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Okay, Here is the situation. I have been hired as the Flute instructor for the local high school's band camp. What the director want's me to do is to improve volume in the flute section (2 piccs, and 3 flutes in a 50 member band). I have tried tone excercises, and they help a little, but not enough....

oh yeah, and they give a student discount (so factor that in too)

when he did pad work, I think he only checked to see if they were all sealing properly. However, the only other flute tech in the area (lexington) charges a fortune for anything at all, and then, his work isnt durable. so pretty much, I think they only replaced the headjoint cork, refitted the headj...

I know in theory it could just keep going, however....... have you ever played those notes? or heard anyone play above the F# without altering the instrument? if you have.... I will go back to the drawing board, but until then, I will say I can play the complete range. now....... to get it all in tu...

Well, in theory I do like the idea of a pinless mechanism, but I don't like the way pearl has done it. Miyazawa uses a pinless mechanism in the left hand only, which I really like. But, if the message was unclear about the sarcasm..... my bad :oops: . I was trying to give an unbiased description of ...

the piece is called "short ride in a fast machine" Tempo: half note =154. There is no pattern. Just notes. I work and work and work, month after month, but yet I can't play it. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: And on top of that, I am a music major too!

Hint :: hint:: the quotations were sarcasm. I know they are a pain to repair, but I was merely carrying across part of thier advertising campaign so that if this individual were to go onto thier webpage, they would see the connections between my explanation, and thiers. READ BETWEEN THE LINES!

Actually, we hired people to come to us. We just had it at our high school and got a head start practicing our show. This year ironically, I was hired to teach ($200 dollars a week isn't bad being right out of high school, especially because I only have to be there 3 hours a day)

Firstly, punctuate your sentance (i had to keep rereading it to understand what you were saying). Alright, pieces........ Partita in A minor by JS Bach is nice. All of the Mozart concertos (G is harder than D) are good, but need to be approached with caution for style

if you want to sell it, lower the price. people can buy it new off of ebay for less than a thousand. Used ones typically sell for 500-700.

I "fourth" that, but have the repair tech show you how to adjust your screws, so that you can save money in the future.

sorry to be redundant, it does have the split E mech, but no additional g/a trill key. but, it does have a bulb style headjoint, which is a feature to make it look more professional (look at top of the line piccolos *excluding gemeinhardt*, and you will see that they almost always have a bulb on the...

Alright here is my best explanation of the pearl pinless mechanism...... Look at your flute. Look closely. if you look closely you will see tiny pins coming out of the mechanism. If you understand the way the mechanism works, then you will understand the the rods are a series of rotating shafts insi...

I play an Armstrong 303bg. Not the best, but it will do for the time being. I just have to be patient while the paperwork is finished on my Miyazawa classic for college.... :evil: I WANT IT NOW! :evil: I also play a Yamaha YPC-62 piccolo. I love the wood compared to my plastic and metal ones. :D

You will survive. My band camp schedule used to be: first two weeks:8-12 Third week:8-6 fourth week:8-12 Now, I have graduated, and I dont do band camp anymore. However, next week The local high school is paying me to be an instructor for the woodwinds. so I have to "work" from 9:30am-11:30am. Band ...