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... than post vs block mount... I played a german flute that was post mounted and for obvious reasons it was much more terrible than any of the ... you like first and don't worry about the key style unless you have to.

... on the relative merits of pin versus block-mounted keys? I see Geert Lejeune offers both options, favouring ... friction, presumably because the key you press down on to engage the pad is closer to the body of the flute on ...

Hi, Mia

You're going to have to direct us to an image of the instrument (or one like it). Or at least give us a few clues. Eg timber colour, keys colour, how are the keys mounted - on a tube between metal posts, or in wooden blocks, what do the rings look like, etc?

... He was (at least at one point) offering 8 keys and his flutes are one of the more Wylde like ... a chronic left hand/arm issue forced me to switch to piper’s grip on the left hand and the ... which is a problem for me with every block mounted flute I’ve tried, nothing to do with the ...

Hi fsharp I don't think I've ever found a way to remove those end caps you find on German flutes, ... those that involve pins. With the post-mounted keys, I think over the years I've been confronted with a ...

... much easier if we can get the word count down to less than one line. So perhaps my entry above ... -10mm McGee "Rudall Perfected" block-mounted 6-key, Silver tuning slide, Long D foot, ... of the Long D foot and the blocks and 6 keys pushes the balance point 14mm down the flute. ...

How about a "spit valve" for a flute--mounted on the bottom, out of the way of the keys? As a former horn player I was jealous of the trumpet and trombone ...

... Chris' production slows down, and will soon stop entirely. This flute was made c. 2010. Sterling ... including the tiny screws for the post-mounted keys on his keyed flutes. This flute comes in one of his ...

... Chris' production slows down, and will soon stop entirely. This flute was made c. 2010. Sterling ... including the tiny screws for the post-mounted keys on his keyed flutes. This flute comes in one of his ...

I play a 5-key Ormiston flute, and i love it. It's absolutely my "lifetime" ... wind up ordering from Ormiston. For me, the post-mounted keywork was an important factor, for adding keys later on and keeping my cash flow under control at the ...

... on a keyless, so venting that Eb isn’t going to be easy. ;) E being a weaker note is indeed fairly ... Dave Copley does do retrofits, adding keys (I presume post-mounted) on request. Alternatively, he may be able to provide ...

... a significant wait from well-known makers to get one. In that case, the used market is a good ... is also one of very few makers that can add keys onto a keyless flute, since he works with post-mounted keys. Most other makers will have to make a new ...

I have a Dave Williams five-key, Pratten, post-mounted keys. I think it’s Cocus, but not sure. Bought it from Lark In the Morning at their (long gone) Seattle store. I think there were two Williams in the store at the time.

... I can't use the Bb key. I don't want a Bb key mounted on the rt hand side, because I'm afraid this will make too complicated the use of the rt hand side C natural key (a bit crowded with both keys). My own attempt at a solution is this. There is a perfectly ...

Thanks everybody. Terry, the picture says it all. The question remains who if anybody on this side of the big puddle makes post or plate mounted keys. I do have some keyless flutes with the E flat key, and they perform about as well as the six keyed flute. Liberating. Less expensive!