Flute Photos!!! Come post your flute pictures :)

[Gabriel]

Lowden, I'm interested in the key block arrangement on your Firth/Hall/Pond - is the ring that holds the three keys going around the foot joint, or has it been filed away where no key is mounted? Could you supply a photo?

Thanks in advance!

By the way, I also had problems with most of the Grinter flutes I tried so far. They seem to require quite a bit of work to make them sound nice. I prefer playing over working, so I got myself something else...

[Lowden]

Gabriel, I uploaded the photos .
Are they good enough to see what you want to check?





I asked Jon C to restore this when I purchased, so he may know better. I am pretty sure that this is in original condition, though.

As for the Grinter, I believe he is one of the best maker of R&R copy model. But I find that the Original R&R is much easier for me to get nice sound.
I think it is my problem since many great flute players (like Kevin Crawford and Mike McGoldrick) are using his flutes for recording and their sound is great.

[Gabriel]

Thanks for the additional photos! They're good enough

That flute is looking grand. I'd love to try it...

And of course Grinter flutes can't be bad. Kevin and Mike get a decent sound from it, so it can be done.

[radcliff]

just waiting to recive this flute, a gift from a dear friend...
age about 1850-1860
can you guess who is the maker?

I'll upload more photos as it arrive at home

short F missing, C# key broken, cap missing,
3 pieces (?) but rudall style, Barrel present but no tuning slide!

[celticmodes]

Still under construction but the end cap is beautiful!

[AbraXas]

Very nice end cap. What materials does it consist of?

[celticmodes]

Very nice end cap. What materials does it consist of?

• African Blackwood
• Paua Shell
• Gold
• Black Onyx

The maker is Maurice Reviol in New Zealand. The Paua is an abalone unique to that region.

[Patrick D'Arcy]

Craig Fischer concert flute made in Australia in 1998.





Here's an article Craig wrote back in the mid 90's: http://www.uilleannobsession.com/extras ... scher.html

Patrick.

[Maeloc]

Beautiful flute, Patrick

By the way, what does "concert flute" mean?, isn't that a simple system flute?

[Patrick D'Arcy]

Hi Maeloc,

Yeah, that's just what some folks call them.

Patrick.

[Jon C.]

Craig Fischer concert flute made in Australia in 1998.





Here's an article Craig wrote back in the mid 90's: http://www.uilleannobsession.com/extras ... scher.html

Patrick.

Not only is it a good looking flute, but it also plays nice, too!

[treeshark]

Here's a Bb I've just collected from Tom Aebi, lovely rich dark tone. 20 year old Sth France boxwood, silver keys.
Not too hard to adjust to, only half a day and I'm getting the pewtered notes fine but it will take me a while to
get in full control of it.

[Denny]

that's a lovely thing innit, trees!

do try to enjoy the "taking a while" stage

[Gabriel]

Holy sh...

That's absolutely lovely!

[rama]

Holy sh...

...it!

That's absolutely lovely