Fantastic, I love the amber endcap. I looks wonderful with the boxwood.
Now that’s just cruel Jessie.
You know I hate waiting. :roll:
Congrats though it’s a beauty.
Patrick
The cutting of embouchure is wonderful, and the ambre edge is a good idea. Mr Noy seems to be able to work with many, many different materials. Does he realize the keys himself?
Best
Two questions:
Is there an advantage to the amber blowedge other than cosmetic (that is, is there any reason it would sound better)?
What finger is the extra Bb touch for?
This has definitely sold me on the faux ivory rings and amber end cap. Now all I have to do is wait. Oh, yeah, and learn to play the flutes I have.
Yes, peter Noy makes the original keys and then they are molded and reproduced. My Bb touch is the first one he ever made.
Yes, I think it is more stable. There are things that could damage a wooden blowing edge that would not hurt an amber one.
What finger is the extra Bb touch for?
It is for the index finger of the right hand, but it is closer to the body than the C natural key and the two are not easily confused.
But still be careful though, amber has a Mho’s hardness of around 2 to 2.5, which means it could still be terminally scratched by a fingernail.
Lovely flute, Jessie.
Is yours the large hole version or the small hole version?
pamela
Small hole version.
Cool, Jessie. Looks great. I see you went with the amber blowedge afterall. On my blackwood Noy flute, Peter put some gold leaf behind the amber embouchure and end cap to bring out the contrast. And a very light flute, almost hard to believe. Still sturdy though. Eilan and I had wondered whether the light flute was too delicate–nicely put by Eilam, like jewellry. But it is surprisingly robust design.
the Original embouchure with the walrus ivory cut all the way across the headjoint which looked great, but the amber being a bit softer, he cut that much shorter as both of our flutes show. A nice stable tone is very easy with this flute.
If your flute is anything like mine, the tone is fabulous, with a nice harmonic honk on the low D–but not the reedy pratten tone my olwell had. Great flute. Hope you enjoy it.
Having said all that…my Grinter 8-key Cocus is waiting for me in Singapore, and when I can get there from India this weekend, I’ll also have a new toy to play.
enjoy!
G
Jessie how long was your total wait?
common G, screw work, go home, we need to see pictures of the new flute - man, it’s spring time in C&F.
And don’t think we missed that line “Olwell I used to have”, where is it now? was it the FlyingFlute?
As far as the Olwell being more reedy - I know the embouchure cut is deferent, Noy’s modern cut being bigger and brighter tone, more…modern,
but it also could be the long foot compared with short one?
If you start your hat business already, then you’d be home when you get a new flute !
Eilam, my spiritual brother!
Can’t quite go home to China yet–a little too busy with work and kashmir silk rugs. Electronics in India has added a whole new excitement to the world of Asia business. India, my friend, is magical, and I could easily see myself living here for a decade or more, but my 14 year China dream isn’t quite over yet.
As for the Grinter…I can’t wait to marvel at the texture and smell of freshly cut cocus…tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I haven’t been playing flute nearly as much as is needed or I would like. I’m forgetting tunes already!