Bb marching flutes

SCOTS DAVIE · Post by **SCOTS DAVIE** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:07 am

is ther any members outside the uk that can tell me if they have any links to Bb flute makers in ther country? ie maybe the usa i have seen bands from there using wooden flutes wot are they and who makes them ?

atoriphile · Post by **atoriphile** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:08 am

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but perhaps you mean a marching fife? They are typically made in the key of Bb.

Try doing a Google search for marching fife and see if this is what you mean.

Good luck!

SCOTS DAVIE · Post by **SCOTS DAVIE** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:50 am

we would class a fife as a wooden flute with no keys wot i am looking for is a 5 or 6 key wooden flute tuned to Bb. In Northern Ireland and main land Britain ther is people making such flutes which i know of. Looking at the members list on this forum and the different parts of the world they live in it would be interesting to know if they have seen a 5 or 6 key Bb flute different from wot is avalible to me in there part of the world. As the band i conduct are looking to purchase such a flute and would like to keep our options open

Owen Meehan · Post by **Owen Meehan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:46 pm

There are many flute makers that make simple system B flat flutes. Some good ones are Michael Grinter and Patrick Olwell. Casey Burns also makes lower- pitched flutes, and his instruments are more affordable. Info for any of these makers should come up if you type their names into a search engine.

SCOTS DAVIE · Post by **SCOTS DAVIE** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:56 am

this is a great help and just wot im looking for thanks if anyone else has any imfo i would be very gratful if you could post it on thanks