Doc is selling some Reviols in that price range. These are the wood with cast resin bores. I have one and a Forbes and I like them both for different reasons.
https://www.irishflutestore.com/newsite/products.php?c1=55&c2=141
Rob sends a few spares…
Eric I was bein’ facetious.
The only thing is not leaving it in the vehicle with the windows up in the sun.
It’s far to early and cold to be facetious in my neck of the woods…keep your good humor to yerself my fine man! 
I’m seriously losing brain cells while waiting for the bus these days. We running about 30 to 40 degrees farenheit below normal…highs should not hover around 0.
One of the unmentioned issues with polymer flutes is that they react to cold blasts of air rather quickly. Playing in the coffeehouse last Saturday, I had the misfortune of being in the direct path of the door out, so about every 10 minutes someone would walk in and bring a healthy blast of cold air. This meant that every 10 minutes or so my flute would go from lovely to all burbly with condensation and I’d have to shake the bejesus out of the thing to get playing again.
Eric
we were cold & clear … back to wet & warm
but shy of flooding
Snowing here. Again! What’s wrong with this weather? We’re actually having a winter - during the winter-time!!!
Jem - we’re in a similar situation. All of winter the year before, I think we had 16" total of snow. So far, just one month in to winter, we’ve had over 24"…and more is scheduled for tomorrow (up to another 6"). My driveway looks like I live in Minneapolis with snow banks along it’s side. I wait for the bus on a pile of snow that’s about 3’ high (have to step down to get on).
Should have bought stock in thinsulate…missed my chance.
Eric
Easy for you to say, Mr. Keyed-flute Maker!
For most Irish work, keys are a luxury not a necessity, as you well know 
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Cheers,
jason
I know the M&E, Seery and the Forbes from experience, so I’ll chime in (though my skill is much less than most on the board here).
All three are fine sounding instruments. The M&E is HEAVY though. I mean it. That sucker is not fun to hold up for a long time. The Seery isn’t really all that much better. I think the Forbes seems about 70% the weight of the Seery and lighter than some wood flutes I’ve held. To me, that’s the big point…light is good when talking about a poly flute.
Now, I’m a bit of a special case in that I won’t touch a wooden flute with a 10 foot pole anymore. It’s not the care, but close calls with an allergy and a very bad reaction that will leave me feeling it’s better to be safe than sorry. Thus, I have a bit more playtime with the Delrins than most.
If I was choosing again, I’d still get the Forbes (which is what I’m currently using).
Can anyone say something in particular about Seery flute?
As long as i am listening to different sound sampes i’m starting to like pratten more than R&R. (At least i like Seery’s sound better that M&E, but it’s a taste matter i guess)
But what can you say about this exact model? How large are those “large wholes” , etc. … For example, according to scheky it is rather heavy.
And thanks a lot to everyone for taking part in discussion! It’s really usefull.)
Seery keyless weighs 13 ounces.
doesn’t sound like too much. )
It’s not really heavy. It’s heavier than the Forbes. The M&E is REALLY heavy. The Seery is slightly heavier than any wooden flute I’ve picked up (sans keys). It’s just after playing the Forbes, I realized the Seery actually is kind of heavy after a while.
I think the Seery is a very good flute. I think it’s a bit easier to blow actually than the Forbes, but that could be me. I sometimes wish I still had mine, but I had to part with some instruments during the economic downturn and it was a victim. I wouldn’t dream of steering you away from it. There isn’t a damn thing wrong with the flute. I just found something that feels better to me, and marginally at that (no offense to either maker, they make great instruments). I guess that’s what I’m getting at…they are all good. The M&E is the one to really be ready for the weight of though. That thing is a weapon.
The Seery is not heavy, and it’s holes are about the same size as the M&E R&R.
I’ve yet to meet a conical bore flute with holes that are “too large”…and I have average hands.
In contrast, cylindrical bore flutes can have holes than can be difficult to cover.
Eric
I’ll throw in another vote for the Forbes. I have one and absolutely love it. I have a Dixon 3 piece polymer as well which I haven’t touched since I got the Forbes. The Forbes is extremely light weight compared to the Dixon and much louder. Now that I’ve gotten used to it I can really get it honking. There are some sound samples of Kevin Crawford and Dave Migoya playing the flute on Forbes’ web site home page.