Has anyone every played a Hamilton 6 keyed flute? I am getting one made at the moment but have’nt spoken to many people who have played them. I have played a keyless Olwell flute and I was very impressed with it. Should I expect something similar with a Hamilton?
I’ve player a keyless Hamilton some months ago and It’s a great great flute. I suposse the quality of the six key model it’s the same as the keyless. I think it’s heavier but easy to play and very good tone.
S. Moro.
Sorry I wanted to write “I’ve played” not “I’ve player”. My english or my keyboard are wrong…or both.
S. Moro.
Smoro,
This is NOT a criticism, but since I see you’re new to the board, I just thought I’d point out how slick the board engine is.
At the bottom of your message are several icons, one of which is labeled “EDIT”. If you click on that one, you’ll be taken into an editor. Once you supply your password, you can edit an existing post at any time in the future. Only you can edit your posts, but I imagine Dale and Rich can edit them as well (which they wouldn’t).
Bienvenidos a nuestra familia!
Stuart
Blue, I’ve played a Hammy 6-key a few time. A player out here just got hers about 6 months ago. Not bad. I prefer Cotter flutes over Hammy, but still, a very solid instrument. Keep an eye on the key action since this one arrived too loose (springs weren’t with enough tension) so air leaks abounded.
Dave:
You’ve mentioned before that you thought the Cotter flutes had the best workmanship you’d seen on a flute.
Anyone else play Cotter flutes? Don’t see too many of those babies in China TRAD sessions. 
On 2002-12-10 13:15, bluemoon24 wrote:
Has anyone every played a Hamilton 6 keyed flute? I am getting one made at the moment but have’nt spoken to many people who have played them. I have played a keyless Olwell flute and I was very impressed with it. Should I expect something similar with a Hamilton?
I’m happy with my Hammy 6-key in blackwood. BTW, weight about 13 ounces keyed. I found it easy to move back & forth between it and the Olwells I’ve tried. I wouldn’t trade mine, but the Olwells are the most satisfying “other” flute I’ve yet played. I just wanted a flute sooner than Patrick’s estimated delivery for keyed flutes.
Kevin Krell
Thanks Sturob,
Gracias por la bienvenida y tu ayuda.
Smoro
I play a Hammilton D an Eflat and consider them to be the finest flutes available. I have also played many Cotter and Olwell flutes…great instruments but for me, they don’t take air as well as the Hammilton…and I like to give them air!
Don’t be put off by David Migoyas story about the loose springs, Hammy has a reputation for quality & service second to none.
Beir Bua
Conal O Grada
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Conal:
I’ve always wondered just how you go about “putting more wind” into a flute. I can hear in your playing that there is a lot of airflow, but how do you develop that sort of tone and volume. When I try to put more air in, the instrument either leaps into the upper octave or I get unexpected harmonics. And I usually get winded as well. This is probably a relatively big question, but I’d appreciate any explanation you care to give.
Thanks,
Paul Runci
P.S. We won’t hold it against you if you use this as a marketing opportunity for Scoiltrad!
Hello Paul
What I mean by ‘putting wind’ into a flute is the ability to blow harder without the flute jumping the octave (completely) and for the sound to reflect the fact that the player is doing this. It is different to blowing harder in a focussed fashion to just increase the volume or harden the tone and involves lossening your embouchure somewhat to avoid these effects. You will get an element of octave breaking but this is controlled and used as part of the overall effect. The end result, I hope, is that of creating an impression (& reality) of energy being lashed into the instrument, purely for its own sake. This can be done during certain passages of a tune or for the entire duration of the tune although the latter can get a bit tiring and tedious.
Hope this helps.
Beir Bua
Conal