Time for Me to Brag (With Pics)

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:03 pm

I got myself another Flute today. To add to my collection here is a two year old Casey Burns Boxwood Pratten:

The pic looks a little blurry, I guess I moved while taking the picture. It has a great strident tone like a Pratten should but with the Mellow quality of Boxwood, I love it. Plays just as good as it looks.

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:07 pm

Very nice!
I like the figuring of the curly boxwood.

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:08 pm

GAH! It's pretty!

I really need a flute. But, money issues prohibit it.

Perhaps at the end of the summer I'll have some extra cash...

Sillydill · Post by **Sillydill** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:13 pm

Be Still My Restless Heart!!!

WOW Avery!!!!

Hubba Hubba!!!

If you'll send it to me, I'll take some really good pictures for you.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:47 pm

Casey B has lovely boxwood.

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:25 pm

Real puurty Avery! It probably sounds very much like JonC's Bocote Pratten-lots of guts, but mellow when you want it! Altogether different from the Hammy though.

Good luck with it.

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:49 pm

Schwing!

Good call! Must be feather-light too.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:24 am

Unseen122 wrote:It has a great strident tone like a Pratten should but with the Mellow quality of Boxwood, I love it. Plays just as good as it looks.

Which is it? Loud and harsh or soft and rich?

Strident:
1. unpleasantly loud and harsh
2. conspicuously and offensively loud;

Mellow:
having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound";

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:47 am

It is a zen koan, grasshopper.

Note that the flute is unlined.

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:34 am

jim stone wrote:It is a zen koan, grasshopper.

or perhaps an 'oxymoron'

Jayhawk · Post by **Jayhawk** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:57 am

Avery - that really is a gorgeous flute. I love the look of boxwood, but always worry about warping and such. Let us know after long playing sessions if there are any issues with the unlined head joint and tennon going wonky.

Eric

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:09 am

I have one of Casey's boxwood flutes in C.
Had it for awhile. There are no issues about
warping or swelling or bending whatsoever.
He has really lovely stable boxwood.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:35 pm

I'm not a big fan of boxwood but that is an attractive flute.

The black, waxed hemp gives a nice contrast (unfortunately lost when assembled) so perhaps a boxwood instrument mounted with blackwood or some other contrasting material would turn me over to the light side.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:09 pm

GaryKelly wrote:
Unseen122 wrote:It has a great strident tone like a Pratten should but with the Mellow quality of Boxwood, I love it. Plays just as good as it looks.
Which is it? Loud and harsh or soft and rich?

Strident:
1. unpleasantly loud and harsh
2. conspicuously and offensively loud;

Mellow:
having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound";

I would describe it as loud and rich, it is hard to explain in words but after playing it you know.

Yep, it is pretty light, way lighter than my Bleazey Ironwood which is the heaviest Flute I have ever played, heavier than an M&E. If this Flute will not warp in a New Jersey winter it can handle anything, but the person I bought it from was in Mass so I should be fine. Got a session tonight, I will see how it goes comparing this tto the Bleazey. Even though it is unlined it is close to being as responsive as the Bleazey. Takes a nice tight embochure and lots of air, just what I like (OK my first instrument was Bassoon, it makes some sense). The tone is just amazing.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:29 pm

What a beauty!... (rats! where's that 'green with envy' icon when you really need it?)

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