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... need something durable), and I will have the keys added in the future. I've read all the reccommendations ... This means that you should be able to retrofit post-mounted keys (but once again, check with him). P.S. I've ...

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?

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

... 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 and key pads are in great ...

... late, great Ewen McDougall #30 Boehm solid silver flute (head, body, keys) with stainless steel mechanism. This flute has a low B footjoint, inline ... steel rods, screws and springs. Left hand, right hand and trill rods mounted on conical point screws. Burnished polish finish. Double skin covered ...

... late, great Ewen McDougall #30 Boehm solid silver flute (head, body, keys) with stainless steel mechanism. This flute has a low B footjoint, inline ... steel rods, screws and springs. Left hand, right hand and trill rods mounted on conical point screws. Burnished polish finish. Double skin covered ...

... 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.

... reason 6 Key blackwood Pratten by Stephane Morvan. Price €3800 Block mounted silver keys with a long 'pipers' Bb key. I'm posting for a friend, Kevin O'Neill (Treacherous Orchestra) ...

... That's very nice, @tstermitz ! I just prefer block-mounted keys to pin-mounted keys, not that there's anything at all wrong with pin-mounted keys, but ...

... that the Boehm-style C-foot 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 flute, and even adds ...

... thought process he shared. Functionally, his keywork is like the other keys on a simple system flute, with levers and pins, which is elegant in ... was combining the Boehm mechanism with the traditional look of a block mounted Rudall. This mechanism is more akin to fine machining work, requiring ...

... eh. I don't have any aesthetic objections to post-mounted keys or mixing block and post mounts, but I was curious about this ...

... eight key flutes. I prefer the look of block mounted keys and I have never been wild about the mixing of post and block mounted keys on the same flute, even though they are ...