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by Phineas
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:34 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Baroque sounding flute with Boehm system
Replies: 5
Views: 8573

Re: Baroque sounding flute with Boehm system

Thank you Phineas for your reply. Could you tell me how authentic is the sound? The Baroque flute has a soft sweet sound with very little overtone. Does your suggestion gives approximately the same sound? Are there any sound recordings, e.g. on you tube or other websites that you can recommend so t...
by Phineas
Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:07 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Baroque sounding flute with Boehm system
Replies: 5
Views: 8573

Re: Baroque sounding flute with Boehm system

woodbourne wrote:1. Buy a new wooden headjoint without a riser and lip plate. This is by far the cheapest option, about US $100 to 200.
I have used this setup for years. I hand have found it to be very effective as well as the best solution for the money. You may have to get it fitted to your flute however.
by Phineas
Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: The Flute View's Winning Composition Now Available!
Replies: 3
Views: 5523

Re: The Flute View's Winning Composition Now Available!

Interesting piece! Mostly thought your video on the different techniques very interesting. I have used a lot of those, but never really thought about how I did them. I use to play in a lot of drum circles using the flute kind like a percussion.

Thanks for sharing!
by Phineas
Sun Jul 05, 2015 6:39 pm
Forum: Flute History and Instruments
Topic: Upgrade flute for a 6th grader
Replies: 1
Views: 3569

Re: Upgrade flute for a 6th grader

My dd has been playing since 2nd grade and is now going to middle school. She is in a performing arts school so she plays many, many times a week. She is currently playing a very old Gemeinhardt 2SP which we bought when she was 7 because it was the only flute with the extra curved joint that the st...
by Phineas
Sun Jul 05, 2015 5:59 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: newcomer
Replies: 3
Views: 5390

Re: newcomer

Greetings mike here from yorkshire Sup! Welcome to the board. play clarinet and a few other instruments, decided to add flute, havent got one yet, looking at a buffet Crampon Any good ? If the price is right, the Buffet is a decent instrument. I use to own the International Open Hole model. I would...
by Phineas
Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:08 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Flute FAQ 3.0 Update Soon!!!!!
Replies: 0
Views: 4655

Flute FAQ 3.0 Update Soon!!!!!

I am planning on adding some sections and doing some updates to the Fluteland Flute FAQ. Secular Music (Jazz/Rock/Funk/Blues etc....) Doubling Traveling Playing With Groups/Accompaniment Improvising Play-a-longs/music minus ones/ If you would like to contribute something please let me know. Thanks P...
by Phineas
Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:41 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Soldered vs. Drawn Tone Holes
Replies: 12
Views: 31783

Re: Soldered vs. Drawn Tone Holes

As a person who has purchased and played on MANY flutes for a lot of years, I call snake oil on this one. Are we REALLY talking about physics, or are we talking about craftsmanship/design? The flute is nothing more than a big tuner. You can take a headjoint off of the flute, and still make a sound. ...
by Phineas
Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:12 pm
Forum: Intermediate Flute Playing Tips and Questions
Topic: Tuning by Ear
Replies: 2
Views: 8334

Re: Tuning by Ear

This is a loaded question, but here are my 2 pennies.... Play a tone, play a note along side of it. If it sounds good, you are in tune.....simple ...RIGHT? Yes, it is that simple. In the end, it is all about what sounds good. There are a lot of factors that effect the pitch you hear.... 1. You and t...
by Phineas
Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:43 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: New To Forum - Shopping For New Flute!
Replies: 3
Views: 4821

Re: New To Forum - Shopping For New Flute!

I'm currently in the market to buy a new, much needed upgrade from my student model Gemeinhardt. Yes, I'm half way through my college career and I play on a student model flute. It surprises many people. Does not surprise me. If you are a good player, you can sound good on almost anything :) My bud...
by Phineas
Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:30 pm
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Traveling with a flute?
Replies: 4
Views: 6702

Re: Traveling with a flute?

I will be traveling this summer for several months, probably in several climates (heat, humidity, dryness, cold, rain) I will be camping most of the time. Is it realistic to bring my flute with me, or is it bound to get ruined somehow and I'm better off leaving it at home? I really don't want to st...
by Phineas
Fri May 29, 2015 6:17 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Buffet-Crampon model
Replies: 4
Views: 10551

Re: Buffet-Crampon model

If it plays, why worry about what model it is?

Besides, it could simply be a 227 with a 225 Headjoint.

Phineas
by Phineas
Thu May 28, 2015 10:28 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: Rhino flutestopper?
Replies: 1
Views: 3005

Re: Rhino flutestopper?

norway wrote:Tried it? Comments?
It looks interesting. However anything the promotes a device over practice to change your sound is snake oil to me. If your flute plays fine, I would not waste my money on it.

Just my .02USD

Phineas
by Phineas
Tue May 26, 2015 11:14 am
Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
Topic: buyer beware
Replies: 1
Views: 4391

Re: buyer beware

Hey Missy, Any time you order ANYTHING custom made, the trade off is dealing with the builder's weirdness. Usually, builders will take more orders in a given time period than they can realistically produce. These same people/builders also have a bad habit of spending almost all of money that comes i...