{"id":1136,"date":"2008-06-02T08:11:24","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T07:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:14:32","slug":"three-testimonials-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/2008\/06\/02\/three-testimonials-added\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Testimonials Added"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/update-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Website Updates\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Three new testimonials have recently been added to <a title=\"Martin Doyle Flutes \u2013 simple system wooden flutes renowned for their ease of playing and quality of tone.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/\">Martin Doyle&#8217;s website<\/a>. The first two are from flute players in Japan who are involved in the Irish traditional music scene there. writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am very pleased with the two flutes Martin! I played the D flute for the set dancing with my friends last Saturday evening. I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent responses and the great capacity of the tone colours. For me, these flutes are saikou \u2014 the best!&#8221; &#8211; Yusuke Usuda.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_1140\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridget-paddy-moriyasu.jpg\" alt=\"Bridget and Paddy Moriyasu.\" width=\"230\" height=\"238\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridget and Paddy Moriyasu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second testimonial is from <a title=\"Paddy and Bridget\" href=\"http:\/\/www7b.biglobe.ne.jp\/~irish_paddy\/\">Isao &#8216;Paddy&#8217; Moriyasu<\/a> who, with his wife Masako, aka &#8216;Bridgit&#8217;, spend time in County Clare each year and have made <a title=\"PADDY &amp; BRIDGET &amp; THEIR GREAT FRIENDS 1 &amp; 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www7b.biglobe.ne.jp\/~irish_paddy\/swcd.html\">several CDs<\/a> of Irish traditional music. Paddy has this to say about his Martin Doyle flute:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Martin is a great friend of mine. He&#8217;s not only an excellent flute maker but also (believe it or not) a master of the Japanese martial art of Aikido!! He regularly visits <a title=\"Japan | Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\">Japan<\/a> for intensive Aikido training. I started working on a recording project called &#8216;The Complete Works of <a title=\"Turlough Carolan | Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turlough_O%27Carolan\">Turlough O&#8217;Carolan<\/a> in 2007 \u2014 7 CDs in all and have already finished recording 3 of them so far. I&#8217;ve decided to use Martin&#8217;s D and C flutes for the recording as his instruments always give me loads of inspiration and freedom. With his lovely flutes, I can explore a whole new world of Carolan music. Thanks Martin!! Looking forward to playing some tunes with you in <a title=\"Tokyo | Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\">Tokyo<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The third testimonial is from David Thompson who is and member of <a title=\"Belfast &amp; District Set Dancing and Traditional Music Society\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttrad.com\/\">The Belfast and District Set Dancing and Traditional Music Society<\/a> from Bangor, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The <a title=\"Celtic Flutes | Martin Doyle Flutes\" href=\"\/celtic-flutes.html\">Celtic style flute<\/a> without tuning slide is the most satisfying flute I&#8217;ve ever played. It has a crisp and full low register, and the low D really honks! I love the simplicity of this flutes appearance, yet the tone I can get out of it is truly awe inspiring and it&#8217;s always in tune. This is &#8216;flute minimalism&#8217; at it&#8217;s finest!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More comments from flute players all over the world can be viewed here: <a title=\"Testimonials | Martin Doyle Flutes\" href=\"\/testimonials.html\">Testimonials \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three new testimonials have recently been added to Martin Doyle&#8217;s website. The first two are from flute players in Japan who are involved in the Irish traditional music scene there. writes: &#8220;I am very pleased with the two flutes Martin! I played the D flute for the set dancing with my friends last Saturday evening. 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