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I pick up piano song books at Half Price Books for ideas. Usually there are 20 plus songs to whet my appetite. I also use these to write quartets. Fun stuff and I get to pick the kind of music I really love. Since the flute is an instrument in C, you can also look over a piano players shoulder and p...

Can you do your own arrangements?

Voicing certain notes on any instrument can be tough. You can work on them by starting with long notes, starting softly and crescendoing to a forte in four beats and the decrescendoing to piano again in four beats. Then go the the next lower note chromatically. If you do this regularly for a week, I...

I have used plastic hole plugs which look fine and made a *big* difference for me and my wife. You can read about my story here:

http://biskey7.wordpress.com/2010/12/01 ... osed-hole/

I am really on the wrong side of the pond to advise you but I know that it can be done. Check out the one I purchased here in the US: http://biskey7.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/chrismckennahead_thumb.jpg?w=320&h=241 . You might ask at a couple of music stores. Sometimes they can find an artist that ...

Maybe you are a "morning person"?

There is a kind of prestige to playing open hole. It takes a lot time and in most cases instruction to get that right. Since I just double on flute I put plugs in. When I offered to do the same for my wife (also a doubler) she asked me why. So I just handed her my flute (we have matching flutes both...

Does there have to be a piano part too? I've been listening to this one this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJ4i1L3y5M

Ping my boss, second link below. I have gotten some messed up instruments for use in art from him in the past. Good luck!

One thing you can do to reduce exposure to nasty chemicals is to use ultrasonic trays. That doesn't help you with all your concerns but is a good start.

Ooh, I've always liked Charles Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette and this is a nice adaptation performed exceptionally well. Thanks for the pointer.

Pictures would help. Usually no serial number means either it's really old or it's a throw-away. Sometimes the serial number can be really hard to see.

Why the midi choice of violin? Just curious.

I see this sold. Good on you!

You can just point to the pictures from any online site with the URL of where you have posted them like Flickr.com and/or WordPress.com