Damaged flute - inquiries from a neophyte
Damaged flute - inquiries from a neophyte
Hi everyone, sa mentionned in this post's title, I don't know much about Irish flutes, i'm only a rookie whistle player that felt in love with Irish music. i'm pretty poor right now, and i'm searching for a cheap flute on Ebay. So I found this one :
It's used, and damaged. My question is, Is it repairable, and is it a good flute for a begginer. Is 3 or 4 pounds and shipping costs a waste? Thanks
It's used, and damaged. My question is, Is it repairable, and is it a good flute for a begginer. Is 3 or 4 pounds and shipping costs a waste? Thanks
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Hi,
Welcome to the site.
As far as the above mentioned flute, I would say no, this is not the flute for you. I doubt the flute is repairable, or worth repairing.
You might want to get a good beginner flute, like a Tipple or Dixon instead of ending up with some scrap wood...
Good luck!
Welcome to the site.
As far as the above mentioned flute, I would say no, this is not the flute for you. I doubt the flute is repairable, or worth repairing.
You might want to get a good beginner flute, like a Tipple or Dixon instead of ending up with some scrap wood...
Good luck!
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Bad flute
A wealthy woman I know went to Ireland a few years back and bought a Ganley flute for about £600 (!). The flute was black-- but it was painted black, not blackwood. The keys were cut from aluminun sheet. It was not playable. It was a total loss.
If there is an upside to this, it is that she could easily afford it and the money probably went back into the Irish economy.
If there is an upside to this, it is that she could easily afford it and the money probably went back into the Irish economy.
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Real Starter Flutes
If you are looking for a reliable playable starter flute, I suggest emailing David and Nina Shorey at http://antiqueflutes.com/ and asking if they have a cheap one.
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Re: Real Starter Flutes
The original poster asked after "Irish" flutes, so I'm presuming the quest was for simple-system conical bore instruments, which the Shoreys appear not to deal in as best as I can tell: all the ones I checked on were, although definitely vintage, of modern systems (Boehm, Radcliff), so felixbm might not have those at all in mind, although I thought the prices were quite nice for what they were. You could shell out 14K easily for a well-made modern-day wooden Boehm flute, for example!joelcvds wrote:If you are looking for a reliable playable starter flute, I suggest emailing David and Nina Shorey at http://antiqueflutes.com/ and asking if they have a cheap one.
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That being said, here's something you don't see every day in a wood flute with a B foot (and sorry about the pic size: it was smaller on the website in question. Dunno how that happens):
The body is ONE PIECE. Holy buckets.
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Drool.
The Shoreys do deal extensively in simple-system flutes; there are quite a few in their catalog and they'll be at Boxwood this summer talking about them.
The Shoreys do deal extensively in simple-system flutes; there are quite a few in their catalog and they'll be at Boxwood this summer talking about them.
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gotta love those mysteriesNanohedron wrote:Dunno how that happens):
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They live near by, just 30 minutes away! I should go visit them.chas wrote:Drool.
The Shoreys do deal extensively in simple-system flutes; there are quite a few in their catalog and they'll be at Boxwood this summer talking about them.
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Chas, I stand corrected. Thanks.
Showoff. How'd you do that?Denny wrote:gotta love those mysteriesNanohedron wrote:Dunno how that happens):
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[quote="Denny"]...and if you can not find a resonable sized picture...
<img src="link to picture" width="900" height="540">
note: the width and height will need some fussing with.[/quote]
Except he had entered width="250" and height="800" for this photo.
Now if only I could find a way to rotate images 90 degrees.
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<img src="link to picture" width="900" height="540">
note: the width and height will need some fussing with.[/quote]
Except he had entered width="250" and height="800" for this photo.
Now if only I could find a way to rotate images 90 degrees.
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