{"product_id":"francois-baubet-4-key-boxwood-flute","title":"Baubet Boxwood Rudall 4-Key, D","description":"\u003cp\u003eReally great response, and the whole range is brilliantly strong. The boxwood gives exactly what you would hope for from it: responsive, with a vibrant, light, buttery tone. On a medium to medium-large holed Rudall, the A is often not the most resonant note, but on this one it is wide open. The G is nice and strong, the bottom D is strong too, and the intonation is impeccable. Light in the hands and a lovely flute to play; it gives back what you put into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Francois Baubet in 2023, with an unlined head and four keys: Eb, short F, G# and Bb. The bottom ring carries Celtic-style ornamentation. No cracks, all the keys work well, and it comes in a hard case. The wait for a new wooden flute from Baubet now runs up to two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrancois Baubet is a self-taught flute maker based in Galway, working mainly for Irish traditional music. His flutes are modelled on 19th-century English instruments, above all Rudall \u0026amp; Rose and Rudall Carte, along with Pratten and Hawkes \u0026amp; Son. They are not exact copies: he keeps and refines the characteristics best suited to traditional playing. He makes one flute at a time, start to finish, alongside a day job.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irish Flute Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504470528226,"sku":"NeXFscNs-JESM7ae9","price":2199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/2331\/files\/1Q7A0123_c1530ccd-48bc-4902-920a-b0c785bc909d.jpg?v=1790513443","url":"https:\/\/www.irishflutestore.com\/products\/francois-baubet-4-key-boxwood-flute","provider":"Irish Flute Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}