I know all the chat about Seery’s polymer flutes, but I was pleasantly surprised last night at session to see a keyless Seery wood flute. Across the room on the table, I mistook it for an Olwell. It had all the profiles of one.
So when I was told it was a Seery, then told it was wood, I was intrigued.
Bluntly, it was a real player. I was duly impressed. Felt like an Olwell, about sounded like one in every respect. Loud, clear, responsive. The details of rings, holes, bore and slide were very nice.
The head is a little longer than I feel comfy with, but it was still very, very nice.
My compliments to the chef.
David,
I recently sent you an e-mail through your web site regarding an instrument.
We have had computer problems at work and I am not sure that you received it.
Can you let me know?
Thanks
Sibyle
(sorry everyone for going off topic)
I have had a blackwood Seery for 14 years now. I tend to call it my Wicklow flute because thats what the receipt from McNeil’s in Dublin says.
Unfortunately the head cracked some years ago during an Australian extended dry spell and so Desi Seery sent me a replacement polymer head.
Someone who heard me recently in concert playing with a classical bansuri player described my Seery as ethereal and the bansuri as watery and earthy. It was an Irish lady actually and she personally came up to us to commend us both.
My wife loves the sound of this flute. I do believe Desi still makes wooden flutes.
It appears he does. I’m sure there are blackwood flutes interespersed with the delrin flutes along with mopane and olivewood. The website says they offer other timbers like ebony and leadwood.
On the contact page they list a US phone number in the Columbus OH area. Does anybody know more about that?
Yes, apparently, it’s Dralore of the forum here-he is supposed to be working with Desi (don’t know in what capacity though). I imagine he can tell us!