The Flutes
"Small Hands" Flutes
Richard's two-piece and three-piece flutes are available in his "small hands" format in addition to the regular spacing.
He developed this in response to the great number of people who had difficulty with the regular stretch. There is no extra cost for this feature.
Two-Piece Flutes with Cork Joint
The two-piece flutes are simple system D flutes, with a cork joint and no tuning slide. They are available in black walnut and hard maple.
Richard usually has a small number available for immediate delivery.
Two-Piece Flutes with Tuning Slide
These are two-piece flutes with a brass tuning slide instead of the cork joint. This allows the player to tune up or down a little for group playing.
These flutes come in walnut, maple, as well as more exotic woods like ziricote, ebony or cocobolo.
Three-Piece Flutes
These flutes have a brass tuning slide at the head joint and a cork joint in the body. They are available in walnut, maple, as well as more exotic woods.
Pratten Style Flutes
These flutes are based on a Boosey & Co. flute from about 1868, the R. S. Pratten's Perfected. The original is in cocus wood with nickel silver keys and bindings.
 Richard's version is keyless, for Irish traditional music, and is available in ziricote, ebony, cocobolo etc., with brass tuning slide (an adaptation of Terry McGee's new improved tuning slide) and brass bindings.
These flutes are made to order and prices start at Cdn $750 plus shipping.
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