I have a question for the group. dear flute lovers, I have got a question. In fact it is a problem of luxury and related to the possession of several flutes...
Dear Cees, My 'flute care' essay may be found at: http://www.gruk.net/lars/rodflutecare.html But specifically, your question is a good one, and let me invite...
rod cameron
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You give such thoughtful and helpful answers, Rod. Thank you very much. Here's a thought that may or may not be helpful: I wonder if any one in dry climes...
dear listers, I have to part with two flutes and invite anyone interested to contact me for information. Fridtjof Aurin: copy after Wilhelm Liebel Dresden, ca....
Paul, Paul wrote: I wonder if any one in dry climes (such as Minnesota in the winter) has ever considered building a "humidor" of sorts for flute storage in...
Thanks, John. That's very helpful. Paul _____ From: earlyflute@yahoogroups.com [mailto:earlyflute@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Shelly @ 411 Sent:...
... A very easy (and inexpensive) way to do this is to use a Tupperware/Rubbermaid container and a cigar humidifier. I have a couple, one for flutes, one for ...
Dear Ron, Charles, Paul and John, Thank you very much for your extensive comments. I understand that indeed real risks exist. And that one very important...
I am 13. I have been playing recorder about 9 years. I live in Pittsburgh and take lessons with Annie Valdes. Tom (I can't remember the last name, but he...
Joel ............... Try woodenflute.com. This forum deals more with Baroque or Renaissance instruments, while woodenflute.com deals more with Irish flutes....
Joel- One thing you want to make sure of when you take up the Irish flute is that you tell yourself that recorder and its technique is not the same as the...
Hello Everyone, It is time to announce the Eighth Annual Baroque Flute Boot Camp in Seattle, Washington. A new element has been added this year: a viola da...
Thank everyone very much for their immediate replies. The information was helpful, and I will follow up the leads. Joel p.s. In the meantime, does anyone...
I have a copy of Nicholson's wonderful arrangement on the Irish air, "The Coolin'" with trememdous harmonic runs and accidentals that make it easy to see how...
If you go to this site: http://cgi.ebay.com/Historical-Moeck-Baroque-Flute_W0QQitemZ7390129522QQcategoryZ47102QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem you can see...
gud flutes r not cheap i had 1 of these 4 a week how can u buy a flute 2 play on ebay with no clue as 2 whether u can elicit harmonics or not from it? 40$ is...
I borrowed such a thing from a friend, a couple of years ago. It was my first encounter with a transverse flute. The instrument was decently made (it reminded...
... From: Rick Wilson <rmw@...> To: <earlyflute@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 7:54 PM Subject: [earlyflute] Nicholson's arrangement...
I believe that John Thow, composer in residence at UC Berkeley, has also done a setting of Roslin Castle, Rick? It interests me as to what the source and age...
rod cameron
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... From: "rod cameron" <rcameron@...> ... Yes! In a modern idiom. "A Return to Roslin Castle" (1997) for eight-key (simple system) flute and guitar. As...
For more on the origins of the air, Roslin Castle and its text, see: www.contemplator.com/scotland/roslin.html For those of you interested insuch things,...
... Now I probably hold my fair share of preposterous notions, but this is not one of them. Indeed, I've never even examined any of Nicholson's arrangements -...
Earliest publication was McGibbon’s 2nd Collection (1746). 19th century English flute dimensions are the norm now with Irish tradsters but older players in...
... If it's a "good" baroque flute, it will not be very suitable for Irish music, which is what, I believe you're interested in. If it's more of a "modern"...
Hi Kevin I have the three volumes of The Edinburgh Neil Stewart edition, but I can't find Roslin Castle. Are the many editions of these collections of scots...
... I only own a smattering of Scottish fiddle tune books, variations in settings occur in many tunes though - different numbers of parts, different keys, etc....