Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
I currently play a silver plated Yamaha 211 flute that i purchased for around £350 quid (sterling) new. Listening to claire mann and matt molloy has made me crave the wooden flute sound. Though i probably should be working on my playing and ironing out my bad habits too!
Still, I am looking to buy a wooden flute of similar quality of sound to my yamaha without breaking the bank as i am still only a student. Any suggestions?
Will i find a changeover strange?
I am unsure of my needs as regards chromatic flutes and flutes with or without keys.
I know there have been similar topic discussions before, so i was particly wondering...
Are their any places where i could try and buy wooden flutes in the North of England? Preferably but not just the Newcastle or Yorkshire area.
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
You mind find the switch weird, I know that playing a silver Flute is very akward for me being a Wooden Flute player. Casey Burns makes a cheap begginer's Flute (as long with more expensive ones), it is called the Folk Flute, his website is in the links section here. I doubt you will find a store that carries them. If you want to try them go to a session and ask a Flute player if you can, they will probably let you.
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
If you only want to try out an open-hole flute, check out the tipple instruments - - Links, anyone ? - they won't break your bank, and you will have more experience of an open-hole flute when you have the finances to go shopping for a quality one. I think the recent price was about $70 + mailing, and they come highly recommended as excellent value for money. Just so long as you're not prejudiced against plastic without hearing and handling one.
If you're reasonably deft, he even gives instructions how to make your own, although my efforts so far are not as skilled as his. But the costs of the raw materials are less than an evening at the pub.
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Hi Bessetrox, there is a branch of Hobgoblin here in Manchester with some wooden flutes you could try. The staff are friendly and won't mind you playing the instruments. http://www.hobgoblin.com/manchester/index.php
Don't be put of by the fact that it looks like a "Rock" music shop; the folky bit's up stairs.
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Open holed flutes are a different beast. I started a thread about bamboo flutes (bansuri) a few weeks ago. Look about 5 or 6 pages deep. The fingering is the same as a whistle with the addition of a low C#. The truly excellent wooden flute (box wood, black wood or what ever) is a rare beast, at least out here in CA USA. Getting good tone, projection, intonation and finger placement is hard. So my point being and yes I do have one is : be in no hurry.
Your yamaha is probably just fine at this point.
Joannie Madden plays a silver flute so tis no shame.
Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
I currently play a silver plated Yamaha 211 flute that i purchased for around £350 quid (sterling) new. Listening to claire mann and matt molloy has made me crave the wooden flute sound. Though i probably should be working on my playing and ironing out my bad habits too!
Still, I am looking to buy a wooden flute of similar quality of sound to my yamaha without breaking the bank as i am still only a student. Any suggestions?
Will i find a changeover strange?
I am unsure of my needs as regards chromatic flutes and flutes with or without keys.
I know there have been similar topic discussions before, so i was particly wondering...
Are their any places where i could try and buy wooden flutes in the North of England? Preferably but not just the Newcastle or Yorkshire area.
Thanks
# Posted on January 29th 2006 by bassetrox
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
http://www.firescribble.net/flute/makers.html
is helpful.
# Posted on January 29th 2006 by breandan
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
You mind find the switch weird, I know that playing a silver Flute is very akward for me being a Wooden Flute player. Casey Burns makes a cheap begginer's Flute (as long with more expensive ones), it is called the Folk Flute, his website is in the links section here. I doubt you will find a store that carries them. If you want to try them go to a session and ask a Flute player if you can, they will probably let you.
# Posted on January 29th 2006 by Unseen122
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
If you only want to try out an open-hole flute, check out the tipple instruments - - Links, anyone ? - they won't break your bank, and you will have more experience of an open-hole flute when you have the finances to go shopping for a quality one. I think the recent price was about $70 + mailing, and they come highly recommended as excellent value for money. Just so long as you're not prejudiced against plastic without hearing and handling one.
If you're reasonably deft, he even gives instructions how to make your own, although my efforts so far are not as skilled as his. But the costs of the raw materials are less than an evening at the pub.
# Posted on January 29th 2006 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Hi Bessetrox, there is a branch of Hobgoblin here in Manchester with some wooden flutes you could try. The staff are friendly and won't mind you playing the instruments.
http://www.hobgoblin.com/manchester/index.php
Don't be put of by the fact that it looks like a "Rock" music shop; the folky bit's up stairs.
Good luck
PP
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by Pied Piper
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Thanks for the heads up on the hobgoblin store. I'll probably pop in if i can get down there.
Cheers, Rowan
# Posted on January 30th 2006 by bassetrox
Re: Buying a wooden flute (preferably in the North UK)
Open holed flutes are a different beast. I started a thread about bamboo flutes (bansuri) a few weeks ago. Look about 5 or 6 pages deep. The fingering is the same as a whistle with the addition of a low C#. The truly excellent wooden flute (box wood, black wood or what ever) is a rare beast, at least out here in CA USA. Getting good tone, projection, intonation and finger placement is hard. So my point being and yes I do have one is : be in no hurry.
Your yamaha is probably just fine at this point.
Joannie Madden plays a silver flute so tis no shame.
# Posted on February 1st 2006 by red_tiger