that was the flute i was referring to, unless you’ve made more than one. my uncle brian mccoy played it and told me about it. i play silver flute right now like he does, and my whistle (an old burke of his) has a c natural hole. but i played for 6 years on a cross fingered c feadog whistle. i can play both c’s and switch between the two depending on my mood. i make sure to practice every tune both ways so that i have my options open in the future, and neither is more comfortable for me.
i’m used to the anglo concertina by now so two c’s is no problem.
hopefully before the end of the year i will have the money saved up to get on your waiting list.
i’m just dying to try out the wooden headjoint you made for my uncle. it’ll also give me an excuse to try out his almeida flute.
I received the two flutes from Jon today, so I thought that I would give some instant feedback. In appearance both flutes are beautiful, with the black delrin matte surface being especially striking. It is obvious that the maker of these flutes was meticulous in his craftsmanship. The joints are all just right and fit together perfectly. The finger holes are easy to cover.
The Pratton design is a three-piece flute, counting the headjoint with tuning slide as one piece. The flute weighs 12.7 ounces and feels balanced in the hands. It plays easily with a loud tone and is in tune throughout two octaves.
The Rudall & Rose design is a four-piece flute, with an extra joint between the hands, allowing for rotation and adjustment. The flute weighs 12.1 ounces and is also balanced in the hands. This flute has somewhat smaller finger holes than the Pratton, and the tone is a wee bit softer. This flute also plays easily and is in tune with itself.
Even though I have very little experience playing a conical-bore flute, I was able to easily play both flutes. However, I am not knowledgeable or experienced enough to make any further comments about the playability of either flute. I actually like both flutes. I like being able to rotate the joint between the hands on the R & R flute, but I prefer the louder tone of the Pratten flute. I am sure that you would need to play both flutes for some time before you would be able to play either flute to their full potential, and for me, I’m afraid that day may never come.
There must be something wrong with my eyeballs then, 'cos to me the ‘amazing’ photo is blurred, out of focus, has double tone-holes and the only “sharp relief” I got was when I stopped looking at it.
You guys from the UK sure are fussy. I agree, however, that it is a fuzzy photo. Jon sent it to me as an email attachment, and 50 KB of information just isn’t enough to show sharp detail. I think that Wormdiet’s comments pertain to the comparative aspects of the photo and not the resolution of the photo itself. I took another photo of the R & R flute, this time at twice the resolution, which still isn’t enough to bring out the detail of the sterling silver rings of the flute. I will take personal blame for this photo, although it is about time to replace my 2 megapixel camera.
lucky you! i only get to play with him about two or three times a year, because we live 6 hours apart. but lucky him, i always call, asking inane questions.
how long have you been taking lessons from him? he’s been my uncle as long as i can remember,
He’s my whistle / flute teacher.
