Saw this on I-5 on my way to a fun-filled musical weekend in California on Friday. Doug Tipple is getting ready for Christmas Orders apparently. Reminds me - I better get cracking at these myself!
Casey
He’ll get a few out of that lot. 
Ah, so your experience of flute orders being slower isn’t because the economy is bad, it is just that Doug Tipple is dominating the market. 
(Edit: And the bass and contrabass flute is big this year!)