Greetings list, Has anyone had any experience with this company? Always on the look-out for more sources of boxwood. Cheers, Daniel Daniel Deitch Historical...
Daniel, If I'm not mistaken Loren Bookbinder works for Von Huene and he's a member of the flutemakers@yahoogroups.com list. He might enlighten us. A source for...
... Hi Daniel, I think a company in Turkey that sells boxwood is more likely to be dealing in Turkish box than European, though they could be getting the...
This post is to tell those who don't already know about TRAVERSO, a quarterly newsletter for everyone interested in historical flutes and flute-playing, soon...
Dear Daniel, I do not know of this boxwood source. Having made contact and ordered boxwood from many sources over many years I would say that it is always a...
Rod Cameron
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Oct 5, 2004 5:58 pm
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Hi Daniel, thanks for pointing out this source of boxwood - their stuff does look quite nice, but you'd have to try a sample to tell what the quality is like....
As part of my investigations into bore adjustment techniques I have looked at the suitability of two lacquers to be used for reducing the diameter of a flute...
Thanks All, for the thoughts on the boxwood source. I will report anything that occurs with this company. It is great to have such generous colleagues. All the...
I just bought a very intriguing book: "Johann Sebastian Bach Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute BMW 1013 With Emphasis on the Allemande -- Historical clues and...
... Speech, in fact, is essential in all baroque music. Additional reading: "Baroque music today: Music as speech" and "The musical dialogue", both from...
I have a Boehm-system flute stamped thusly: "Berthold/& Soehne/Speief/C/4305" It is in C (actual C, not D) With original case and wood swab rod I am unfamiliar...
I just received a note from Tony Bingham about his new website at www. oldmusicalinstruments.co.uk The site features some of Tony's stock of antique...
Dave, I can't say I've ever heard of either that name or a Boehm in C...there must be at least one I guess.......is it possible that someone wanted a...
Rocksto refers to the type of tuning slide used in wooden cylinder flutes (a short slide integral with the top socket) as "having been common in France for...
Yes, Terry, I'm interested to know as well! For you holders of Rockstro copies, Terry is referring to sec. 327 where the man speaks of the integral slide and,...
... C...there must ... a "special" ... It is in fact in D, according to the tuner this morning. And it seems pitched at about 448. STrange. The entire flute...
This CD finally arrived. It must have taken over a month. I like it. The Boismortier Suites are very French, and the Stamitz Capriccios sound almost...
I recently found in the "junk" bin of a music shop, a boxwood, 1 key flute. All four joints are stamped in three lines, "BACON & HART", "PHILA.", and a picture...
... NLI reveals that Allyn Bacon (1789-1864) was possibly an apprentice to Catlin circa 1812 and a partner between 1815-17, having been out on his own in the...
Dear Folks, About a month ago a question arose regarding Turkish boxwood (I believe it was actually about a vendor of it). The thread also resulted in a few...
I looked up boxwood in my largest [home] dict., ref. was made to buxus [genus?]. I have a USFS booklet on TROPICAL woods [Afr. Blackwood etc] but no mention...
... believe it was ... comments on the ... before but ... Early Music ... entitled "Woods used ... fascinating ... properties, was ... this sort. The ... ...
Thank you for the interesting contributions on the subject of boxwood ! After thirty years of using boxwood (buxus sempervirens) and talking with many makers...
rod cameron
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Nov 4, 2004 1:18 am
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... on tone], but I believe I may have written to earlyflute about this in the past. < Rod - I joined the earlyflute group only recently. Do you know the...
Dear all! I have been reading the subject of boxwood with great interest. Unfortunaly I do not have any practical suggestions, only questions. Few years ago I...
