I've seen the studio prop on this piece. I like yours better.
The one for the show was all aluminum and solid. The finger holes were just indents drilled in and painted black, no 'eyelets' around them. They didn't need a very detailed prop since it was supposed to be used in just one show, wound up in a couple though.
Like I said, though, I like yours much more.
I didnt know they sold copy's In vegas.. :eek
There are a few differences between the one Im doing and the movie prop
Most of the differences will be toward the mouth piece as a working flute has to have the hole toward the top function as the whistle if you look at the prop it is different from mine because of this fact all working models will have this alteration. Im very pleased with the results so far they are a bit labor intensive as the flute is built in three separate pieces bonded together
the aluminum piece separates the two brass sections this made it easier to fabricate.
Im still working out the steel patterns to get the details a bit more crisp and then the next piece I build will I have to figure out how to tune it correctly.
but its a start.
and now that I have one done I think it will be possible to replicate them for you guys.
hope you like it
MSL
