From Pool Cue to Flute. Nothing wrong with Snooker

[cocusflute]

I thought this might be of interest to flute-folks, in light of the recent pre-empting of the TG4 flute program in favor of the Irish Snooker Championship.
I like snooker. It's game that requires great concentration and hand-eye coordination. I also like to play the flute, which also requires great concentration and hand-eye coordination.
Thus I was delighted when Patrick Olwell offered me a keyless blackwood flute made from an old pool-cue. It plays beautifully, with great clarity and power.
It's especially good for rack shots but not so good for tunes in Bb.

Thanks again and ever to Brad Hurley for hosting.

[Loren]

Too cool man, I love it.

Loren

[I.D.10-t]

Recycling wood that is probably already aged and stable. Great idea.
The story would be great to tell and I bet the thing doesn't sound that shabby.

What kind of wood is it? I would think that a cue would be made from a light strong wood.

[Loren]

Recycling wood that is probably already aged and stable. Great idea.
The story would be great to tell and I bet the thing doesn't sound that shabby.

What kind of wood is it? I would think that a cue would be made from a light strong wood.

Thus I was delighted when Patrick Olwell offered me a keyless blackwood flute made from an old pool-cue. It plays beautifully, with great clarity and power.

Loren

[jim stone]

Looks like blackwood with a good deal of heartwood
showing through. Lovely stuff.

[Loren]

Recycling wood that is probably already aged and stable. Great idea.

Yeah, I'm hip to the idea of using reclaimed wood for flute making, it's something that's been on my mind for several years now - no sense knocking down any more trees than necessary, plus there's way more Mojo to something with a bit of history to it.


Loren

[I.D.10-t]

Recycling wood that is probably already aged and stable. Great idea.
The story would be great to tell and I bet the thing doesn't sound that shabby.

What kind of wood is it? I would think that a cue would be made from a light strong wood.

Thus I was delighted when Patrick Olwell offered me a keyless blackwood flute made from an old pool-cue. It plays beautifully, with great clarity and power.

Loren

I should not post before morning coffee. Man I feel like an... um, one of those people that are not smart.

[Loren]

I should not post before morning coffee. Man I feel like an... um, one of those people that are not smart.

Don't feel bad man, I do that all the time, even after I've had my morning cup of jo.



Loren

[peeplj]

Beautiful flute!!!

That's one of the most visually striking instruments I've ever seen.

--James.tar.gz

[dow]

Too Cool.

[Jon C.]

Good one! That wkould be hard to drill and ream a pool cue and nail the center of it.
Instead of a walking stick flute, someone can make a Pool cue flute! The when the other player is shooting, he can play a tune...

[Jon C.]

Good one! That would be hard to drill and ream a pool cue and nail the center of it.
Instead of a walking stick flute, someone can make a Pool cue flute! The when the other player is shooting, he can play a tune...

[Aanvil]

Beautiful!

Finally a pool cue I could really get some use out of! (other than using it as a weapon )

[AaronMalcomb]

A cue stick flute... it's like a combination of Carradine's flute and Seagal's pool-hall-brawls.

So would turning the embouchure in be like putting "English" on the headjoint?

Any clues on how identify the wood on an old pool cue and whether it's flute-worty?

[Terry McGee]

Now, before you all get too carried away, take heed of the warning in the song below, particularly the third verse ....

POOL SONG


May the Lord upon high who rules the sky, look down on our pubs and bars

And the women and men all seated within, neglecting their pints and their jars

The crack it is bad, the atmosphere sad, very man has a face like a mule

For all he can do is to grab an oul cue, and start playing that game called pool



Now when I was a boy it was always me joy, to go to the pub each night

There were arguments, scraps and killings perhaps and everyone though he was right

There was badgers and dogs, and men from the bogs and young fellas acting the tool

But now there's no crack, for every man jack, has his arse in the air playing pool



To the local ale house after milking the cows every customer made his way

And there he would dwell and drink till he fell while the fiddles and pipes they did play

The jigs and the reels, the rattling of heels, polkas and slides were the rule

But now there's no chance for a tune or a dance, for everyone's playing the old pool



Now pool you will find, is a game designed, for foolish, illiterate louts

You put in four bob and pull an old knob and a big shower of balls they come out

They're placed on the table and then, if you're able, to knock them all in to a hole

More money goes in, you start over again and you lose every bob of your dole



Now in the Irish Free State all the people are beat, from watching and playing this game

In their necks they have cricks which no doctor can fix & their backs and their shoulders are maimed

Their arses protrude in a manner most lewd from being hoisted aloft in the air

Their eye balls are sore and dripping with gore and they act in a manner most quare



So if you meet a young man whose face it is wan, and his eyes have a vacant stare

His jawbone is slack and his head is thrown back and he can't tell a cob from a mare

His nostrils dilated, his brow corrugated, his manners like those of a fool

On your shirt you can bet that you have just met, a man's that's gone plain mad for pool


Terry