Opinion on best Irish flute

mmurphy30a · Post by **mmurphy30a** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:30 pm

Wondering what members opinions are on which is the best Irish Flute and why. Thanks for sharing. Slainte

rama · Post by **rama** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:13 pm

nike (swoosh)

seriously, itm flutes are sorta like running shoes: finding one that fits your stride is the best one for you. it all depends on how you run.

yillbrillem · Post by **yillbrillem** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:01 pm

I like Pat Olwell's flutes but you will have to wait a long time. His waiting list is legendary but there is a reason for that.

Aodhan · Post by **Aodhan** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:07 am

mmurphy30a wrote:Wondering what members opinions are on which is the best Irish Flute and why. Thanks for sharing. Slainte

It's going to be highly individualistic, and a lot has to do with what fits you, and what you're looking for in sound. Quieter flute, sharper ornamentation, booming sound, blackwood vs. boxwood vs. cocus vs. satin vs....etc etc.

Best thing to do is make friends with a lot of flute players, and beg/borrow/steal their instruments for a few days and see what suits you the best.

John

Ro3b · Post by **Ro3b** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:57 pm

The best flute for me is whatever one is in my hand.

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:33 pm

Olwell makes the best flutes
Jane Austen was the best novelist
Moliere was the best playwright
The habanero is the best chile pepper
Asics are the best running shoes
Fenway is the best ballpark

Glad we got all that straight.

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:49 pm

chas wrote:Olwell makes the best flutes
Jane Austen was the best novelist
Moliere was the best playwright
The habanero is the best chile pepper
Asics are the best running shoes
Fenway is the best ballpark

Glad we got all that straight.

Puffery (in more than one sense of the word).

eilam · Post by **eilam** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:55 pm

chas wrote:Olwell makes the best flutes
Jane Austen was the best novelist
Moliere was the best playwright
The habanero is the best chile pepper
Asics are the best running shoes
Fenway is the best ballpark

Glad we got all that straight.

Chas - don't forget Victoria's secrets

actually Trojan is a very good example, but were not going there !!!

pmcallis · Post by **pmcallis** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:29 pm

Eilam, Eilam, get control of yourself, man. We're talking about the best flutes...FLUTES!! Try and stay on topic.
I nominate the all-wood, blackwood Olwell pratten that you sold me a few years ago as one of the finest flutes made for Irish music.
Paul

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:54 pm

Ro3b wrote:The best flute for me is whatever one is in my hand.

Oh...........

I thought the best flute was the one I haven't got yet.

M

(JK, I already have the best flute for me, for now, anyway

)

eilam · Post by **eilam** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:20 am

Paul, yes it's a great flute. i replaced it with a Cocus, Nicholson model, un-lined head but with a slide, i love it.
i'm lucky i have a few flutes i really love.

baggins_21 · Post by **baggins_21** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:24 am

In my humble opinion, Thomas Aebi makes the best flutes around, for their weight, intonation, and beauty.

My other flute is an Olwell.

~MB

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:03 am

chas wrote:Olwell makes the best flutes
...
Fenway is the best ballpark

Glad we got all that straight.

Agreed on the first item. Not so sure on the last. Fenway is like an antique flute. Wonderful to look at and contemplate but not very functional and not tuned to concert pitch.

Jim Troy · Post by **Jim Troy** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:17 am

could someone make a bumper like sticker for flute cases ?

" MY OTHER FLUTE IS AN OLWELL "

a bit like , my other car is a Rolls/Merc/Lagonda etc.

Mr Baggins , just jesting .

Mr Murphy , Hammy Hamilton is making nice flutes , as is Glen Watson and Martin Doyle . all of them have a reasonable waiting time .

http://www.watsonflutes.com/

http://homepage.eircom.net/~hammie/

http://www.kiwicelt.com/theflutes.htm

these flutes i know
i thought Martin had his own site , but i see he is linked through Kiwicelt .
here's hoping you get the instrument of your dreams .

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:49 am

It really is a very intimate and subjective decision. I've played an enormous number of flutes...including multiple incarnations of all those so far mentioned.

I would rate many of them as fabulous but none has swayed me from my one true love.

My advice would be to do a lot of listening and identify a sound that really moves you. Also, play a few flutes and see how you sound on them.

That will get you a bit more information to work on. Then you play a few flutes and and see who moves you.

If you're a beginner, any good flute will suffice for several years. The first couple of years, work on sounding great on the fute you have, then go out and see if there is something you like better.

Doc

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