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- Wed May 28, 2014 1:27 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Update on fluting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4058
Update on fluting
Hey everybody I haven't been on in quite a while because of school but wanted to say hi during summer vacation. Never did say anything about the convention last summer but it was awesome! Wish I could go to the one in Chicago this summer but can't afford it right now. I tried a bunch of headjoints a...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:31 am
- Forum: Flute Repertoire
- Topic: What's your favorite time period?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3856
Re: What's your favorite time period?
Huh. Seems no one wanted to answer. My faves are Baroque -- JS bach partita in a minor .... love all his work, but love telemann too Classical -- haydn esp london trios Romantic -- kuhlau grand solos, divertissements and duets Those are in my favorite order too. I prefer to play bach over just about...
- Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:10 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: NFA New Orleans
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5221
Re: NFA New Orleans
I'll be there! 

- Sat May 25, 2013 8:11 am
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: flute sound not improving?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4965
Re: flute sound not improving?
Exactly!
- Sat May 25, 2013 7:56 am
- Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: Breathing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13323
Re: Breathing
My instructor had to get me to take smaller, more efficient breaths because I was so used to trying to fill my lungs but wasn't effectively using the air I took in. (Did that make sense?) Anyway, she emphasizes taking in just enough air with each breath to support the notes. It is an extremely effic...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:44 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: In-line help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3438
Re: In-line help
If there is somebody nearby I would prefer that, but don't mind shipping. I ship it to Kentucky once a year for the COA because I'm picky about that work. 

- Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:54 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7055
Re: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
Hey Z! Thanks for the support of the Sankyo -- they really are great instruments, aren't they?
I'll try to get back more often; always enjoy reading the posts here.
I'll try to get back more often; always enjoy reading the posts here.

- Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:37 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: In-line help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3438
Re: In-line help
Yay! that is exactly what I was looking for! I am not DIY at all, so I'll have to get either the ready-made ones or have them made for my flute. PP, do you recommend anybody in particular, as I don't have any idea who to approach for this .... Doesn't look like the big flute companies have anything ...
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: In-line help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3438
In-line help
My Sankyo is an in-line and I find that more and more lately my left hand fingers, particularly pinky and ring fingers, are getting "stuck" when I play faster runs. Maybe a better description is that the knuckles get stuck kinda rigid. Is there any kind of extension that can be put on to make the in...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:11 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7055
Re: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
Thanks, I think that is very sound advice. I've asked my teacher to play my flute again when we start back up at school, and I will ask around and see if there is a flute tech in the area that I could talk to. If I have to I can always call somebody like Carolyn Nussbaum and get their opinion. I app...
- Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:00 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7055
Re: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
Hey, thanks for the prompt replies! I've kept the flute in good repair, sending it in once a year to get a COA. I send it to the same place that I got it from, Miles Davis in Kentucky, who actually completely overhauled the flute before I bought it and put in all new Schmidt gold pads. The last time...
- Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:44 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Old vs New -- Opinions pls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7055
Old vs New -- Opinions pls
Hey y'all. Need some opinions from those of you out there who have more experience than I do. I have a 30 year old Prima Sankyo Artist, as most of you know. :lol: I've been back in school now for 1-1/2 years, taking private lessons and loving it -- improving in leaps and bounds. I can't believe how ...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:41 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Ok I am an electronics idiot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6752
Re: Ok I am an electronics idiot
Yay!!! Thanks so much -- I figured it out! It has an "easy search" function that was not on, so I wasn't able to go forward/backward like I wanted. Didn't help that the operations manual didn't explain how this function works and how to turn it on -- had to do a lot of playing around before I got it...
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:41 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Ok I am an electronics idiot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6752
Re: Ok I am an electronics idiot
Okay ... at the risk of seeming really stupid. I bought a Sony recorder to use for my Masterclasses and lessons. It's easy to use and I can transfer the recordings to my computer. Fine so far. However, I can't fast-forward or go back except for full intervals (i.e., ends and beginnings of each recor...
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:40 pm
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: Good tone recognition?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4970
Re: Good tone recognition?
Vibrato seems to be a very personal matter. See what your teacher thinks and recommends for you. From my experiences, there are a couple of different viewpoints on vibrato production and of course opinions vary and can be very foceful. :lol: My teacher prefers a broad vibrato produced from the diaph...