What's your current 'weapon' of choice?

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Flutesoftheforest wrote:My first post as a new member so I hope you don't mind me getting involved.

I currently play on a Rudall Carte cylinder flute "Old System". Originally built in 1887 it was rebuilt by Rudall Carte and Co. Ltd. to modern pitch in 1930 and is an absolute treasure !
Welcome FotF, and that's an intriguing flute you have. Cheers, jason
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Skip Healy, 2pc. keyless Pratten-copy Blackwood in D
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John Gallagher dogwood "Pratten model" 6 key
Michael Grinter blackwood D/C combo fully keyed
Michael Grinter Bb keyless
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McGee keyless GLP in mopane
McGee keyless Bb in blackwood
Sweetheart keyless F in blackwood
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Eight-key cocus Pratten made in 1882 by W.D. Cubitt, Son & Company, London.
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McGee Rudall Refined 4 keys
McGee unkeyed 'c' flute
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Aebi 8 key Bb
Wilkes Keyless C
Wilkes 8 key D
R&R 7 key Patent head D
Doyle D
Paddy McChud Cast Iron session Cannon in D
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Where can I get a McChud? That looks awesome. Ready, aim, FIRE! :tomato:
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treeshark wrote:Aebi 8 key Bb
Wilkes Keyless C
Wilkes 8 key D
R&R 7 key Patent head D
Doyle D
Paddy McChud Cast Iron session Cannon in D
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Oh my! I would certainly want to be sitting upwind from that beast!
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Daily:
Windward blackwood keyless in D. If only this had keys...
McGee 6 Key blackwood GLP.
Yamaha 674 silver bodied Boehm flute with low B foot.

More rarely:
Sweetheart F Keyless
Bleazey G keyless
Burns Low A Keyless

Campfire/rough travel:
Burns two piece mopane folk flute.

And I want a McChud for self defense! Lovely Piccie!
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keyless Olwell Nicholson

keyless Casey Burns $200 factory dent & ding model -
plays well for practice by the desk, but with
no slide not really good for a session
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1) Michael Copeland keyless blackwood and silver
2) Copley keyless balckwood and silver
3) M&E 5-key polymer (when I have to have the keys)

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Sam Murray 3 keys - Perfection
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Reviol 6 key
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Copley keyless blackwood w/ slide
(have a delrin on order!)
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