How many flutes does one person have/need?

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:46 pm

"need" is an interesting term/concept...

I'd say one needs as many as one can *reasonably* afford and play... although "reasonably" is also an interesting term/concept...

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:15 pm

LOTS!

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:19 pm

I have a polymer (M & E Rudall) that does everything I really "need" in a flute. Keys would be awesome, wood would be good, but there are so many tunes I have yet to learn, and so much technique and musicality that I can still learn on this flute, that I don't really "need" another one.

Which didn;t prevent me from ordering a nice big low flute about a year ago

But I tend to cycle through instruments of different classes rather than within a class. My last phase was electric guitars. I still have my one 6-string (Rickenbacker 330, natural - great guitar) but I sold my 12-string to finance my next flute.

My next one will be a keyed flute or a harp. Seriously. Haven't decided yet.

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:29 pm

Wormdiet wrote: My next one will be a keyed flute or a harp. Seriously. Haven't decided yet.

How about a keyed harp?

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:29 pm

Jon C. wrote:LOTS!

I hear ya, dude. Please, please don't tell me you're making keyed flutes. At least not 'til next tax year.

On a related topic, who else is itching to get on Loren's Guinea Pig list? C&F might be better than the NASDAQ (just kidding, Dale... I'm not into 'investing' and flogging tooters, except for ODG firewood. I'm now buying superglue and epoxy in bulk).

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:03 pm

I have a D flute (Burns), C flute (Sweetheart), and a Bb flute (Burns).
I also have a bunch of home made PVC and bamboo flutes, but I don't tend to count those.
I don't really use the C flute all that much, so I probably don't really need it, but I like to have it around just in case.
I would like to have one more D flute as a sort of backup flute/other option to play (keyless, and have more keys added to my Burns), but it'll be a long time before I could afford it.

TheSpoonMan · Post by **TheSpoonMan** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:28 pm

Jon C. wrote:
Wormdiet wrote: My next one will be a keyed flute or a harp. Seriously. Haven't decided yet.
How about a keyed harp?

Well, y'know, levers, keys, what's the difference?

I have my fancy-dancy concert flute (which I can actually make sound almost decent for irish music... I have a thick tone on the flute) And then I have my PVC E-flat thingy I made, except I screwed up on it so I have to use my pnnky to cover the last hole. Or maybe I just have wierd hands (I have long hands, but thin and not very flexible). Either way, flute is not my main instrument, though I oughta get/make a good one soon.

Flauta dolce · Post by **Flauta dolce** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:09 am

I had two Martin Doyles and I only ever played one of them. Now I have only one as I had misplaced the other.

I think you can only have one instrument (that you play all the time).

Of course, it's nice to have a few of them.

Brazenkane · Post by **Brazenkane** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:27 am

After you can "play," I beleive that you might end up going through a few until you find the proverbial right pair of shoes. Perhaps, flutes in a few different keys if you fancy that.

On the other hand, if you're Mr. or Mrs. McMoney-Bags..Then anywhere between 20-65 flutes would be about right. If that's the case, you're required to by a 5 gallon container of Almond Oil to keep all the wood you get around to once a year (if that) from cracking.

Casey Burns · Post by **Casey Burns** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:02 am

Here is a recent image taken a short while back of what I have in the way of flutes. I never seem to have enough of these as I always have to send them away as soon as they are completed and thus I have to make more and more and more.

I feel like a wood worm sometimes - or something like that Mopane caterpillar to the left.

Casey

(p.s. these are all spoken for - so nobody get any ideas.......)

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pandscarr · Post by **pandscarr** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:25 am

Two is good - because you can play them each every day, or play them each every other day, or play one to practice on and one in the session, or one for slow airs and one for fast tunes, or one for accompanying singers and one for solos...endless options!

Three is tricky and full of guilt - because the third tends to sit in the drawer only coming out when one of the others is off for it's annual holiday.

More than that and I would find it difficult to sleep at night too!

Happy fluting,

pamela

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:02 pm

Casey, that's a jaw-dropping photo of some lovely work!

On a different subject, I don't guess you'd consider accepting bribes towards changing your avatar?!?

/me shudders....

--James

Terry McGee · Post by **Terry McGee** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:36 am

The McGee Flutes Research Collection runs to thirty five at last count. You can see them at:

http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/collection.html

Terry

doogieman · Post by **doogieman** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:36 pm

I have a Cochran Blackwood keyless (thanks Doc and John - bought it from Doc who shipped it to Jon for a tune-up who shipped it to me to play!) I also have a Seery Delrin as a back up and for playing out in the woods or on the beach. And I have a Tipple which, I figure for the price, I'll just keep because I like it.

david quinn · Post by **david quinn** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:12 pm

This is my collection of flutes. Hopefully will be adding some more to this shortly

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