Hi all,
just recieved my cosmetically enhanced flute back from George Ormiston,
I had the silver lip plate/band added a while back, and when I had played it for a good few weeks and travelled with it on my last two European jobs, I realised that I had found the right flute, I am still after a good boehm as I love the sound of them also but the Ormy is a fantastic, I just had the stopper re-done and mounted with the silver end cap, if you ever get the chance to see and play one of Georges flutes you will see what I mean when I say his are the most beautifully crafted instruments I have seen, all Georges silver work is very precise and fully hallmarked, I didnt go with the engraved fittings as this would have looked odd with the standard bands on the rest of the flute, I find a medium focused embouchure gives me a nice clear loud tone and it will bark, honk and do pretty much what I have been striving for in a flute, the bottom D is easy to get and its a real strong one, the upper octave notes are sweet, Its difficult to say if this is the best of all the flutes I have played, as I dont really think I gave the others a good chance, but this one certainly makes me want to play when ever I get a spare moment, I have even turned down the odd half days photography to get some practice in, at least now I can start seriously enjoying the flute and give up the spare time job of perpetual flute buyer. some pics below
