Many experienced Irish flute players prefer six or eight key flutes, although much of the traditional Irish repertoire may be played on keyless flutes. They have six tone-holes and anywhere from zero to thirteen keys. 16395 Topics 188743 Posts Last post Re: Wenge Wood by eilam Mon 6:07 am. Simple system flutes are usually made of timbers such as African blackwood (Mpingo), cocus wood, rosewood, and boxwood. The Chiff & Fipple Irish Flute on-line community. With the change to the Boehm system, the outmoded simple system flutes were adopted into Irish, Scottish and Cuban traditional folk music. The term simple system flute refers to the conical-bore flutes that were in use before Theobald Boehm introduced his cylindrical bore flute designs in the mid-nineteenth century. The simple system flutes such as those made by Martin Doyle are commonly known as 'Irish flutes'. Update: In July of 2020 we noticed many needs with our 266 mercy kids. Flutemaker Ministries tries to bring dignity to special needs kids, many who are stuck in extreme poverty. Linda, my wife and I have an amazing team on the ground in Nicaragua doing the work. Home » Flutes & Prices » Flute Information Section » About Irish Flutes About Irish Flutes One of the things I love to do other than make flutes is help our fellow human being in need. A Flute Maker/Player Dyad – by Elizabeth Petcu. In Praise of Wooden Flutes – by Biddy Jenkinson.Martin Doyle's Global Flute Distribution Map.
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