My new flute...

ojvoj · Post by **ojvoj** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:10 pm

This is a copy of Boosey & Co Prattens Perfected with an extra headjoint for more easy playing. Demanding but rewarding.
Cooktown Ironwood

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:40 pm

Beautiful, Par! Who made it? And, how does it compare to your Murray?
Good idea, a second headjoint, for when you get tired, or when you don't feel like pushing it.

Good luck, and enjoy your new flute!

David Levine · Post by **David Levine** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:40 pm

And the maker is....?

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:18 pm

Good question. I will be getting a Bleazey Ironwood soon, well as soon as Phil gets the Whistle I am using as partial ttrade and payment and it shipping here for the Whistle it took two weeks to get here.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:13 am

The profile, rings, and wood lead me to guess McGee.

ojvoj · Post by **ojvoj** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:26 am

Accualy its me. I just made it for to understand the process of making a flute. This is the only one. I´m not going into flutemaking. lots of work and lots of fun.
I don´t like work, I get so tired. I had the opportunity to work in a workshop with propper tools for a week. This is a powerful flute compare to my Murray. It have a hard and stong D.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:16 am

Congrats, Par. With such lovely photos and the promise that it's the only one you'll ever make, you're sure to get plenty of people begging you to make more.

Cheers,
Aaron

Tom O'Farrell · Post by **Tom O'Farrell** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:12 am

Remarkable. If you had said it was any of the big name makers I would have believed you. Do you have a woodworking background?

BMFW · Post by **BMFW** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:01 am

Good job, that looks fantastic. What was the most demanding part? I heard an interview with Sam Murray where he said that the basic craftwork involved in making a flute, turning & silverwork etc, was reasonably demanding. He reckoned that the most difficult part of the job was to persuade the thing that it was no longer a tree!

I would love to hear all the processes you went through and what the specific challenges were.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:20 am

That's remarkable!

Lovely looking flute.

How long did it take you to make, and how many failed attempts did you go through before you got everything right?

--James

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:40 am

Well done, definitely.

MarcusR · Post by **MarcusR** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:40 am

It looks amazing Pär!

Does this mean I can have your Blackwood Hernon now?

/MarcusR

Henke · Post by **Henke** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:16 pm

Wow. Amazing!

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:03 pm

Wow, great job.

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:20 pm

BMFW wrote:Good job, that looks fantastic. What was the most demanding part? I heard an interview with Sam Murray where he said that the basic craftwork involved in making a flute, turning & silverwork etc, was reasonably demanding. He reckoned that the most difficult part of the job was to persuade the thing that it was no longer a tree!

I would love to hear all the processes you went through and what the
specific challenges were.

_________________
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.

Two astute observations, no doubt!

And yes, Par, great job on your flute!