TIMBER
We use timbers which are not endangered and which come from managed sources, ensuring a
sustainable supply for the future. We normally work in the following woods:
African blackwood, boxwood, mopane, olive and English fruit woods.
IRISH FLUTES
Players of Irish music have long favoured two types of flute from the 19th. century,
namely the Rudall Rose &
Pratten. Many of these "Irish flutes"had the keys removed and the associated tone holes blocked up to
facilitate sliding between notes and
other techniques (probably more familiar to players of renaissance flute) which are the soul of Irish flute music.
A characteristic of the Irish flute
is the foot joint with it's two open holes left by the removal of the C & C# keys. After many years of making
these flutes I have yet to find one
which is improved by this redundant joint. Consequently my "Irish flutes" carry my own design of foot joint,
which, sadly, means that the Morris
dancers have no where to tie their ribbons. I'm sure no one else will mourn the loss.
Phil and Claire Bleazey
At The Old Furness Street Stables
LANCASTER
LA1 5QZ
Tel:- 0044 (0)7955 607 511
Last Updated July 2026