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... my budget for an Irish flute is limited to 400 dollars (Actually I will pay more than 700 ... need something durable), and I will have the keys added in the future. I've read all the reccommendations ... means that you should be able to retrofit post-mounted keys (but once again, check with him). ...

Sedi wrote:

Peter Duggan wrote: But be aware that retrofitting keys will in most cases restrict you to third-party post-mounted keys rather than maker-fitted block-mounted.

Are there any delrin flutes with block-mounted keys at all?

Francois Baubet, David Copley, Vincenzo di Mauro to name a few.

Peter Duggan wrote: But be aware that retrofitting keys will in most cases restrict you to third-party post-mounted keys rather than maker-fitted block-mounted.

Are there any delrin flutes with block-mounted keys at all?

If you get used to cross fingering or half holing, you won't need any keys. :) It's not the same; if you need keys, you need keys! ... keys will in most cases restrict you to third-party post-mounted keys rather than maker-fitted block-mounted. Currently ...

So, I've decided to sell my keyed Copley & Boegli flute. It's in D, made of delrin, and has six block-mounted sterling silver keys. No rings, and a long tenon instead of a tuning slide. Cork ...

For Sale (Los Angeles): Completely custom hand made by the late, great Ewen McDougall #30 Boehm solid silver flute (head, body, keys) with stainless steel mechanism. This flute has ... springs. Left hand, right hand and trill rods mounted on conical point screws. Burnished polish ...

For Sale (Los Angeles): Completely custom hand made by the late, great Ewen McDougall #30 Boehm solid silver flute (head, body, keys) with stainless steel mechanism. This flute has ... springs. Left hand, right hand and trill rods mounted on conical point screws. Burnished polish ...

... the white pads if there is a problem with the former in the future. The keys are all block-mounted, except for the two Siccama keys, which are pin-mounted. As for the low C keys, he ...

Grishnakh, I'd be interested to hear how you get on with the white flute pads. I have an interest in the original Siccama flutes. Does this one have pin or block mounted keys, and are the low C keys of the Pewter plug type, or padded?

Regards.

... Pratten by Stephane Morvan. Price €3800 Block mounted silver keys with a long 'pipers' Bb key. I'm posting for a friend, ... this flute from Calum Stewart. Kev he can't seem to create an account for C&F. I've played this one, ...

... elegant, yet discrete. https://www.irishflutestore.com/collections/irish-flutes-previously-owned/products/guichard-cocus-silver-8-key ... very nice, @tstermitz ! I just prefer block-mounted keys to pin-mounted keys, not that there's anything at all ...

... with the really tastefully crafted curving keys is a thing of beauty, and the fact that they are block-mounted (to me) really makes it tie in with the rest of the block-mounted ...

... Functionally, his keywork is like the other keys on a simple system flute, with levers and pins, ... approach, but my friendship with Chris Abell took me in the direction of a true Boehm mechanism. ... mechanism with the traditional look of a block mounted Rudall. This mechanism is more akin to ...

... for a while now, but I'm strongly inclined toward the Böhm style. I've never been all that ... I don't have any aesthetic objections to post-mounted keys or mixing block and post mounts, but I was curious ...

... eight key flutes. I prefer the look of block mounted keys and I have never been wild about the mixing of post ... free for the standing keys. The design also seems to make the C#/C key an easier reach for us with short pinky ...