Chiffboard members have very strong opinions about which flutes are better than others, and which are the best. Unfortunately these opinions are spread across hundreds, if not thousands, of threads and are difficult to compile, compare, analyze, and come to any meaningful conclusion on the basis of. As such, I humbly propose that we have a single, dedicated, pinned thread where members can come argue about which flute is best and why. Does that sound like fun? Good… prepare to blow your own flute! 
That’s like arguing if you prefer brunettes, blondes or redheads…
That may or may not be precisely the point…
Like, Mopane, boxwood or cocobolo? 
Or Targaryens…
Brunettes by a long mile.
The point here is to argue about flutes, preferably as subjectively as possible. If you people are unwilling to argue about flutes we could also argue about the following:
- The Rolling Stones, Beatles, or Led Zeppellin
- XBox, Playstation, or Nintendo
- Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone
- McDonald’s, Burger King, or Wendy’s
- Baseball or Cricket
- Gridiron Football, Football (soccer), Australian Rules Football, Gaelic Rules Football
- Beer, wine, or spirits
- Democracy, Socialism, Communism, or Fascism
- Democrats, Republicans, or Independents
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other religion
- Clare, Galway, or Sligo
Have at it!
Good call. Here’s a good discussion - if each of the families from A Game of Thrones played flute, which maker’s flute and model would each play, and why?
In retrospect, I suppose I ought to have named this thread “A Game of Flutes: The Red Wedding”
[ Your wish is my command! The Moderators send their regards. -Mod]
I vote for the Pakistani table leg. Get discouraged, quit and save yourself from being sucked down this endless rabbit hole and Wonderland of Irish traditional fluting. Morpheus: “Take the black pill and you return to your old life. Take the green pill…”
The best flute ever made is my flute. It is a blackwood keyless Marcus Hernon flute and it is the best flute ever made because it is my flute!
Ketil
Of course, we should include all flute types including the Modern Boehm Flute. Or Nose Flutes. Maybe even Skin Flutes… (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3r23HrtTpY )
That will help clarify things.
argue about the following:
- The Rolling Stones, Beatles, or Led Zeppellin
- XBox, Playstation, or Nintendo
- Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone
- McDonald’s, Burger King, or Wendy’s
- Baseball or Cricket
- Gridiron Football, Football (soccer), Australian Rules Football, Gaelic Rules Football
- Beer, wine, or spirits
- Democracy, Socialism, Communism, or Fascism
- Democrats, Republicans, or Independents
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other religion
- Clare, Galway, or Sligo
none of the above…
or maybe
all of the above
Agreed. Except beer, of course, provided it’s cask conditioned.
Darn, you’re right. Mea culpa. Well, can we still at least argue about whose flute is best?
If you want to argue the politics of Lanisters v. Starks v. Targaryans, or the religion of Old Gods v. The Seven v. The Red God, I think we could allow that. As long as you stick in some flute content, and avoid discussing leeches.