Martin Gordon Headjoints

[sidekicker]

Has anybody tried any of his headjoints? If so, what do you think? I'm particularly interested in his golds. Feel free to PM me if you like.

Thanks.

SK

[sidekicker]

I know it's a little weird for me to reply to my own post. However, I recently purchased a Martin Gordon head joint. I cannot say enough good things about it. They are truly awesome. Since Albert Cooper heads are so hard to come by these days, an excellent (and much cheaper) alternative is a Martin Gordon head. The silver ones with gold risers are particularly nice; he uses more gold in the riser than others and it is certainly obvious when playing them. What I find most interesting is that the embouchure hole is neither too square, nor too roundish; it is right in between, which allows for a very wide array of tone colours that come from the more roundish cuts, but still carries the immediate response in all registers that usually come from the more square cut designs. Yes, I bought one and could not be more pleased.

So, I will answer my own post. These are fantastic head joints, although not the easiest to find. But if you ever come across one, give it a try. It may very well be what you are seeking. Because Mr. Gordon makes all of his own heads himself from beginning to end (unlike some makers now who lead you to believe they do, but instead apparently have a team of head makers), there aren't too many out there. But you may inquire about them at http://www.gordonflutes.com or to him directly at gordonflutes@gmail.com.

And no, I neither work for Mr. Gordon, nor am I receiving anything from this endorsement. I'm just passing along info that I believe members of this list might be interested in, particularly since I am the one who asked the initial question.

Cheers,
SK

[Zevang]

Although trying and buying heajoints is a very personal, individual matter, it might be a good option to choose from.
I personally never heard about Mr.Gordon, but became very interested in experimenting one of his headjoints.

Thanks for the input.