show off!

[jiminos]

lycante... definitely German. Probably late 1800's early 1900's. Are there any marks on it at all? i.e. If it says "made in Germany" on the tuning slide that dates it to later than 1923, as that is when the U.S. started requiring that makers identify the country of origin on products shipped to the U.S.....

the positioning of the G# key is a dead give away to it's German heritage. I have a 1925 Bruno that is very similar. ( mine has 8 keys and some markings)

I am also restoring one that i think is mid 1800's with a silver head joint, silver rings around the holes, 8 keys, German)

Good luck with yours.

be well,
jim

[fluteguy18]

So... when piedpiper linked to this thread, I just now realized that I NEVER shared! Here's my current instrument collection:

Flutes:
Old beat up Selmer (Horrid thing!)
Armstrong 303
Miyazawa 202 (w/ gold riser, offset G, split E, C# trill, and D# roller)
Yamaha YPC-62 wood piccolo
2 Symphony Piccolos (plastic, cheap ebay specials!)
Artley silver plated piccolo (needs overhauled).

High D Penny Whistle
Low F and Low D Penny Whistles (Susato Kildare models)
Quena (G minor and made in Jacaranda wood).
Yamaha Soprano and Alto Recorders
Bamboo Flute (Low D, make by Erik the Flutemaker).
Taiwanese Ocarina
Metal Fife

Non-Flutes:
Lyon and Healy Lever Harp
MusicMakers Celtic Harp
Wheelock Upright Grand piano (108 years old and has a beautiful sound!!!!)

So yeah... that's my collection. I've been collecting my whole life. My teacher (Jim, not my university prof.) told me of a place where I can expand my ethnic flute collection dramatically on the cheap and get great flutes. So, when I have $120 to burn... I'll have 13 new bamboo flutes and 14 new bamboo whistles. Jim has gotten a lot of his ethnic flutes that he uses in the studios from this place. It's mid-east.com

[asoalin]

Glad I found this thread! It was fun to see what everyone is playing. I'm in the market for a new flute. I've been taking some out on trial recently. Right now I have a Sankyo CF-301. I've also tried a Pearl and a Miyazawa. I'm leaning toward the Miyazawa, but I want to try another model first...I'm sure I will post about it when I finally make the purchase - so excited!!!!!

For now, I have my old student Bundy, nickel-plated, needs a tune-up. My other "babies" are a Clavinova digital piano and Takemine acoustic guitar

[pied_piper]

@fluteguy18 - I've been eyeing a chromatic set of 13 Bansuri bamboo flutes on eBay. The price is right ($39 + $15 shipping), but I don't know anyone who has bought this set. The seller (in Dehli, India) has good feedback though, so I might take a chance on them when I have some coin to spare.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

[Bo]

They look nice. If you buy them and like them, let us know.
The shipping to Australia is 25 dollars though...

[fluteguy18]

@fluteguy18 - I've been eyeing a chromatic set of 13 Bansuri bamboo flutes on eBay. The price is right ($39 + $15 shipping), but I don't know anyone who has bought this set. The seller (in Dehli, India) has good feedback though, so I might take a chance on them when I have some coin to spare.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

That set seems pretty similar to the one that I'm looking at.
http://www.mid-east.com/items.asp?Cc=Fl ... =0&Tp=&Bc=

I'm also curious about the whistle set too.

http://www.mid-east.com/items.asp?Cc=Wh ... =0&Tp=&Bc=

Jim at least recommends this company since he uses them in a lot of his recordings. Seeing as how he has made himself ridiculously wealthy that way, I'm going to trust his judgement. ::Crosses fingers::

[Phineas]

Here is my tribe. I kind of downsized

Flutes
Miyazawa Legacy 1E
Orpheo Richard Egues Model(Yess MissyH, I still play on it quote often)
Jupiter Capital Edition 511
Armstrong 210 Piccolo
A bunch of transverse bamboo flutes

Saxophones
Saxophone.com Model SIS-639G Eb Sopranino Saxophone
Harwood Professional C Soprano(Vintage) Saxophone
Saxophone.com Model SS-100BG Bb Soprano Saxophone
Saxophone.com Model SS85-640U Unlacquered Bb Soprano Saxophone
Buescher Truetone Tenor(Vintage) Bb Saxophone
Saxophone.com Model TS-642U Bb Tenor Saxophone

Guitars(I am also a guitar player)
Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CS400
Pall Reed Smith SE Soapbar II
Austin Tour Pro 792
Fender Standard Telecaster
Ibanez Artcore AF75G(Hollow)
Samick Greg Bennet Royale RL1(Semi Hollow)
Yamaha Bossa Nova CGBN (Classical/Flaminco Hybrid)

I play on flute the most because I play gigs with bigbands regularly on Guitar. I play Saxophone mostly for fun, but seem to be getting more regular gigs lately.

Phineas

[MissyHPhoenix]

I actually had my Orpheo out a couple of days ago, Phineas. Still fun to play! Not like my Prima Sankyo, of course, but fun!

[1arapahoe]

Mid-east.com bansuri's are great. But, I would not recommend the 13 pack. They are no match to the ones sold individually. I bought the 13 pack and then a mideast single from worldwindsmusic.com . No comparison. Better tuning, sound, etc. What about the Chinese ones that are out there? I would like to get a whole bunch cheap, but they need to play in tune!

[flutego12]

This thread is so cool! One gets to sneaky beak at everyone else's instruments. Love it!

Here's mine

- oops not working the files exceeded the max size. How do you guys manage your file sizes and yet have such clear photos?

[pied_piper]

I posted my photos on a photo sharing site. Places like Imageshack, photoBucket....

Then all you have to do is get the link to the photo from that site and then imbed the image link in your message (use the IMG button on the message composition screen).

[flutego12]

This thread is so cool! One gets to sneaky beak at everyone else's instruments. Love it! Show off at own peril though.

Here's mine ...

FLUTE FAMILY
Yamaha YFL-371HIIAL "Allegro"
Miyazawa Atelier 1E
Muramatsu GXIII RHE (not pictured)
Altus 807E (not pictured)

RECORDER FAMILY
Yamaha 300 Series (Professional) Recorders
YRN-302B II Sopranino
YRS-312B/314B III Soprano (decoy $6 Angel in pic)
YRA-312/314B III Alto
YRT-302B II Tenor
YRB-302B II Bass
Aulos 507/B-E Sopranino (not pictured) - purchased for comparison with the YRN; Aulos wins on this count.

[flutego12]

I posted my photos on a photo sharing site. Places like Imageshack, photoBucket....

Then all you have to do is get the link to the photo from that site and then imbed the image link in your message (use the IMG button on the message composition screen).

Thank you Pied Piper. I need to get up to speed with technology.