I am interested in thin walled flutes - wooden flutes.toddyboy50 wrote: excerpt from this other topic
Hi...I received a keyless small hole Dominic Allan flute a little over a week ago and am finding it to be very impressive. I own or have owned an Olwell Nicholson, Wilkes, M&E, Dixon, and various other flutes that run the gambit from R&R to pratten. I think that Dominic's type 1 flute has more in common with the 19th century French flutes rather than English, with relatively thin walls and small holes... the headjoint bulge below the slide was also not uncommon. The Allan flute has a large embouchure that seems to nicely complement the smaller bore and holes.
Who makes them? What effect it has on tone. responsiveness?
Indians prefer their bansuris to have relatively thin walls eschewing thick walled bamboo.
They claim it increases responsiveness and is more suitable for large tone holes.
I would especially like to see comments here from wooden, PVC and even bamboo flute makers.
I have heard that thin walls have ears.
I would like to hear more about this.
The topic is not limited to flute makers only.
Anyone can comment.
Experiences and speculations welcome.
Regards