McNeela Keyed Delrin Flute Reviewed by Tom Doorley

Top Irish flute player and teacher, Tom Doorley, tries out the McNeela Keyed Flute crafted from durable, hassle free Delrin. For more information visit: mcneelamusic.c...
Tom plays:
02:12 The Yellow Tinker
06:53 The Killavil Reel
#keyedflute #delrinflute #irishflute

[@justing16]

brilliant video... i just purchased this flute last night

[@mcneelamusic]

You'll be even more excited to get it now, Justin!

[@justing16]

@@mcneelamusic im after buying a few instruments from the ye and im absolutely delighted with every purchase... i couldnt make a tune out of the flute 2 months ago i was struggling with the breathing and i also had to improvise using the pipers grip ... ive palyed the tin whistle since i was 4 so i knew the notes.. im flying it now no problem... hours and hours of practice is finally paying off. im able to play jigs reels and hornpipes on the flute now.. thanks again. legends

[@mcneelamusic]

@@justing16 We love to hear it, Justin! You've got free access to Tom Doorley's lessons too, he's got plenty of tunes for you to learn there. Keep it all up, sounds like fantastic progress.

[@justing16]

@@mcneelamusic thanks a million. i certainly will.... just uploaded one of my flute videos last week.. im improving all the time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z33bk3-vidSbj7M

[@mcneelamusic]

@@justing16 hup! Two great tunes, Justin, nice one!

[@twodogstudio2]

Wow - just got mine today and wow, thought I would be playing my wooden more expensive "sought after" keyless flute 90 percent of the time then switching to this one when I needed it for the keys but now I am not so sure - this might be my full time player, scale is good very in tune and the sound is a little bit softer than my main player but a great sound non the less, this thing sounds really really good.

[@mcneelamusic]

Great to hear you're enjoying the flute so far, the delrin flute has a lovely sound alright. We're very proud of it! Enjoy and happy playing!

[@josephinebennington7247]

Lovely sound. Are the open holes positioned more naturally than the unkeyed flute I once had, and had to sell because I couldn’t handle the spacing or successfully use banana fingers?

[@Muzikman127]

Without knowing what the previous flute you had was, difficult for anyone to answer this question 🙃. I think the spacing on these is pretty standard for a Irish Low D flute with a conical bore, neither particularly wide nor narrow (but again, depends what your baseline is! They're always more of a stretch than the Boehm system for instance)

[@Muzikman127]

Some of the cheap tony Dixon Low D Irish flutes used to have particularly awkward spacing I think iirc. Imagine it'd be miles better than that at least 🙃

[@kenmurphy4259]

We have Dessy Seery to thank for starting the adoption of this material for Irish Flute making. RIP Dessy

[@williamswhistlepipes]

Who’s the maker

[@mcneelamusic]

We are, William

[@RubesMate]

How much does the course cost

[@mcneelamusic]

Hi there. The Flute Masterclass course with Tom Doorley is €40 per month but we have an offer right now for €29 per month! You can find out more and register here: irishflutemasterclass.mcneelamusic.com/flute-lessons

[@BB-pn2qv]

As much as I respect Mr. Doorley, I am not sure how I can go by a review when coming from the company so closely.

[@mcneelamusic]

Hi there! All our instruments come with a 30-Day "try at home" guarantee. If you are interested in a flute or any other instrument, you can rest assured that you will have the chance to test and review the instrument for yourself, if there are any issues you can send it back.

[@patrickbodenham6879]

sounds like a laptop synthesiser not a flute

[@rickr1062]

Puede ser por su técnica de embocadura la hace sonar como si fuera una bohem