Is this a Pratten of Rudall?

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Is this a Pratten of Rudall?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amyptG9THfk

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Sylvain has used a few different flutes I think, you might get the most accurate answer by attempting to ask him via Comas (either myspace or website)


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Re: Is this a Pratten of Rudall?

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The Whistle Collector wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amyptG9THfk

Thanks for the help.
The flute in the video is a Rudall design, but it looks like a modern copy, Olwell? It is a 4 piece flute, long foot, no C#/C keys... He is playing it like a Rudall, and it sounds great!
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He is playing now Morvan flutes, a Rudall model first and then moved to a Pratten model. Previusly he was playing a Rudall Aebi flute.
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Clare's Reel, The Silver Reel, Brendan's Reel

Damn, I really enjoy his playing.
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yeah....me too!
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Hello, it's a flute made by Stéphane Morvan. This one is his Pratten model ("boozey").
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er22men wrote:Hello, it's a flute made by Stéphane Morvan. This one is his Pratten model ("boozey").
well, whatever it is, it sounds fantastic! how come i've never heard of a morvan.
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daiv wrote:
er22men wrote:Hello, it's a flute made by Stéphane Morvan. This one is his Pratten model ("boozey").
well, whatever it is, it sounds fantastic! how come i've never heard of a morvan.
he is fairly recent in making flutes. I have heard nothing from good from him. I am definitely going to buy one of his models as soon as I can get some money saved up. His site is under construction now, so you cant really get a look at it.
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er22men wrote:Hello, it's a flute made by Stéphane Morvan. This one is his Pratten model ("boozey").
I sit corrected... :D
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The Whistle Collector wrote:
daiv wrote:
er22men wrote:Hello, it's a flute made by Stéphane Morvan. This one is his Pratten model ("boozey").
well, whatever it is, it sounds fantastic! how come i've never heard of a morvan.
he is fairly recent in making flutes. I have heard nothing from good from him. I am definitely going to buy one of his models as soon as I can get some money saved up. His site is under construction now, so you cant really get a look at it.
Sorry, I made a mistake: in this video, Sylvain Barou is playing on a Rudall model ( also made by Steph. Morvan ). But he has changed since this video and now he plays on a Pratten model (made by Stheph Morvan).
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I still don't know what a pratten sounds like. Could anybody send me a video on youtube or something? Thanks.
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The Whistle Collector wrote:I still don't know what a pratten sounds like. Could anybody send me a video on youtube or something? Thanks.
Short Samples from WFO:

SEERY
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO1/TOM%20DOORLEY.mp3

HAMMY HAMILTON
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO1/HAMMY%20HAMILTON.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO1/DEIRDRE%20HAVLIN.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO1/PAUL%20McGRATTAN.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO2/Duncan_Davidson.mp3

OLWELL PRATTEN
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO1/JOHN%20SKELTON.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO2/Tara_Diamond.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO3/Nicolas_Buckmelter.mp3
http://worldtrad.org/MP3/WFO3/Kieran_O'Hare.mp3


Probably most of the other Olwells on these CDs are also Pratten models, but I'm just not sure.

Maybe this can count as one of my commercial posts.

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Thanks you Kevin and Sponge for helping me with pratten sound versus rudall. Finally I have chosen that I am going to get Rudall. Thanks for everyone's help.
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Another question. I have seen on many websites and info pages about the two different, and some say that Rudall is the one with the two big holes are and the end and cylindrical, while others say the one with the two big holes and cylindrical is Pratten. And vice versa with the conical one. Which one is which? Is Pratten the loud one and better for sessions, and Rudall the more solo one?
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