I’m greatly enjoying my new Jon C. Rudall 5000 type flute. It’s in delrin, but has a very nice finish. No plastic look, in fact the finish closely resembles dry Blackwood. The weight is nice too, much lighter than my Seery and doesn’t really feel too different from a wooden flute, unusual for delrin. The body is nicely tapered following the original slim Rudall design. The head and barrel also have the classic Rudall profile, topped with one of the most elegant crowns I’ve ever seen.
I’m still getting used to more of an oval embouchure so I haven’t consistantly hit the sweet spot. Playing flutes with boxed oval embouchures has spoiled me a bit. As with all Rudalls, the bottom D is not quite dialed in for me yet. I’ll get it right soon though. The flute is very responsive and crisp ornamention is quite easy. I’m having a lot of fun getting to know this flute and add my recommendation of Jon’s flutes to all the others on the board.
Jon, did you take a photo of this that you could post? If not, I’ll see if I can borrow a digital camera to get one up one here for all to see.
Congrats Corin! I’m sure it’s as nice as my Jon C. Pratten. I was also pleasantly surprised by the weight of the flute. It’s definately lighter and better balanced than the M&E R&R that I had. I agree with your comments on the fit and finish. It has sort of a textured finish that looks like blackwood and doesn’t feel slippery like some other polymer flutes I’ve tried.
Yeah Jack, I guess I am “back”. Bouzouki Mike recorded a session at Boru’s few weeks ago and told me my flute playing sounded 10 times better than the fiddle. Guess I should do sumpin’ with that! Hope to see you there again!\
