John Gallagher Keyed Flutes

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:29 am

I would be grateful for comments on John Gallagher (of WV) keyed flutes, and for pictures. I tried, but I can't go through the whole flute p0rn thread (I guess it's been renamed), so I apologize if pictures have been posted before. As you may have guessed, I am considering ordering one with six keys.

Thanks

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:55 am

Here are some nice pictures of an unkeyed one that someone sold awhile back.....

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=702652

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:01 am

herbie's
Dana had some, but the hosting is gone

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:38 am

crookedtune wrote:Here are some nice pictures of an unkeyed one that someone sold awhile back.....

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?p=702652

That's a seth gallagher flute, however.
bloomie's interested in a John Gallagher flute.

I know only that these have been spoken well of
by a number of people

Rob Sharer · Post by **Rob Sharer** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:25 pm

PM sent

Hoovorff · Post by **Hoovorff** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:42 pm

I'll try to see if I can figure out how to post a picture when I'm at home. I have a 6-key John Gallagher Rudall. It's my main flute, to which I am very attached.

It has the angled tone-holes to bring them closer together.

I believe you can find some pictures of his Pratten if you do a search for John Gallagher AND Pratten.

Jeanie

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:07 pm

Hoovorff wrote:I'll try to see if I can figure out how to post a picture when I'm at home. I have a 6-key John Gallagher Rudall. It's my main flute, to which I am very attached.

It has the angled tone-holes to bring them closer together.

I believe you can find some pictures of his Pratten if you do a search for John Gallagher AND Pratten.

Jeanie

Thanks - if you want to email me the pics at etbloomfield AT gmail dot com, I'll be happy to host & post them.

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:24 pm

I gather that John Gallagher makes an eight-key flute. If I were you, I'd get that one over a six-key. Nothing better to arouse the pangs of jealousy in other flute players at a session than to blast out a few low Cs. It would definitely be worth the couple of hundred dollars extra it would cost you.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:28 pm

Yes, my problem with 8 keyed flutes is that they're heavier,
more expensive and I rarely use the extra keys.
On the other hand when i don't have one, I want one.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:35 pm

jim stone wrote:Yes, my problem with 8 keyed flutes is that they're heavier...

Not appreciably; in any case you get used to the difference. Trust me.

jim stone wrote:...more expensive...

This is true.

jim stone wrote:...and I rarely use the extra keys.

If you had those low C# and Cnat keys, you'd find any excuse. Again, trust me.

jim stone wrote:On the other hand when i don't have one, I want one.

Of course.

Rob Sharer · Post by **Rob Sharer** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:18 pm

John is also one of the few modern makers who offers pewter plugs on the footjoint. I sure do prefer those to the huge toilet flappers you get on some other flutes. Cheers,

Rob

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:56 pm

I got a couple of pictures from Paul. This is 2 key JG received 6 months ago. Thanks!

This is really helpful, thanks all!

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:30 pm

Hi Bloomie,

I had the privilege of spending about a week with an 8-keyed Gallagher Rudall once.

You had to be careful and only play near open windows though as the bottom D would blast holes in the sheet rock of the walls.

Doc

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:39 pm

Oooh, look! He did that same engraving on the rings of my Bb (I think he told me I was the test dummy,

; I resemble that remark!).

Anyway, I never thought I was an "adornment" person, but it's lovely -- nice and simple, very elegant, especially on a big flute.

chas · Post by **chas** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:59 pm

I got pounded (faceted) rings on my Noy flute. For some reason I can't remember I went with silver rather than gold-plated. I like the silver better with boxwood (probably the reason), but it's a royal pain to get the tarnish off them.

When the rings are clean and shiny the flute is real eye-candy.