Denny
November 29, 2009, 5:04am
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if ya’d waste more time here Jon…
from this threadAnother R&R on ebay.uk
followed in this threadAre R&R’s really that great?
There’s a certain complexity of tone that the antiques have that I haven’t found in newly made instruments. I can hear it in Chris Norman’s earlier tone that he got with his boxwood Rudall compared with his current blackwood Cameron. Catherine McEvoy brought both her Grinter and her antique Rudall to the last Friday Harbor camp, but only played her Rudall, saying the Grinter was nice but the Rudall sounded better. Of course she’s got a rare unlined Rudall head with no tuning slide, which speaks to the previous point about how many different types of Rudalls there are in this world! There’s also something superior about cocuswood I think, it’s a finer grained wood than blackwood and the resonance is livelier. The intonation on antiques is predicated on the stiff lip English school of playing, ala Nicholson. When you get the hang of it, they play in tune just fine. Modern flutes (i.e. Olwell) are often made with embouchures that work for people who haven’t developed the stiffer embouchure, but frankly once you’ve got the hang of the stiff embouchure you’ll get lots more tone complexity from an antique flute than a modern one and you won’t need as much air to blow the instrument either. It can be hard to find an antique flute that’s got a nice crisp original embouchure, though. A modern head on an antique body can be a great way to go, I’ve been really happy with my Peter Noy head on an antique Rudall-type body. By the way, I’ve got a very nice Rudall on ebay at the moment that has a nice original head and a Chris Wilkes head as well, which for some might be the best of both worlds. It’s priced at what I paid to another list member a few years ago, before I had Jon C. replace the pads :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220513520633
don’t you work with that Jon C. fella?
Jon_C
November 29, 2009, 10:46am
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Hey,
Denny
November 29, 2009, 3:35pm
4
They do seem to be everywhere.
How’s yer farm?
someone REALLY wants to sell this flute.
eilam
November 30, 2009, 10:50pm
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it’s a great price, and the owner is very honest and great person to deal with.
