Aebi - EYE CANDY !!!

Sillydill · Post by **Sillydill** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:05 pm

In recent correspondence Mr. Tom Aebi was kind enough to send the following picture. The flute is a small holed Rudall & Rose model made from a piece of Boxwood Root. The wood was supplied by the owner, so Mr. Aebi does not have any extra to make additional flutes.

All the Best!

Jordan

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:24 pm

Holy $**t, that's beautiful wood! Did he say if he had problems with chip-out or instability? I had understood that burl and root woods were not consistent enough to be made into such large pieces. That's truly lovely stuff!

djm

eilam · Post by **eilam** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:47 pm

Jesus Christ !!!!
i mean F@*&%$##$% (that's a four letter word

e.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:13 pm

wuh. ow!

sombody get the mop and bucket, I'm drooling and I can't get up!

Jayhawk · Post by **Jayhawk** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:31 pm

Wow, not only can you play it, but you can open cans with it...none of my flutes ever came with such a utilitarian item on the middle section. Does this make it a Swiss Army Flute?

Seriously though, that is gorgeous wood!

Eric

Screeeech!!! · Post by **Screeeech!!!** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:32 pm

Drooling, i need a mop and bucket.

That is beyond gorgeous.

Dale, we definitely need an envy smiley on this board.

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:42 pm

JHawk wrote:Does this make it a Swiss Army Flute?

I suspect those tools were added to hold the pieces still for the photo. Mind you, a bottle opener incorporated into the design does suggest some possibilities ...

djm

michael_coleman · Post by **michael_coleman** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:43 pm

Wow!!! I've heard that using the root of bamboo is the best for making flutes...but never thought of other woods. This looks like some kind of tapestry from India

Doug_Tipple · Post by **Doug_Tipple** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:40 pm

djm wrote:
JHawk wrote:Does this make it a Swiss Army Flute?
I suspect those tools were added to hold the pieces still for the photo. Mind you, a bottle opener incorporated into the design does suggest some possibilities ...

djm

Trombones have a similar locking mechanism to keep the horn from coming apart. I call this "intelligent design".

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:56 pm

i bet mr. aebi has just enough of that root left to surprise me with a flute too. and he doesn't even know me! mr. aebi should feel really good about himself now, as he should! CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!!

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:10 pm

Don't get too excited kids: While I am a fan of Mr. Aebi's work, and the flute in question is nice to look at, this type of Boxwood, is really, REALLY not what you'd want to have YOUR flute made out of - there are a staggeringly massive number of imperfections present in pieces like this (so many are visible in this photo, that you could easily stop at 100 and have lots of counting left to do), These voids tend to open up, and can either break out or leak over time. Typically, this quality of boxwood is never considered for an instrument. Obviously in this case it's what the customer wanted, and we all know what they say about the customer always being right.....

Loren

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:14 pm

It is a cool looking Flute, but Loren is right looking closley at it one can see a multitude of imperfections in the wood. Maybe a Bottle opener stuck in the end cap, that might actually work I know it was a joke but it might be possible. Maybe one of our Flute makers out there amateur or pro want to try it.

SoTX · Post by **SoTX** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:35 am

I think it's possible to smooth and seal the bore on almost anything, but that's not really the point of having a wooden flute.

I think I make an exception for this one, though.

-- Don

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:50 am

SoTX wrote:I think it's possible to smooth and seal the bore on almost anything, but that's not really the point of having a wooden flute.

I think I make an exception for this one, though.

-- Don

I think that flute is gorgeous!
It would surely be a conversation stopper.

I'd love to hear it... wonder if thomas has any sound samples.
M

amar · Post by **amar** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:36 am

Loren wrote:Don't get too excited kids: While I am a fan of Mr. Aebi's work, and the flute in question is nice to look at, this type of Boxwood, is really, REALLY not what you'd want to have YOUR flute made out of - there are a staggeringly massive number of imperfections present in pieces like this (so many are visible in this photo, that you could easily stop at 100 and have lots of counting left to do), These voids tend to open up, and can either break out or leak over time. Typically, this quality of boxwood is never considered for an instrument. Obviously in this case it's what the customer wanted, and we all know what they say about the customer always being right.....

Loren

Ah yes, the best people are from Basel/Switzerland.