Here is the review generated by Gary’s Automatic Flute Reviewer:
I’ve just received my new Copley Keyless Eb, Silver Lined Head flute and it’s absolutely Exquisite! I don’t have nearly enough time to write a comprehensive review of the instrument, but will try to remember to do so in future.
Here’s a quick review though.
Craftsmanship
The quality of Craftsmanship is Superb, and so is the fit and finish. The Copley just screams quality. It’s as though the flute just wants to be held! The distances between the holes and the hole sizes themselves were really good, and seemed to be made for my average hands. I think perhaps someone with small hands might want to consider this though. Holes were cut round, and straight.
Playability
The Copley plays loud, Rough and Firm, Focus , Honks like a Goose and reedy – just what I’d wanted! . Super easy to fill the flute - it plays, in this respect, very like some of the high end flutes I’ve tried. It takes very little air, and is free blowing. I can tell it’s capable of more than I can give it, so I look forward to earning this thing’s respect!
It is in tune with itself, as far as my ears can tell. By varying my embouchure, I can sharpen or flatten the tone by as much as 50 cents each way. It’s very well balanced across all 5 octaves.
I am most impressed with its responsiveness! This flute is like a Viper, classy, sexy, all-out speed with beauty and power. It will cruise comfortably, hugging the curves, but when you put the throttle down, she’ll take off like a rocket! Even though I’ve only been playing for 1 years and I’m not so good on the ornaments yet, I can tell this flute will always be able to play faster than I’m capable of!
I would say that in a session this Copley would blast through the tunes very well indeed. A real session powerhouse!
Tone
As I said, the Copley plays loud, Rough and Firm, Focus , Honks like a Goose and reedy, but you can vary the flute’s tone through to Smooth, Blue, refined just by adjusting your embouchure! Vary the strength of your blow, and even with a real relaxed set of lips, you can get anything from a very focused tone to an airy unfocused tone, and it can be both loud and reedy or quiet and round.
Thank you Copley, I love this flute! Oh, and did I mention that the Hard Low D is really Barking and buzzing! Also thanks to Doc Jones for selling me the Flute.
More about it later. I will get some pics up also.