Hi
Thank you for reading my post
I am looking for advice to buy a new flute to start learning.
I love flute voices specially
http://www.radioblogclub.com/open/72819 ... ullaby.mp3
and other similar tones.
Can you please help me to choose one?
i think i should buy a wooden flute but there are tons of flute in Ebay and i am confused.
I can spend -200 USD for a flute.
it can be from other materials but i want a soft voice and smaller flute in size.
thanks
looking for advice to buy a new flute (new bee)
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fluteguy18
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OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH I understand now.
I have responded to several of your posts, and now I know exactly what you are looking for. Okay.
The flute in the clip is a wooden flute [probably bamboo]. If you want a similiar flute, then you will need a simple system wooden flute. These are often available on ebay [a friend of mine bought one and loved it]. I would avoid most of the flutes on ebay, however there are a few that i have heard good reviews of.
Look on ebay for irish flutes in the key of G and D. D is a lower pitched flute. The safer ones [higher quality] sell for around $50-80 USD. You can also look at quality simple system baroque flutes that sell on ebay for around $120-150 USD.
The two kinds of wood that I see them most often made of are Rosewood and Grenadilla. I personally reccommend the grenadilla, but I have heard good things about the rosewood as well. The Grenadilla flutes sell for more money, so they are probably made a little better.
I have responded to several of your posts, and now I know exactly what you are looking for. Okay.
The flute in the clip is a wooden flute [probably bamboo]. If you want a similiar flute, then you will need a simple system wooden flute. These are often available on ebay [a friend of mine bought one and loved it]. I would avoid most of the flutes on ebay, however there are a few that i have heard good reviews of.
Look on ebay for irish flutes in the key of G and D. D is a lower pitched flute. The safer ones [higher quality] sell for around $50-80 USD. You can also look at quality simple system baroque flutes that sell on ebay for around $120-150 USD.
The two kinds of wood that I see them most often made of are Rosewood and Grenadilla. I personally reccommend the grenadilla, but I have heard good things about the rosewood as well. The Grenadilla flutes sell for more money, so they are probably made a little better.
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flutepicc06
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If you're going for wood, definitely go for grenadilla, IMHO. There's a good reason why most wooden instruments are made of it, even today: It's the least likely of the exotic hardwoods to warp due to moisture, producing an elliptical bore, and arc in the body, cracking, and other problems. Other woods, given proper care can work very well, but even then issues may arise.