how does one play a B below D?

Irish Flute
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Well, it IS a different tune but at the same time it’s definitely a relation. The Broom family is quite extensive and versatile.

22

That’ll be Coen’s Memories (Cottage in the Grove, Tommy Coen’s) in Norbeck’s list then?

23

Grey Larsen solves this by playing one of my alto flutes in A. His writeup on these: http://www.greylarsen.com/store/lowflutes.php

(Note that I am currently not offering the extended G-G# footjoints for these)

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This is definitely the way to go. I have. :wink:

Lots more pictures here…

…and a some clips on it, one not using the foot keys (on YT) and one using them (on FB) plus another (on FB) just demo-ing the keys.

OR, there’s the slightly less immodest (B foot) Rampone I’ve had for ages:

Demo clips of Rampone foot key use linked in this old post…

and tune-playing clips using the low notes here and here (2nd flute shown from 2’ 11"), both on YT.

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That Rampone sounds really nice! Well played.