I’m interested in gettng a flute made of Gidgee, and my research indicates that it’s a fine tonewood for flutes. With that said, I’m interested in what the wood looks like a few years down the road. This photo of an antique cocus flute and a new gidgee flute from Terry McGee’s site, http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/images/FP&Co.JPG, shows a nice, reddish-brown color, but what will it look like once the wood starts to darken? Does anybody have a picture?
Thanks.
I’d PM or eMail Terry…
He has offered gidgee for quite a while.
I"ve talked with him about it, and am pretty sure that I’ll go with gidgee. I was just hoping to see some examples from people who have had them for a while.
I’ve got the same problem with horses…
A buyer eMails back a couple of years later
saying how happy they are with the horse,
how well the horse is doing,
whatever…
They attatch a picture…
I’m lucky if I can tell its a horse,
let alone use it on the web site.
LOL. Nice webpage, by the way.
Thanks, I’ll tell the web master, book keeper, head trainer, ah spouse… 
I have a Gidgee McGee keyless. Lovely flute. Very different looking and with the unlined head, about as light a flute as I’ve played.
Hey Michael, lookin’ Good!
M
Well, I wasn’t going to say anything, but since someone else did, I’ll chime in. That is a totally disgusting avatar, Michael. I love it.
Have you noticed the wood aging any? The picture on Terry’s website is pretty reddish. By the way, your avatar looks a lot like a friend of mine, except that you’ve got more teeth.
yes Michael, great picture, i’m sure your embouchure is naturally perfect.
Tom, care to tell us about the picture on your avatar ?
John Deere night
in the bar
at the “Peeing Bear Motel”
in beautiful Moline, IL
now, dem’s some memories…
Mongo Like Candy…
that particular flute by Terry, has to be one of the nicest flutes i have ever seen, I did my best to snag it - but was too late.
eilam.
Are you talking about the one Michael has, or the GLP in the picture?
the one in the picture.
i think it was Terrys first McGLP.
You know I tried to buy that one too. Missed it by about a half hour as I recall.
Terry should have made more than one first one. 
Doc
yes Patrick, i think i missed it by just about that much too.
it’s such a beautiful flute, Baroque looking like, the keyed MacGlp look really nice too.
e.
Here’s some info I found on Peter Coombe’s website. He is an Australian mandolin maker!
Gidgee:
Extremely hard and heavy desert Acacia species that I use for tuning knobs. Makes very attractive tuning knobs. Fine grain texture that polishes up well. It has an attractive dark reddish brown colour under an oil finish that compliments Myrtle. Is used as an Ebony substitute by many Australian Luthiers and also by the Maton guitar factor. Significantly harder than Ebony. Fingerboards made from Gidgee are not likely to wear out.
The part I thought was interesting is that it is harder than ebony!!
Nate
“Mongo only pawn in game of life”
