John Gallagher blackwood small-holed Rudall-style flute in perfect condition. Unlined head, with tuning slide and silver rings. This flute would be great for someone with smallish hands - it has the easiest reach of any flute I’ve played, including the McGee GLP.
This flute has a dark, reedy and solid sound, with amazingly good volume and projection for a flute with a small bore and small holes (I’d call it moderate volume). Low air requirements, meaning you can play for a long time per breath. Intonation is incredible, and John’s craftsmanship can’t be beat. For those that haven’t heard, John worked with Rod Cameron for many years.
I have an 8 key, rudell-style, cocobolo flute, by Johnny Gallagher. I would not trade it for any flute this side of the Mississippi. I might mention if you are interested in such a flute, you could buy this one and have Johnny put on keys, as he has done in the past. See explaination on [/url]http:www.tallgrasswinds.com [.
How do you put urls in the text? The directions are too complicated for a rocket scientist.
Nelson
Just type in the url…no need to use the URL button or brackets when composing your message. www.typeitin.com (for instance…I don’t think that’s a real site).
Dana, what are you playing now? I haven’t had the pleasure of playing a J. Gallagher, but I did get to play two of Rod Cameron’s Rudall copies, copied from Chris Norman’s boxwood Rudall and Rose (as is Gallagher’s R&R, as far as I know). Those Camerons were among the best flutes of any kind (Boehm or simple-system) I’ve ever played.
There’s an idea: buy a keyless flute. Then have someone else post-mount keys on it. Voila–a keyed without a long wait. ? Better, I’m sure, to get the maker of the flute do the keys.
I just picked up an Olwell Nicholson model. (Not the infamous one recently on eBay). It fits a bit better with my playing style, although I’ll miss the easy finger-spread of the Gallagher.
Nelson, to answer your question, I bought this flute from Terry Briley, who ordered it from Gallagher.
Yes, the Gallagher is a remarkable flute. I won’t be too crushed if nobody buys it, although the financial manager of the family might.
Nelson lent me his Gallegher 8 key flute in cocobolo. This is a nice flute! The cocobolo was fumed, and looks just like a aged Cocus, dark with a hint of red. Tis flute has small holes but a big voice. Very easy to play, and does not take much air, but it can be driven. is has a lined head, so maybe it is a little louder, but they are very nice flutes.
