All I can find is a video on youtube where the man plays the whistle…
and another one.. (Tom Dowd’s and Gorman’s, if I am not mistaken. )
Thanks! Any idea of the flute(s?) he’s using? He changed from the R&R looking flute he played on his great flute album: http://celticgrooves.homestead.com/cg_gavin_frankie_up.html
he plays on a keyless flute made in the '80s by Bruce Du Vè..
he’s fantastic on flute as well..
Ah, grazie Michel!
I seem to remember Frankie admitting somewhere that he never actually used the flute he’s holding on the album sleeve on that particular recording. It was used on the photo because it looked better !
Ahaha I knew it! Well, good to know. He certainly gets an amazing sound out of it on that album.
It’s an F Flute he is using in “Hard Times”? it sounds Prattenesque to me, that would make a total of three F Pratten originals (eight key) that I’m aware, if so. (I’ve mentioned many times that they are great for song accompaniment).
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F Pratten reels; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCKku47Za-Q
Nice, Holmes!
Great sound from that F-flute!
And well played, of course!
Who made it?
/Markus
Not totally sure - trying to watch fingerings against sound in the couple of bits where he’s adequately in shot - does seem to be an F (playing along on my RC&Co 8-key F). Nice playing.
I’d love to see pics and hear clips of that Jem, is it post mounted?
Best regards
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F Pratten reels; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCKku47Za-Q
Yes, it’s pillar mounted. I have posted pics in various places - this one and a few more on Facebook, also in this post in the Flute Lichen sticky taken when I first received it, before doing it up. I haven’t uploaded any since overhauling it. Here’s a clip on it on YT.
BTW, what’s a reasonable sounding length (center of embouchure to end of bore) for an F flute to be playable at modern pitch?
This eight keyed Pratten original plays in tune when out 7-8mm and with that the measurement that Kevin is requesting is 477mm approx (within a mm or so) It is the lower one in this photograph;
I’m conscious that we are high-jacking this otherwise interesting thread, I’ll open a thread on original F flutes…
H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCKku47Za-Q F Pratten reel
Good idea, Norman. I’ve got stuff to contribute (later, when I get home) but agree this thread isn’t the right place. For now, just a comment that there are very few 8-key F flutes out there!
I don’t really mind if you high-jack this thread, but you may want to open a new one as the argument may be of interest to others.
Yes, very interesting topic. F is a very good tone. It should be used more.
Frankie G. was featured on last night’s episode in the new series of Come West along the road. Nice work on the Mystery Reel. The rest of the programme was very nice too.
Well spotted, Frankie starts in this programme at around 13 minutes. I’d guess this flute is in Eb rather than F?
H
Save your hot air for blowing down your flute
Wood - Mooney - Holmes; Laird of McNabb http://www.box.net/shared/5tx0jxtd7cbbgjfsjkp0
Yo, Lorenzo…assuming the link works, which it seems to do.