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What gives here ??? No More Private messages ??? Anyway I am asking about an eBay auction of an Artley Wooden Piccolo - no designation on the type of wood but it looks to be grenadilla; Now my first 'real' flute was a silver plated Artley and I played it for 25 years with never a problem and only on...

What gives here ??? No More Private messages ??? Anyway I am asking about an eBay auction of an Artley Wooden Piccolo - no designation on the type of wood but it looks to be grenadilla; Now my first 'real' flute was a silver plated Artley and I played it for 25 years with never a problem and only on...

Does anyone have any good suggestions or starting point? For the money ($3,000) and for the high quality of the flute the two BEST choices on the market today are --> My experience on this topic says that a very good way to go is with Altus 907. It has a .958 Brittania sliver HJ and a well plated b...

Does anyone here on the forum have any experience with A Eppler flutes and especially his HJ's. I am particularly interested to know how the vintage HJ's from the early 90's stand against his later model. I have two. One is from 1993 and is an excellent player; so much so that I feel that I have fou...

If this is posted in error will the administrator please move it to the right place....thank you Does anyone here on the forum have any experience with A Eppler flutes and especially his HJ's. I am particularly interested to know how the vintage HJ's from the early 90's stand against his later model...

Cina will soon be producing the worlds best flute............that are well on their way!!!

I would like to add a reply to this topic -- I have found lately that if I am playing say, for more than five or six hours a day it definitely has a negative affect on me. I end up with a dry - thirst at night and a hoarsness in my voice. So there is something to it. There is a great amount of muscl...