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by JButky
Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:18 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Question about flute value - solid silver, Gemeinhardt
Replies: 3
Views: 7538

Re: Question about flute value - solid silver, Gemeinhardt

A typical reseller formula is it's worth half of what you can buy a new one for if it's in perfect condition. (Not MSRP but actual advertised selling price) From there deduct for condition, repairs, etc. If you are using a reseller expect to pay them commission off the sale too, another 20-30%
by JButky
Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
Topic: Loose head joint
Replies: 3
Views: 9467

Re: Loose head joint

The techy said he just thought the guy was a complainer, until he read a well written article on a closed forum for flute techies, which explained how it can be hazardous to expand the tenon, since it might alter the parabolic curves which are the most important feature of the design of the h.j. So...
by JButky
Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:58 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Survey: True or False
Replies: 9
Views: 13779

Re: Survey: True or False

If you work on your doubling and make adjustments to your sax mouthpiece reed setup, your flute playing should be fine.

Was a doubler for years while playing in symphonies, etc.. Just need to do it right if flute is your primary objective
by JButky
Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Replies: 20
Views: 38689

Re: lefreQue Sound Bridge

that because the joints are metal instead of cork they transfer vibrations/sound much better than a saxophone. Sorry, wind instruments air columns do not work that way. Any transfer of external vibration is detrimental to the response curve of a wind instrument. Sound production is simply about the...
by JButky
Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:18 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Replies: 20
Views: 38689

Re: lefreQue Sound Bridge

I'm hoping for a REALLY big sound, So I'm going with this:
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by JButky
Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:02 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Replies: 20
Views: 38689

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...
by JButky
Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:58 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: lefreQue Sound Bridge
Replies: 20
Views: 38689

Re: lefreQue Sound Bridge

Acoustically speaking. This is firmly in the snake oil camp... to the egress...
by JButky
Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:33 pm
Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Intonation with my upgraded flute
Replies: 14
Views: 56477

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..
by JButky
Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Intonation with my upgraded flute
Replies: 14
Views: 56477

Re: Intonation with my upgraded flute

pied_piper wrote:search the forum for a posting by Joe Butkevicious about setting the cork position
Butkevicius.. I tell people I'm not vicious 8)
by JButky
Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:21 pm
Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
Topic: Pearl flute hex key
Replies: 1
Views: 6267

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...
by JButky
Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: Flute Repair and Maintenance
Topic: Felts for Pearl flute
Replies: 15
Views: 24137

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...
by JButky
Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:39 pm
Forum: Flute History and Instruments
Topic: Old Bundy flute with serial which year?
Replies: 1
Views: 5697

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.
by JButky
Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:25 pm
Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Need help on buying a new flute
Replies: 2
Views: 6945

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...
by JButky
Wed May 27, 2015 12:37 pm
Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
Topic: Help with beginner's practice.
Replies: 4
Views: 27406

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...