I admire Doug's efforts at putting a nice flute in people's hands for so little money.Cross-section of the mouthpiece of a recorder, indicating a block (A), duct (B), and edge (C) It is easy to blow, has comfortable fingering, and the tuning is excellent. I think that the Tipple flute would make a popular alternative for the budget-conscious. The prices of the flutes are beyond reasonable, perhaps bumping against preposterous. In a newsletter on 1-05-04 Dale Wisely, the editor of Chiff and Fipple, said this about my flutes: "Doug sent a tunable ($50)and a non-tunable flute to me, and I have to say that I was most surprised at how playable the flutes are for the money. I can feel the magic when I hold your flute.”Ĭhiff and Fipple is a large internet whistle site. I think it is those comfy finger holes and a good measure of magic. You make a fine instrument, and I am sure I will order more.” And lastly, from a woman in San Antonio, Texas: “I can play things on your flute that I can’t play on my Tony Dixon or my Desi Seery or the Brian Poe flute. It plays great in both registers, and the tone is as good as my ebony ‘lark of the morning’ flute. I received it on Friday and haven’t been able to put it down since. I am so pleased.” A customer in Colorado commented: “Thank you for the wonderful flute. The intonation is really wonderful, and the tone is much louder on this flute, so I will be able to project more. It plays so much easier than my Sweet flute, probably because the embouchure hole is smaller and easier to direct the air into. A recent customer in Cambridge, MA wrote: "Fantastic! My blackwood flute seems clunky and unresponsive in comparison to your flute, and my microphone LOVES it!" A medical doctor in Vienna, Austria wrote two words, "Excellent flute!" A customer from Brooklyn, NY commented, “Needless to say I’m happy with the flute and especially like the roll and half-cover capabilities for Gaelic as well as blues.” And a faculty member of the New England Conservatory in Boston wrote: “I got the flute and I love it. In the six years that I have been making PVC flutes my flutes have been known for their beautiful appearance, excellent tone, and quality of workmanship.
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If you ever need any references for your flute in Ireland, please feel free to give my email (please inquire)." Your craftmanship is delightful to behold. Congratulations!"īelow I have pasted a few comments from my ongoing ebay ad:Īn email received on 1-31-05 from a man in Dublin, Ireland said, "Just a note to thank you for your flute which arrived Friday.
In an email to me on 1-6-05, Grey Larsen, the author of the best-selling, The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle, referring to my tunable, low D PVC flute, said, "It's quite impressive for a cylindrical flute. On 11-3-04 a customer in the UK reviewed my flute on the flute forum at Chiff & Fipple. Just thought that I'd let you know, that ought to be a good grade." He did like the flute, it had a great sound, and told me that I had found a very good flute at a very low price. Anyway he played a tune and when he finnished he looked quiet shocked, he was impressed. I must say that he looked a little sceptical. He is really good at playing.įirst I told him about the price, then he looked at it and it was white. Ciaran is a proffesional flute player in the band Nabac. I asked of our teacher, Ciaran O'Dongaile, to play a tune on my flute. Last weekend we had a irish festival were I live (kalmar, sweden) and there was also some workshops. It's easy to make a nice sound out of it, I'm really happy with my choise.Īnyway, that's not why I'm writing to you. I like the Flute and I can play some tunes. "Bought a Flute (3 peace 6 hols)of you a while ago, said that I was gonna let you know what I think of it when I learned how to play. He had purchased a 3-piece, 6-hole low D flute with inline finger holes + wedge two months earlier. On 10-31-07 I received an email from a recent customer in Sweden.
During the nearly severn years that I have been advertising my flutes on ebay, I have a 100% positive feedback rating with well over 400 positive comments. For more detailed information about my flutes, as well as feedback from my customers, please visit my current auction for my two-piece, tunable flutes on ebay.
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