Hi there, I’m selling a used keyless Boxwood Peter Noy Flute. It has a thinned, unlined head, with an amber blow edge, and a stunning amber crown. It has a silver tuning slide, a short foot joint, and a one piece body. The rings are a white ivroid. I played this flute for years but am selling it to get a lined head joint for my keyed flute. It is an extremely light flute (the lightest timber flute I have ever held actually) and has a big strong sound. One thing I really like about playing it is how much you can feel the instrument vibrate under your fingers. It is in good shape. It has a small split in on of the ivroid rings, and also a slight boxwood bend to the body of the flute. There is some slight discoloration around some of the tone holes from years of play but to be honest it is hardly noticeable, especially as the flute has darkened. I believe it’s about 7 years old, and would be sold with a sturdy hard case. I live in the west of Ireland, but could ship it. I spoke w/ Peter the other day and he said this flute new would cost 1800 us$ or at today’s rate 1360 euros. I’m not sure what his waiting list is at the moment. Anyway, I’m willing to consider any reasonable offers. I can send photos of the flute or even play it I suppose on video for anyone that is interested. My email is damianosf@hotmail.com. Please contact me by email for any inquiries.
http://s794.photobucket.com/home/damoinclare/recentuploads?view=slideshow
some pics of that flute if anyone’s interested… and here’s a video of me playing it. Just woke up and did it before work so maybe not my best playing but simple and steady so you can here the sound of the flute. the mic isn’t great on my digital camera but w/ever
http://s794.photobucket.com/albums/yy228/damoinclare/?action=view¤t=DSCF5341.flv
Lovely flute. Can you say something more about it?
It has a one-piece heartjoint but it seems not to be a pratten-style flute.
How do you like the rounded rectangle?
What’s the point of the thinned head?
I remember trying this flute at a session where Damian was playing when I was visiting Seattle several years ago. It’s a really nice instrument, wish I was in the market for a keyless, I’d be all over it.
What is the maker after in this flute?
What’s the thinned head supposed to accomplish?
And so on… I’m just very interested
in understanding this.
thanks for the good words Eskin! glad you remember and liked the flute.
Jim-I’m not really sure you’d have to ask Peter. I used to live near him and have tried many different flutes comprising of all of his models and I like this one the best. In fact I wasn’t even looking to buy a flute when this one came off of the lathe but once I play it I decided I had to have it and played it exclusively for 6 years or so.
I like the modern style embouchure, I find it gives a focused tone and I find it easy to play. It may not be the best for someone who overblows the whole time but as I don’t play that way I’m not really sure. I’m no flute expert and only know what I like. I currently play a blackwood flute the same as this one but with keys. I’m selling this boxwood flute to get one of Peter’s x flute headjoints with a humungous embouchure and silver lining. I played one of these newly designed headjoints last winter on a visit to Seattle and it was hands down the loudest flute I’ve ever played! I prefer the timber tone of my one now and will keep it for playing at home with my wife or in quiet rooms, but will use this new one for loud pubs, festivals, or maybe busking at the cliffs of Moher or something.
Jim –
Peter Noy doesn’t do a Rudall-style or Pratten-style flute. He has two bore designs, both of which are his. This looks to me to be his large-holed. I have the small-holed, which has very small holes sufficient to play fully chromatically with an Eflat key. He does at least three embouchure styles (Rudall, Pratten, and modern, plus evidently this x style that Damion’s talking about), each of which can go with both of his bore styles. The modern-cut is very powerful and allows easier playing into the third octave, but it doesn’t allow as broad a tone pallette as the Rudall-cut (I haven’t played the other two). The thinned head makes for a REALLY well-balanced flute. It’s almost like you’re holding nothing at all. Unfortunately, it’s only available with the modern-cut embouchure (last I knew, which was a few years ago).
Peter’s a very pleasant guy and loves to talk flutes (not unique among flutemakers, I know).
Flute has been sold.