Don’t see much about these out there and am curious about their reputation.
I’ve never played one, someone asked recently about them and I had no info.
Anyone have the keyed ones? Photos look good.
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I tried a keyless one a few years ago and thought it was good. But that’s all I can remember unfortunately…
few considerations based on my very little experience over Lejeune flutes:
I tried one in a session about three years ago, and it was a nice solid flute (a 5 keyed one).
A friend of mine bought one about 12 years ago, He tought that something was wrong with
the embouchure so he sent that flute back a couple of times for to have a new emb. cut… :
if you notice, especially on the old flutes there is very often a bone/different wood ring in the head which
means, imo, that Lejeune maybe wasn’t happy with the first embouchure cut. Nowdays (pictures) those
embouchures recut are not present any more so I assume are just fine flutes (as the one I test 3 years ago).
Still not my first choice for a modern flute.
Sorry, can’t help but be curious. What’s your first choice?
I’ll pm you 
I’ve met Geert Lejeune a couple of times and briefly tried a few of his flutes. He’s a very nice guy and very knowledgeable. IMO his flutes are very good - good value for money, well made, good players, better than many I’ve tried from other “less well-known” modern makers. If I bumped into one randomly I’d expect it to do the job well. A good choice for someone not fancying the wait for one of the top names.
I haven’t had a chance to play any of Geert’s complete flutes, but I have a lined cocus and silver head and barrel from him that I had made for a very fine small-holed 8-key made by John Garrett, London, in 1845 (based on the hallmarked silver keys). I decided to ask Geert based on his stocks of 80-year-old cocus wood from the old Louis Lot firm and the fairly conservative approach to making Rudall-style flutes that he presents on his web page. We must have exchanged a dozen emails with multiple measurements and exchanges of experiences with different flutes and embouchures. I don’t have the dimensions handy, but we settled on a pretty typical Rudall style oval cut with moderate undercutting. The workmanship and materials are first class, and the flute plays superbly with the Lejeune head. Patrick Olwell tried it out and thought it about as good a head for that flute as could be made–high praise from the Master. After several years, the flute and head seem like they’ve been together for the long haul. So I’ve no complaints or concerns whatever regarding his embouchure cut. Geert was a pleasure to work with from start to finish.
Bill
I just tried a keyless blackwood model a few days ago. It’s a R&R style copy, though I don’t know if it’s more of a copy or a “R&R inspired” model. Anyway it’s a very good flute. Solid, easy to play, in tune.
I tried also a boxwood model years ago but I wasn’t much impressed by it, maybe it only depends by the different impact of the timber on that specific design, dunno..