Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Don’t be a wuss. Be willing to at least try. Do you think Nicholson listened to the ‘nay’ sayers or that Boehm caved in to the doubters? What about Matt Molloy? Seamus Tansey? Or even errr…Michael Flatley?? Or M & E , and Peeplj and the polymer thing they got going on?.. NO!
If you got the time, money, and are willing to put in the effort, then do it and don’t hesitate. It is as simple as that! The worse thing that will happen is that you learned something new, from your own experience, feel better about yourself for having tried, and you even stand to make a profit if you resell the flute.
You will be a better flute player for it! why? Because it is something you want. If you didn’t want to do it , then you wouldn’t have posted.
My prediction: You will love the flute if you get it (so I doubt you would resell it) and you will glad you invested in yourself and listened to that small voice within…
My 2 cents worths.
Are the plastic flutes good? :roll: …You bet they are! …Are they as good sounding as the wood flutes? …NO WAY!
Should you buy a flute that you don’t really want and then wait to get the instrument of your dreams? (ie. a good step up flute) …only if you are dumber than a rock and want to waste money or it is a neccessary economic move.
If you want to play Itrad music buy an Itrad flute!
Step 1)Investigate all the makers.
Step 2) listen to what everyone has to say.
Step 3) arrive at your own decision.
Step 4) call Dave Copley and order a keyed flute to get the best the fastest!
Thanks again to everyone. I’m still considering all the great advice, noting that there is no way to take everyone’s advice, which is part of what makes it great. Keep it coming!
Taking everyone’s advice into consideration, I made a decision as to which flute to buy.
I had to evaluate what it was that I wanted out of the flute and that was a very good excersize for me. I realized that my main interest remains Irish music but that I have found myself limited to some extent by the accidentals and keys. I do enjoy listening to classical music very much, but that is not my primary focus for playing, although I will still look for those pieces that lend themselves to an Irish-style flute.
Examining all of that, along with listening to the “small voice within”, per rama, I got myself onto the Copley 6-keyed waiting list today. It is currently 8 months, but that is far shorter than some makers. Now I have time (and motivation) to concentrate on using my Dixon and improving my technique so I can get the most out of the flute when it comes. I am also a horribly impatient person, so I will have some things to learn there too. :roll:
Thanks again; this board has been a great education for people like me who live far from the nearest session.
I’ve been considering the same issues and came to the opposite conclusion. I can go down the street to Sam Ash, plunk down $900 and walk out the door with a pretty darn nice Yamaha. Not saying I’ll never go for a top maker keyed wooden flute. But my keyless M&E and a Boehm flute will let me cover the most musical territory for now.
Regards,
jb
Of course everyone comes to their own conclusions. As I mentioned, I simply couldn’t take everyone’s advice, but I tried my best to match my decision to my primary choice of music. There was, of course, a certain amount of simple desire for a wooden flute, I will admit. I believe that it will cover most of what I want to do with it. On the other hand, by daughter plays a Boehm flute and will need an upgrade in the next year or so. Therefore, there will be her old Boehm just lying around…
…Are they as good sounding as the wood flutes? 
…NO WAY!