I got the G# and the short F. If I could do it all over again, I think I would get a Cnat and possibly a long F (or Bb) key. But still, I am quite happy with it.
I want a lip plate to prevent an eventual contact allergy. When I got my blackwood flute, I made an allergy after a few weeks of playing. And as I have also some other allergies I thought it would be safer this time to avoid any direct contact between skin and wood, at least in the face.
Why artificial ivory? The bands of the flute will be made of that, and I think it looks pretty. There is a little artificial ivory liplate on a baroque flute that I got from Luc Verhoeven, so I like the idea of having the same look on my new irish flute. That’s all.
