Hi all If you've read Rockstro, you may remember his poisonous references to Siccama, which have continued to be regurgitated by modern writers, rather like...
... to ... *Some* modern writers, Terry. You're right that a lot of modern writing on the flute is nothing but regurgitated 19th-century pap. But times are...
Hi Everyone, Recently, I was again looking through the Reilly translation of Quantz's Versuch again. As you may well recall, Quantz states [II, 2]: "The head...
... Siccama's flute is, to my mind, the best of what I call the conical "semi-Boehm" instruments of the 1840s, by which I mean the ones that adopted Boehm's...
Thank you, Robert, for that exclamation-free reply. Although Siccama's company may not have prospered, I'm not sure what relevance you intend that to have,...
... Rudall, Rose & Carte were fantastic businessmen. They made a fortune by the application of the simplest rule of trade: find out what people want to buy,...
... Heh heh, I'd have called you a contemporary writer! ... Indeed, and I think your book is very good in this regard - you haven't continued to trot out...
I have Siccama flutes by Amercian makers, a nice one by H. Cottier, maybe 1860, and a cheap one stamped W. A. Pond (c.1880), but which could be an import (just...
... Not made here but seem to have been popular. The relatively small (40) collection at the Powerhouse museum boasts 3 (a Chappell, a Hawkes and a Boosey)....
... You don't feel their testimonials indicate? Tuning seems to be Pratten's major issue, but Richardson seemed to enjoy all the improvements: 112 Stamford...
For the benefit of those who may be unfamiliar with Siccama flutes, I have quickly put up some photos at http://www.oldflutes.com/temp/siccama.htm They will be...
... The answer to that question is "a figure not unadjacent to zero". They may have sold some to expatriates, but I have no evidence of any European player...
... to ... Pratten's ... Not really: I read them quite differently. Firstly, they are trade testimonials, so we must discount all puffery of the sort that...
... crude ... much ... 8-keyed ... helpfully ... headjoint, ... right ... Boehm, ... I thought everybody knew* the Boehm/Gerock & Wolf flute of 1831 was a ...
... I think we have to remember they are testimonials aimed at the musical public, not review articles, and certainly not treatises aimed at the likes of us....
... Forgive me, Ardal, but any claim of expertise you may have regarding this instrument is rather compromised by the fact that you state in your book (on page...
Hello again Robert, I've asked you, I think, twice before for corrections to my book, and so am glad to have the one about the 1831 flute's fingering even now ...
... Nor do we need to. I agree that someone who didn't know the Siccama flute and the other flutes of the time and who had no other preparation to the topic...
... Oh dear. "Flop"! Did I hear that clearly? Suddenly my "Horrible, Absurd and Convoluted" sound quite tame! ... But even with that benefit of hindsight...
Hi everyone, I was checking out a 'fife' at the link below: http://www.nrayworth.freeserve.co.uk/flute/notes/fife2.html It looks like it could be a piccolo to...
Hi Susan, I would consider that a piccolo. The fife is a six-holed, cylindrical instrument that was used for military signalling until the bugle finally began...
... Hello, Susan, A piccolo is a "little flute" (flauto piccolo) used in orchestra, and it's pitched in D or D-flat, but D-flat piccolos have fallen in disuse...
Length and Key… Sid ... From: Susan Maclagan [mailto:fluteflaut@...] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:44 PM To: earlyflute@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Hi, ... deviates from the straight line approximately the distance of the section of the mouth hole." ... embouchure hole should bisect the [projected]straight...
Moe (of the Three Stooges) "plays" a nine-key flute in "Micro-Phonies" (1945). Highly recommended. It is one of the Stooges' best, I think. To see a bit of...
Hi Alan, Many thanks for your reply. I'm struck to learn that the same ambiguity about Quantz's recommendation seems to exist in the French translation as in...
Dear all, This is to let you all know that within the next few weeks, our very own Ardal Powell will be awarded the degree of Ph.D. by Cambridge University...
