this beauty later on!
Appreciate!
Leo
Yes I removed the keys close up ... since you never look at a flute from this close ... it shows sratchs that you would'nt even notice from a normal view and I don't want anybody to think that this flute is not a pure beauty!
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Leonard
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Hi Andrew!
Actually, these 3 close up pictures has been taken at 5 centimeters from the flute so every tiny details, that you don't even see with your very eyes, seems to appear.
Actually, the flute looks really great!
Yes, as I read before, the keys look a little bit fragile ... a bit like the Lehart ones. But I'm a guy who takes care of things and I'm pretty sure I won't have problem with them for a while!
The flute sounds as good as it always did. The tuning has changed a bit, nothing disturbing. The tuning of the keys notes is really good!
I'm really delighted!
Leo
Actually, these 3 close up pictures has been taken at 5 centimeters from the flute so every tiny details, that you don't even see with your very eyes, seems to appear.
Actually, the flute looks really great!
Yes, as I read before, the keys look a little bit fragile ... a bit like the Lehart ones. But I'm a guy who takes care of things and I'm pretty sure I won't have problem with them for a while!
The flute sounds as good as it always did. The tuning has changed a bit, nothing disturbing. The tuning of the keys notes is really good!
I'm really delighted!
Leo
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The flutemaster, when he saw one of my Rudall keys scratched was very annoyed, accusing me of scraping it.
Perhaps I am here looking at photographic faults, or the keys themselves were sent out scratched or otherwise very imperfectly formed ?
One of course gets a maximum of what one pays for.
I don't see a lot of imperfections having an undeveloped eye, and am looked down on as a raw beginner.
A professional keymaker would surely not send anything out in a damaged condition, and would have an eye refined by working on thousands of keys.
WE NEED TO KNOW !! On the present flute lichen we are not invited to hear the flute, and if the keys look scratched or otherwise damaged are we merely to say that the photos must be too good ?
Perhaps I am here looking at photographic faults, or the keys themselves were sent out scratched or otherwise very imperfectly formed ?
One of course gets a maximum of what one pays for.
I don't see a lot of imperfections having an undeveloped eye, and am looked down on as a raw beginner.
A professional keymaker would surely not send anything out in a damaged condition, and would have an eye refined by working on thousands of keys.
WE NEED TO KNOW !! On the present flute lichen we are not invited to hear the flute, and if the keys look scratched or otherwise damaged are we merely to say that the photos must be too good ?
