Thought I would post this here before eBay. I am selling an 18 year old Double Flageolet, after the ones by Bainbridge. This is one that I made for someone in Colorado who unfortunately never made payment for it! I had access to a number of excellent working specimens and made 4 or 5 of these back then. I would like to get $800 for this.
Its in the key of D, in Mountain Mahogany, with antique ivory rings (thus US inquiries only) and brass keys, F natural on both sides, upper D on the left side, octave key on the right, and right side shutoff key. 6 fingerholes on one side, 4 on the other, 1st hole currently waxed. There is one sealed crack below the left side voicing that has remained stable for years. I’ll post a link to a few photos later tonight.
This is off-topic, and probably inappropriate for the whistle side of Chiff & Fipple, but seeing your note I just had to mention that I recently bought (used) a Casey Burns small-handed flute in blackwood and I really delighted with it. Sounds beautiful and so comfortable to play. For anyone who is contemplating jumping from the whistle to the flute but finds the reach on a typical flute (or low whistle) difficult, I encourage you to try to find one of Casey’s small-handed models.
Of course, at this point I play for 30 seconds and I have black spots swirling around in front of my eyes, but that’s not Casey’s fault .
You don’t see one of those everyday…I wish I had the money to make you a serious offer, but right now it’s out of reach.
Now that I know you have made such things, though, I may give you a call sometime after things settle out a bit…the idea of a keyed flageolet has always had appeal for me.
I’ve now posted this on eBay - go there and search for “Double Flageolet”
These are interesting devices - essentially 2 whistles or recorders in one. The voicings are all in one block with 2 bores. Above that you have a 3 piece wind cap - the ivory outhpiece, which is essentially a tube, then a piece with a raised ring inside in which you place something that absorbs moisture, follwoed by a connector with a small air chamber.
The bores of the whistles are tapered.
I made these at a time in my instrument making career when I was making bagpipes and all sorts of other things. Now I enjoy just making flutes, or making the weird oddball instrument for myself. On the list is making myself a simple C clarinet and adding keywork from a defunct Albert clarinet in my possession. I have one partially made DF that I am keeping for my museum of horrors. But this nice one deserves to be out there and enjoyed.
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