Burns Boxwood on eBay

[celticmodes]

This is the second time this one's been listed with no takers. Great looking...I would get it but I just got another instrument. It is overpriced?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0415870065

[Irish Marine]

I don't think it's overpriced at all. US$350 is a good price for a boxwood flute. I think maybe the fact that it doesn't have a tuning slide may put people off? It does look as though it has a long tenon though, so maybe has some ability for tuning. Other than that, not sure why it isn't selling. Maybe no one has any money?

[greenspiderweb]

This is the second time this one's been listed with no takers. Great looking...I would get it but I just got another instrument. It is overpriced?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0415870065

Uh, no, not overpriced, unless half price is too much? As the guy says in his description, they sell for $700 USD. This isn't Casey's Folk Flute-which, by the way, plays like it's a $700 flute!

I'd buy this one myself if I didn't already have 3 of his all wood (and all Boxwood) flutes! Though I'd like to hear how the Boxwood Standard compares-should be a real nice flute! And yes, the tenon on these is long, plenty of room to tune. And they sound great!

[bayswater]

Is it a "standard" D-flute, can you tell?

[plunk111]

I think Barry hit the nail on the head... Why buy a $700 flute when you can get the same playability from a $375 folk flute? (At least that's the logic I suspect is going on here). This does appear to be a "standard", by the way. It has more "pieces" than a folk flute.

Pat

[Feadoggie]

This does appear to be a "standard", by the way. It has more "pieces" than a folk flute.

Aren't Burn's Folk Flutes now made in three pieces?

Feadoggie

[Denny]

yep

but the 2nd joint is between the hands

[crookedtune]

Yes, but the folk flute has no end-cap. That flute is a 'Standard'.

[Denny]

conundrum, innit

[dlambert]

celticmodes: I've been watching that for the last few days. thanks for alerting the board to it. $350 is a screamin deal.

[Doug_Tipple]

celticmodes: I've been watching that for the last few days. thanks for alerting the board to it. $350 is a screamin deal.

I'm watching it, too, ready to pounce at the last second.
Are you watching it, Pat and Denny?
There must be a lot of people watching it now.

[plunk111]

I won't pounce on you, Doug - I just bought a Copley in delrin. My financial manager (i.e. spousal unit) will kill me if I buy YAWF (yet another wooden flute).

Pat

[Doug_Tipple]

I won't pounce on you, Doug - I just bought a Copley in delrin. My financial manager (i.e. spousal unit) will kill me if I buy YAWF (yet another wooden flute).

Pat

Actually, I was only joking about pouncing on the Burn's flute. What people hope for is a sleepy auction where no one is paying attention and where you can sometimes get a good deal. However, if enough people know about the auction, well that is another story. If truth be told, I already have too many flutes in my music room right now, and most of them are made from water pipe. I can't remember the maker.

[Denny]

Are you watching it, Pat and Denny?

nope....
I've kinda fallen into a Pratten kinda thing

'sides, I've got a folk & a C/Bb/A combo

[Doc Jones]

I think Barry hit the nail on the head... Why buy a $700 flute when you can get the same playability from a $375 folk flute? (At least that's the logic I suspect is going on here). This does appear to be a "standard", by the way. It has more "pieces" than a folk flute.

Pat

Couple of reasons to buy the "real models" instead of the Folk flute (which is indeed a great tooter)

1. Casey uses his finest timber for the higher end models. Seconds and less attractive pieces are used for the folk flutes.

2. Casey will add rings, tuning slide, and (lovliest of all) keys to his higher end models.

3. The higher end models have a lovely end cap

4. Say what you will, if I'm making something for which I'm charging twice as much I'm paying more attention to details and nuance.

All of Casey's stuff is great. His boxwood stuff is particularly wonderful.

Doc