My daughter had both a keyed(ebony ) Des Seery flute and a Delrin one as well as a delrin tin whistle.She also has an early Sam Murray flute on loan from my brother in law.From listening I dont think the wooden flutes have as much volume or pitch accuracy as the delrin.The keys have recently been removed from the ebony Seery as they often leaked and proved a nuisance.I think Des makes great flutes and whistles with a really big ,punchy sound(but of course I`m not a flute player!
I've had a keyed Seery for something like seven years, I think. The springs were a nuisance, and I had to replace most of them during the first years. (This tells nothing about the springs in the flutes built during the past few years, though. Maybe the material is different now or something. I hope it is *grin*)
The pads should've been replaced after a couple of years too, but I couldn't be bothered with that because I had already bought another (wooden, keyed) flute. I ended up removing two of the keys (the ones that obviously leaked) and sealing the holes.
Other than that, the flute is really nice; it's great in huge sessions as it's so unbelievably loud.
I'm not sure I'd fit keys to a keyless Seery if I had one, though.
COS - was your daughter's delrin Seery keyed, too, or just the wooden one? Also, were the keyed Seery's newer or older?
I'm glad I thought to ask this question before ordering! I'm hoping that maybe he has worked out this leaking key issue, because I'm might fond of my Seery and thought a few keys would be nice to have...but not if they're more prone to leaking than other makers keys. FWIW, I don't mine repadding myself if the pads aren't great, but I'd hate to have to take it to the shop a year later for new springs on the keys!
Jayhawk,Sarah`s keyed Seery flute is one of his very early ebony ones.The keys were a curse and have been removed and holes plugged.Her delrin one is 3 years old and is superb,but without keys,and We wouldn`t risk having it keyed...
Dave Murphy from Dublin plays a keyed delrin Seery with rubber bands doing the work of the springs. :D
But that's probably one of the first delrin flutes Desi's ever built. Very old, anyways.I don't know about his more recent keywork either. I heard that Eamonn de Barra's got a fully keyed Seery wooden flute, though.
Markus
also from Finland, which indeed is snowy at the moment
Anyone played a keyed Seery?
Anyone played a keyed Seery?
I'm thinking of sending my keyless delrin Seery back to have keys added, but I've not heard from anyone who has played a keyed Seery before.
So, if you've played one, any opinions on Desi's keywork?
Thanks,
Eric
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by Jayhawk
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
My daughter had both a keyed(ebony ) Des Seery flute and a Delrin one as well as a delrin tin whistle.She also has an early Sam Murray flute on loan from my brother in law.From listening I dont think the wooden flutes have as much volume or pitch accuracy as the delrin.The keys have recently been removed from the ebony Seery as they often leaked and proved a nuisance.I think Des makes great flutes and whistles with a really big ,punchy sound(but of course I`m not a flute player!
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by cos
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
I've had a keyed Seery for something like seven years, I think. The springs were a nuisance, and I had to replace most of them during the first years. (This tells nothing about the springs in the flutes built during the past few years, though. Maybe the material is different now or something. I hope it is *grin*)
The pads should've been replaced after a couple of years too, but I couldn't be bothered with that because I had already bought another (wooden, keyed) flute. I ended up removing two of the keys (the ones that obviously leaked) and sealing the holes.
Other than that, the flute is really nice; it's great in huge sessions as it's so unbelievably loud.
I'm not sure I'd fit keys to a keyless Seery if I had one, though.
Johanna in snowy Finland
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by kaarne
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
Johanna - was yours a wooden or delrin Seery?
COS - was your daughter's delrin Seery keyed, too, or just the wooden one? Also, were the keyed Seery's newer or older?
I'm glad I thought to ask this question before ordering! I'm hoping that maybe he has worked out this leaking key issue, because I'm might fond of my Seery and thought a few keys would be nice to have...but not if they're more prone to leaking than other makers keys. FWIW, I don't mine repadding myself if the pads aren't great, but I'd hate to have to take it to the shop a year later for new springs on the keys!
Eric
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by Jayhawk
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
addendum - that should be "I don't mind" instead of "I don't mine"...which is technically true, though, since I've never worked in a mine.
Eric
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by Jayhawk
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
Jayhawk,Sarah`s keyed Seery flute is one of his very early ebony ones.The keys were a curse and have been removed and holes plugged.Her delrin one is 3 years old and is superb,but without keys,and We wouldn`t risk having it keyed...
# Posted on November 17th 2004 by cos
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
My flute was (well, still is) delrin.
Johanna in Finland
# Posted on November 18th 2004 by kaarne
Re: Anyone played a keyed Seery?
Dave Murphy from Dublin plays a keyed delrin Seery with rubber bands doing the work of the springs. :D
But that's probably one of the first delrin flutes Desi's ever built. Very old, anyways.I don't know about his more recent keywork either. I heard that Eamonn de Barra's got a fully keyed Seery wooden flute, though.
Markus
also from Finland, which indeed is snowy at the moment
# Posted on November 22nd 2004 by Markus