Wow a signed flute by John Kennedy

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Wow a signed flute by John Kennedy

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I'm sure you will all be fighting over this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/John-Kennedy-sign ... dZViewItem
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"made from african blackwood which gives it its unique patternisation" :lol: Saying that it's got lots of sapwood on it would be more accurate I think.
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That's as ugly a stick as I've ever seen.
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Hmm. I guess it would go well with your basic Black-and-Tan.
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So this african black wood isn't actually black, it's just painted black? Or did I miss something in that picture?
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When I first saw the thread title, I thought J.F.K. not J.U.N.K...

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No comparison to this beauty, which is not signed by a Kennedy:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
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GaryKelly wrote:No comparison to this beauty, which is not signed by a Kennedy:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
Wow - that's a nice looking flute. I wonder, however, if the top bidder by mistake entered a "0" too many as the bidding goes from £100.00 to £1,200.00 in a single step? :o Maybe he meant £120.00?
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Was a big jump wasn't it! "Reserve met" !!
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I don't think that intermediate steps are recognized if you are trying to meet the reserve.
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neilC wrote:So this african black wood isn't actually black, it's just painted black? Or did I miss something in that picture?
It is black- the light colored parts are sapwood (the wood that you find on the outside of the tree underneath the bark) as opposed to heartwood, which is of course black or brown in an african blackwood tree. In other words, the flute was turned from pieces of wood that were cut close to the outside of the trunk.

Has anyone heard of this flutemaker?
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I went to a whistle workshop of his once. He's a much respected singer, flute and whistle player from the North of Ireland. He has recorded 1 CD, I think of both songs and tunes, which I haven't heard. First I've heard of him as a flute-maker.
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why would a flute signed by a whore master have people fighting over it not to say that he was a bigott in a sectarian organisation the ancient order of the hibernians????? what is the great appeal?

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GaryKelly wrote:No comparison to this beauty, which is not signed by a Kennedy:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
I saw that yesterday and that is a very good looking Flute.
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