Tell us something.: I restore 19th century flutes, specializing in Rudall & Rose, and early American flutes. I occasionally make new flutes. Been at it for about 15 years.
eilam wrote:i had a friends keyed Wilkes Prattan for a few months, the keys were hand forged, and it was such beautiful flute !!
it needed some work and so i can't really comment on the tone and response and all that.
i think Chris is happier with his R&R type flutes and rather make those.
if i had money and 20 less flutes, i'd go for the ebay one, who cares about the money, if you don't but a flute with it, it would go toward some lesser "thing" like paying bills
i think i would be happier with no electricity but that Wilkes, but i may be wrong, (i'm sure my kids are not going to be happier ).
Tod, Jon.......1/3 each?
For my third, I will take the head joint with the fancy rings...
"I love the flute because it's the one instrument in the world where you can feel your own breath. I can feel my breath with my fingers. It's as if I'm speaking from my soul..."
Michael Flatley
Ok, my thirtieth birthday is this week and I am a couple of weeks away from being done with a particularly difficult pregnancy. I sold all of my Irish flutes (with tuning slides) a while ago. I'm going to bid on this flute.
Eilam wrote:
- For my third, I will take the head joint with the fancy rings... "
what ~ and leave Tod with the back end
i say, for your third, you will get to have the flute 4 months a year. -
Jon, better yet, you can have the cork and all of the Wilkes air that is filling the flute, sound fair to you, Eilam? ... actually, I will sacrifice and take the whole thing for the first four months in order to do the cumbersome "break it in", and for the next eight months will put in a lot of hard work to develop a time share schedule for the next year - But I guess Jessie may be the one to end up with this.... couldn't go to a nicer person, .... well, maybe one... hehe
Tell us something.: I restore 19th century flutes, specializing in Rudall & Rose, and early American flutes. I occasionally make new flutes. Been at it for about 15 years.
toddyboy50 wrote:Eilam wrote:
- For my third, I will take the head joint with the fancy rings... "
what ~ and leave Tod with the back end
i say, for your third, you will get to have the flute 4 months a year. -
Jon, better yet, you can have the cork and all of the Wilkes air that is filling the flute, sound fair to you, Eilam? ... actually, I will sacrifice and take the whole thing for the first four months in order to do the cumbersome "break it in", and for the next eight months will put in a lot of hard work to develop a time share schedule for the next year - But I guess Jessie may be the one to end up with this.... couldn't go to a nicer person, .... well, maybe one... hehe
Tod
Yes, let Jessie have it, she needs to build up the collection again..
"I love the flute because it's the one instrument in the world where you can feel your own breath. I can feel my breath with my fingers. It's as if I'm speaking from my soul..."
Michael Flatley
Denny wrote:I'm quite impressed with the number of excellent flutes that the seller has put up for bid over the last few years.
The seller is from Snohomish County. Are you playing coy with us?
It is not me
I was guessing the town not county...
I moved from Snohomish, the town USPS wise, over a year and a half ago to Arlington, also USPS wise.
I've just been wondering who im4home2 is!
Tell us something.: You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free
It'll be interesting to see what this flute goes for. I've met two French flute players at Willie Week and Wilkes flutes are well liked in France. One of the players had a keyless with plain rings, whilst the other man who we've seen over the years plays a keyed Wilkes.
) 
