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I know the accepted wisdom has always been that "hand-cut/hand-made" is best... But IS IT? Really? Surely it is about time we challenged these old notions of the time-honoured craftsman, bent over his work-bench, lovingly crafting his latest subject...etc...etc... But in these days of CNC machines w...

Lots of flute players in the ITM world regularly play instruments that are over 100 years old, and I know that Matt Malloy of The Chieftans played a Pratten type flute from the late 1800's for a couple of decades with the band, playing gigs all over the world. I would say that a flute that is "too o...

Flute manufacturing (identifying) in the Far East has become a real minefield of late, due to the multitude of importers who can have their own trademark/name put on a flute for very little money extra, on top of an order for say...50 flutes. Nowdays, with Ebay etc, everyone and his Uncle have becom...