I don’t have fat fingers and am wondering if it will be tough to play.
My two flutes are a Burns ergonomic large-holed standard (in mopane), and a Copley & Boegli, which is considered to be a medium-holed flute (in blackwood).
What I find is that whichever one I happen to be playing is my hands-down favorite. And I’m always thinking I should sell the other.
The Burns, to me, has a deeper, richer and more “luxurious” sound. It feels great in the hands, and causes me no pain or discomfort. The Copley is brighter, faster, more accurate and also a joy to play. Both have more than enough volume, and neither is a flute I would expect to grow out of.
I think my answer to your question is that normal hands will do fine with a Burns large-holed flute. You may find that you can move around a little bit quicker on a smaller-holed flute, or not. If this is a concern, Casey’s got that realm covered as well. Terry McGee’s GLP is also very highly regarded as a medium-holed flute, and of course there are others.
We’re fortunate, indeed, to have modern makers supplying great flutes at reasonable fees. ![]()
Second this.
Casey’s flutes are set up to be easy to finger.
Unless you are going to have a problem with any
large holed flute (not so likely) this should
be one of the large-holed flutes that easiest
to play.