Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 40: “Mark Dooly, Win-D-Fender” (43:05) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Mark Dooly who is the inventor of the Win-D-Fender and a music teacher in the Fort Worth area. Dooly and other team members have worked tirelessly to create and design the Win-D-Fender with the flutist in mind. Check out today’s episode to hear Dooly’s process from start to finish, the solutions that the Win-D-Fender resolves, and much more!  Episode 40 – Main Points: 1:04 – Dooly’s and Heidi’s background. 2:04 – Let’s dive into the questions! 2:20 – Question: How did you come up with the idea? 2:24 – Dooly’s Answer 3:20 – “I actually got laughed at by the mayor that day!” – Dooly 4:30 – “I model my flute sound after my wife [Christine Cleary].” – Dooly 6:08 – Company: Argyle International Corporation 6:28 – “If it were just me, it would still be an idea in my head.” – Dooly 6:58 – From conception to production was a total of 23 years! 7:17 – Question 7:30 – Dooly’s Answer 9:38 – “I had visions of these falling of