I would be grateful for comments on John Gallagher (of WV) keyed flutes, and for pictures. I tried, but I can’t go through the whole flute p0rn thread (I guess it’s been renamed), so I apologize if pictures have been posted before. As you may have guessed, I am considering ordering one with six keys.
Thanks
Here are some nice pictures of an unkeyed one that someone sold awhile back…
That’s a seth gallagher flute, however.
bloomie’s interested in a John Gallagher flute.
I know only that these have been spoken well of
by a number of people
PM sent
I’ll try to see if I can figure out how to post a picture when I’m at home. I have a 6-key John Gallagher Rudall. It’s my main flute, to which I am very attached.
It has the angled tone-holes to bring them closer together.
I believe you can find some pictures of his Pratten if you do a search for John Gallagher AND Pratten.
Jeanie
Thanks - if you want to email me the pics at etbloomfield AT gmail dot com, I’ll be happy to host & post them.
I gather that John Gallagher makes an eight-key flute. If I were you, I’d get that one over a six-key. Nothing better to arouse the pangs of jealousy in other flute players at a session than to blast out a few low Cs. It would definitely be worth the couple of hundred dollars extra it would cost you.
Yes, my problem with 8 keyed flutes is that they’re heavier,
more expensive and I rarely use the extra keys.
On the other hand when i don’t have one, I want one.
Not appreciably; in any case you get used to the difference. Trust me.
This is true.
If you had those low C# and Cnat keys, you’d find any excuse. Again, trust me. 
Of course.
John is also one of the few modern makers who offers pewter plugs on the footjoint. I sure do prefer those to the huge toilet flappers you get on some other flutes. Cheers,
Rob
I got a couple of pictures from Paul. This is 2 key JG received 6 months ago. Thanks!
This is really helpful, thanks all!
Hi Bloomie,
I had the privilege of spending about a week with an 8-keyed Gallagher Rudall once.
You had to be careful and only play near open windows though as the bottom D would blast holes in the sheet rock of the walls. 
Doc
Oooh, look! He did that same engraving on the rings of my Bb (I think he told me I was the test dummy, 
; I resemble that remark!).
Anyway, I never thought I was an “adornment” person, but it’s lovely – nice and simple, very elegant, especially on a big flute.
I got pounded (faceted) rings on my Noy flute. For some reason I can’t remember I went with silver rather than gold-plated. I like the silver better with boxwood (probably the reason), but it’s a royal pain to get the tarnish off them.
When the rings are clean and shiny the flute is real eye-candy.
Here is one more from Paul.
Hi,
I was very impressed with John Gallagher’s flutes, I had a chance to borrow Nelson’s 8 keyed small holed Rudall & Rose made from fumed Cocobolo. The tuning and intonation were perfect! I also liked the embouchure cut he does, it is a beautiful oval cut.
I have a Johnny Gallagher 8 key, small hole R&R, as Jon C said. It is cocobollo and some say they are alergic to cocobollo so I had Johnny put a silver lip plate on it. For some reason I have trouble with the C and C# on most flutes. On my Gallagher the C and C# close with a light touch and are strong notes. I use my Gallagher espacially to play in the the keys of Bb, Eb, Db. I do a lot of semi-classical stuff and use the Gallagher instead of a silver flute. The work on the lip plate is just perfect craftsmanship. I’ll send a picture of my cocobollo 8 key and the lip plate if someone will take the time to tell me how to put pictures on these messages. If no ons does, I will relay the pictures to Jon C and he can put them on.
Nelson
Yes, please post pictures. Thanks
Hi Nelson,
I haven’t seen the lip plate addition, but I am sure it is better then the superglue one! 
It isn’t rocket science, 
you just need to:
Use http://imageshack.us/ to post photos. Just upload it to the website, then copy the address for “Hotlink for forums” you can resize the photo with the website, so we don’t have to scroll around your photo.