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- Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:02 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20640
Re: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Acoustically speaking. This is firmly in the snake oil camp... to the egress... Their claim is that it serves as a bridge between the head an the body of the flute. I can see how this might be a factor with a sax, where cork acts like a damper, but the metal of the head joint is already flush conta...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:58 am
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20640
Re: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Acoustically speaking. This is firmly in the snake oil camp... to the egress...
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:33 pm
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: Intonation with my upgraded flute
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18542
Re: Intonation with my upgraded flute
No you are correct, That should be increase. You need to pull the cork out. It seems the last corrections I made to that article didn't get to the webmaster before uploading. Thanks,
I'll have that corrected next week
You're understanding seems to be correct..
I'll have that corrected next week
You're understanding seems to be correct..
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:36 am
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: Intonation with my upgraded flute
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18542
Re: Intonation with my upgraded flute
https://www.fluteland.com/board/viewtop ... 9&start=15
http://getbanded.com/tuning-a-flute/
If you have any more questions just ask...
http://getbanded.com/tuning-a-flute/
If you have any more questions just ask...
- Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:38 pm
- Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: Intonation with my upgraded flute
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18542
Re: Intonation with my upgraded flute
Butkevicius.. I tell people I'm not viciouspied_piper wrote:search the forum for a posting by Joe Butkevicious about setting the cork position

- Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:21 pm
- Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
- Topic: Pearl flute hex key
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3456
Re: Pearl flute hex key
You'll need a 0.9mm (.035") allen for all Pearls Pearl sells the Bondhaus 0.89mm but the 0.9mm works fine. Just depends on whether you want a long or short arm. http://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/Hand-Tools/Screwdrivers-Hex-Keys/Hex-Torx-Keys/Hex-Keys-Accessories/Hex-Keys?navid=12103428+4288186602+4...
- Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
- Topic: Felts for Pearl flute
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8597
Re: Felts for Pearl flute
There are differences in feel to the player between cork and felt. Cork tends to admit a bit more key bounce than felt. That bothers some players. It is typical to utilize the same felt thickness for key tails and bend the key tail to remove lost motion. There is of course a right and a wrong way to...
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:39 pm
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: Old Bundy flute with serial which year?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3016
Re: Old Bundy flute with serial which year?
Early 1920's Bundy serials are listed as 61255 (1920)- 175275 (1925) from what I can tell from the lists I have.
- Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:25 pm
- Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
- Topic: Need help on buying a new flute
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3548
Re: Need help on buying a new flute
If you are going to be a performance major in college, your teacher may have other ideas on how much of a flute is necessary. Some will accept any of those models. Some will say you need at least the Altus or the Muramatsu, others will say that you need a higher model than any of those you mentioned...
- Wed May 27, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Help with beginner's practice.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 19833
Re: Help with beginner's practice.
It's far simpler to think of each note as Do, Re Mi, Fa Sol, La, Ti. By using the LH fingering of closing 2 or 2/3, you can get the flat seventh. (C natural) This basically allows you to play easily in two major diatonic keys and their relative minors (E or A minor, D dorian mode also) Transpose you...
- Wed May 13, 2015 11:56 am
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: armstrong serial/date
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1623
Re: armstrong serial/date
Most likely somewhere between 1965 and 1970. 102 is probably the model, the serial # begins with the M. The letter prefix covered certain years. This one would be in that range.
- Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:09 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: What's the point of a solid silver gemeinhardt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4914
Re: What's the point of a solid silver gemeinhardt
Amen! Preach it Brother Phineas!The player is what makes the flute sound good, not what the flute is made of! Anyone who tells you any different is full of it.
- Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:16 pm
- Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
- Topic: Woodwind Bench: alcoholLamp vs Torches (Butane or Acetylene) vs Vortex Air Gun
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11210
Re: Woodwind Bench: alcoholLamp vs Torches (Butane or Acetylene) vs Vortex Air Gun
I use the Votaw pad cup heater on piccolos and clarinets. Have the Smith little torch oxy/acetylene for hard soldering. Acetylene and air for regular soldering. Don't care for the air torch...
- Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:43 pm
- Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
- Topic: Loose head joint cork in hot water....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6147
Re: Loose head joint cork in hot water....
No it will not stay. You should get it replaced. For future reference, the "water trick" is probably the least lasting temporary repair. You be better to wrap some tape around the cork. I've done some ghetto repairs on site and informed the owner to bring it to my shop to have it properly replaced. ...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:53 pm
- Forum: Flute History and Instruments
- Topic: Age of Gemeinhardt Piccolo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1896
Re: Age of Gemeinhardt Piccolo
4P made in 1987
Mode First Last Year
4P 84085 86599 1987
Mode First Last Year
4P 84085 86599 1987