Hello Flutemasters: Anybody have put hands on flute stands projects? I think that this art is old and interesting than flute making. From medioeval church...
Dear Group, I have discovered a flute at a consignment shop that is unfortunately owned by non-musicians who know nothing about it, and are probably not going...
... unfortunately ... not ... interested). ... and ... say ... to ... Dear friend: Why don't you try to find out which flute model is it through a splendid web...
Festival updates and a very big hello to everyone from The Oklahoma Flute Festival 2007 This year will be our first ever flute festival and we wish to invite ...
Hi, I am beginning to learn the flute (no previous experience with the Boehm flute either). I am worried that my embouchure is very bad, since my flute clogs...
I had this too when starting on my own (no previous Boehm experience either, except for having played on a Boehm recorder, but that's another story :-) ). My...
I see. I do not think the flute is actually clogging. I am sorry for using an inappropriate term (English is not my mother tongue). It's rather that way too...
... The word you are probably looking for is "beading" - the formation of lots of little droplets (or "beads") of water. And yes, these do mess up the...
I agree with Terry - it's a big problem with plastic recorders as well and the cure is to clean off any oily traces with detergent and water ( not too hot ) so...
Clogging in recorders is a different story, in my experience, especially in those with a narrow windway (and that's why oiling generally doesn't change...
Thanks for your help. I have paid extra attention to the issue and here is what I found. Initially, the flute plays very well. Very soon (1 or 2 minutes...
Hello there, Just to stick my oar in..... I started playing the traverso in April this year (I stopped playing modern flute about 25 years ago) and, initially...
Peter is correct in so far as most of the "clogging" in recorders IS in the windway but there is also a problem in the main body as well where "clogging" is ...
Thanks again! I really appreciate your comments. I am feeling better knowing that my instrument is not to blame, but rather me. I washed the head-joint as...
I picked up a "cylindrical simple system" flute by Chapelain, Fernand, & Cie (La Couture, c.1900) on eBay the other day. Photos are available here: ...
... hello rick. i have one just like yours but without the tulou and high d-e trill keys. in mine the fifth hole is normal and all the note you spoke of are ...
... hello rick. i have one just like yours but without the tulou and high d-e trill keys. in mine the fifth hole is normal and all the note you spoke of are ...
hello everyone. a short story from: DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE DES MUSICIENS by choron-fayolle 1810. LIEBESKIND (George GOTT HELF),premier flutiste a la chapelle ...
... Gino, it would be handy to know the diameter of your fifth hole. I imagine it is the crossways diameter of Rick's (ie the hole is no bigger, just...
Anyone in a position to know how the Bate collection is faring in the current flooding in the Oxford region? If I remember correctly, it's just up from the...
From: mirandolarambored ... Hi gino. Thank you for confirming that the fifth hole is normal (round) on your instrument. I will have to have my enlarged fifth...
... I think you are right I have a simple system Boehm-bored flute here that I made, which has a pretty big 5th hole, but not elongated like yours. I can get...
Hi Terry, and everyone: The Bate is fine. I'm back in Oxford, but fortunately living on high ground. Further south down Abingdon Road is in bad shape, and...
... Thanks Les. They had more footage on last night's news, and it appeared that the University buildings were OK. I guess they were smart enough back in the...
Hello everyone - I am selling a V-F I received by Guido less than three months ago. He had made it special for me, in that he utilized the original ...
I will make this note brief, but I have now moved my Scottish workshop from its Highland home in Nairn. It is now at Hamish Moore's, the bag pipe maker. He and...
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Hello, I am a student working on a Master's thesis in musicology at the University of Lyon. My thesis concerns the manufacture of the Baroque flute during...
Hello, I would like to know if somebody here heard about original stained flutes (from the 17th or 18th century). Philippe, I think you told me once that the...
