Yesterday I received an all-wood Olwell bought from another listmember. After several hours yesterday and this evening, I think it’s without a doubt the finest flute I’ve played. It just screams, “Play me with reckless abandon; pull out all the stops.”
Then today, after a considerable wait, my wife’s 8-key Grinter arrived! It features the incredible craftsmanship that Michael and Helen are known for – even the wooden grease holder is beautiful – and has just an incredible tone. It doesn’t scream like the Olwell, but it has a very woody, complex tone, is really easy to play, and is obviously going to be quite versatile.
We hardly ever use the tube as a babysitter, but this afternoon we put on a Spongebob DVD and told out daughter that we’d both be playing our new flutes for awhile.
