Firstly, this forum have requested that you do not use the forum to reply to post, as I am doing a commercial sale. Just email me: hamishnapier@hotmail.com Cheers! 
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Search for âB flat fluteâ on Ebay and youâll find the title âB-Flat 8-Keyed Wooden Flute Deep Tone (by a top maker)â
This is a top quality flute. I only got this flute a year ago and was delighted with its beautiful, full, deep tone. It is made by one of the worldâs top makers of wooden flutes George Ormiston, from Scotland. Please check out his website (www.ormistonflutes.co.uk). I am a professional folk musician (formerly of âBack of the Moonâ) Ďand play two other George Ormiston flutes. His flutes are known for their excellent intonation, full tone and masterfully engineered pin-mounted keys. I am gutted about selling this flute, but I must because my small hands havenât been able to make the stretch of this big flute successfully enough - I am going to get a smaller F alto flute from George Ormiston to replace it.
This is a B-flat flat flute, meaning that you play a low B flat note by covering the six main holes. There are several top international folk musicians playing B flat flutes, like Brian Finnegan (Flook), Kevin Crawford (Lunasa), Michael McGoldrick, Alan Doherty (Grada), Seamus Egan (Solas), Iain MacDonald (Ossian/Battlefield Band) and Matt Molloy (The Cheiftains). The beautifully handmade flute is based on a Ruddal and Rose structure, is collapsable into four parts, is made of african blackwood, with silver keys and ferrules and brass inside the head joint to increase tone. Normally speaking, a customer would have to wait almost a year for a flute like this to be âmade especially to orderâ for ÂŁ2385. However, this one is in top condition, is cheaper (ÂŁ2000), and will arrive in the post from me within days of your purchase. The flute is also âplayed inâ - all wooden instruments must be âplayed-inâ for a year or so before their tone matures and âopens-upâ, as the wood gets used to moisture, vibration and humidity of regular playing. This flute has been âplayed inâ successfully and has been very well looked after. It comes with a velvet-lined hard case.
This is an excellent buy for all wooden flute players, if you donât have really small hands of course! Please email me if you have any questions at all. hamishnapier@hotmail.com or call me 0044 (0) 7971561693. This forum have requested that you do not contact me using the forum for this commercial sale. If you wish to arrange a time to come and try the flute thatâs cool as well.