Hi,
I’m looking to get an entry level Baroque flute for parlour playing with non trad minded family and friends.
This won’t be taken to sessions so volume is not an issue and I think either a415 or a440 will be OK as the other players are on strings.
Is anybody aware of options below $1000US other than the Aulos plastic models?
Many thanks,
Simon
Hey Simon,
Check out Luc Verhoeven traversos here: http://users.skynet.be/fluiten/how.html
Here is a picture of Chas’s traverso by Verhoeven:
Best of Luck!
Jordan
Luc Verhoeven makes traversos in, I think, the $3-500 range.He’s Belgian and has a good website.
Ralph Sweet also makes a traverso.
I have seen and played a Van Huene flute that is absolutely beautiful and sounds gorgeous. It is listed on their site under “flutes ~ 17th century”
I am considering buying one of these, actually.
M
Edited to remove, well, something I wanted to remove! 
Loren
At Boxwood, I took my Aulos 415 white Stanesby jr. model. Marten Root, the Baroque flute instructor liked it when he tried it, and wanted to know where he could get one. They run $425 or so through rhythmband.com
He liked it much better than the black Grenser model.
Of course, I would LOVE to get a wooden one. 
I’m not sure, though, if I would have opportunity to play it enough to make it worth it.
Jeanie
How loud are they?
Let’s see, where do I begin? Have you got a year? 
Loren
Loud enough to totally drown out the clavichord player
there’s always the fun ebay gamble if you have a bit of spare change sitting around:
Has anyone played a Luc Verhoeven flute ever? Lately I have been using my school’s flute, which is a very nice Von Heune Gresner copy…but, my time with using it is running out since I’m almost done with school. Any feedback would be appreciated!
Luc’s flutes are nice and very pretty, but you’ll never confuse one with the von Huene. I owned both at the same time, both Grenser copies. I never really bonded with the Luc; there was something in both the sound and the playability that I never quite got over. Also, the fingerings for some of the notes were different from the vH.
I just got an Aulos black-matte Grenser copy. I’ve only had it for a day, so can’t say too much. One thing I will say is I’m already getting a nice sound out of it and it’s very easy to play.
Hm…thanks for your honest opinion. That was my gut feeling. I should probably just save up for my own Von Huene, which will probably be better in the long run. I have never played an aulos - my recorder playing friend swears they are amazing - maybe I should give them a try!
Rod Cameron also makes top notch Baroque flutes, and his tuning is more “modern” than Von Huene’s - by that I mean the scale is more in tune across the entire range, with less need for serious lipping of certain notes.
Loren
Asopp, if cost is a concern, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Aulos. This thing is fantastic. I really wish I could get an A415 midsection for it. I’ve spent probably 5-6 hours the last couple of days playing it. It doesn’t have the sound of the vH (yet; I’m sure I’ll get a more authentic sound out of it), but it’s very easy to play except for a couple of accidentals in the second octave that I’m not used to. The sound is very clear and it has quite good volume.
Loren, there are times I wish I didn’t listen to you so much. I’m definitely gonna give Mr. Cameron a call.
Well you know, Sarah sold you that Von Huene so she could afford to buy a used Cameron that came into the shop. In all honestly that particular Cameron she bought was freakin’ amazing, the best Baroque flute I’ve ever played - Not that this means a whole lot, me not being a true traverso player by any stretch. Still, I really couldn’t find a fault with the darn thing. 
I don’t think it was a better flute than yours, but it did have more even tuning, and a slightly different sound. But of course that last is a matter of taste, and depends on the player
You might want to contact Sarah and ask if she knows anything about which particular model her Cameron is, before you contact Rod.
Loren