Share About Your Current AND DREAM Flute or HeadJoint...

[flutego12]

BTW, today was my first rehearsal back to work at the orchestra. Colleagues are very excited about my new flute (they seem not to believe it's actually all gold... ). To my taste, It will take me some more weeks (months?) to get the most out of it. But just starting was so great!
Now I can say I am reeeeeeally happy!
Thanks to all of you that were vibrating all this time along with me!

My ex teacher keeps hers flutes in a vault or she simply announces so! ... deterrent.
My current one has a Nagahara like you (what a coincidence)! I thought it was a rose gold or Powell Aug at first but had a proper peek on Thu and it says "Nagahara No 4XX 10k" =D
It is simply bee-U-tee ful looking and sounding! May you enjoy it for a loooooong lifetime.

[flutego12]

Good t'know! To A your Q... tis the ye olde anglaise type that literally weights a tonne but sits on a special table, I've seen some intricate metal machining parts my dad's done with it but haven't a clue yet how to operate. will definitely go for a course how to use. Which type did you use?
Of course you will master flute making and some day I will too amen! amen!

Good policy! I bought this book "How to Turn a Lathe". Seems like an old one, but has everything you need to know about lathes. Maybe Jon can send you a copy (mine was $45.00 - jonathon.landell@gmail.com).
Thanks. Ahh, I have one copy sitting in my amazon.com cart for a week now since your landell photos came in Costs about $5.00-12 you can get for but so many versions. I'm so glad you endorsed it, I first saw it at JLSmith website looking at the Flute Station which initially looked shiny and interesting but which has now lost some gloss through forum discussions. Jon will send one for free? That incredible

I love the sound of "make your own headjoint" course - it suggests notions of an open highway to infinite tonal adventures & possibilities, great savings (!) and perhaps a new brand
We shall hang on for the ride.
What sort of flutes did you repair/ work on?

Indeed, it's the best journey if we can make it with someone interested in the same way I'll let you know when my plans are ready. Headjoint making is just a start, but the sensation of playing a self made HJ must be awesome! A.W.E.S.O.M.E! Know what... for me so encouraging to know that Albert Cooper is not a flute player (read that in Galway's Flute book). But how can a non flute player be a flute maker? I thought surely every tech, repairman, flute maker HAS to know how to play.
Forgot to answer about the flutes, the first flute I worked on was a pretty old Emeritus Armstrong all silver, C foot, with a golden lip plate. Padding was fine and didn't bring me any major problems. This can be an excelent student flute.Thank you for so generously taking time to answer so many Qs in such interesting detail. Truly appreciated.
The second one was an old Conn (now Selmer), all silver plated. The trick here was making an overhaul, including dent removal and polishing, without scratching the plating. Man, those silver plated metal mech tubes were hard to swage! but you did it - this is so practical, I've read about the challenges of this... (no scratches on Zevang's flute I'm sure)
Then, the third was in the last day. It was kind of a challenge. I don't remember the name of the tr... I mean, flute... but it was in a bad, bad shape! My mission was taking the less time possible to return it to a "playing" condition, without any pad replacement or fine adjustment. This was supposedly a US$ 10.00 budget work. I could feel the rush most repairman must face with band instruments and their "delicate" conditions... that's great, the course addresses commercial realities as well...

About the lathes I used, mostly two types. The one I used most was the watchmaker's lathe. You can see it at the left side or Mrs.Landell (she's actually hand making a new flute) first picture. Se other one, bigger, you can see its end in the other picture and at the very right portion of the third picture (the main room). I used it for making handles on the tool making section of the course (yes, I made several tools I now will use at work!) fascinating. ah yes delicate instruments for delicate product, looks nothing like our beefy greasy industrial looking monster - its a good one but.

I also used very much a belt sander, a stone grinder, and lots of different types of files and sand papers.

there are different grades of this category of tools, from pro grade to entry level, I wonder if it matters. Mrs Landell in the workshop too, incredible!

[Zevang]

My ex teacher keeps hers flutes in a vault or she simply announces so! ... deterrent.
My current one has a Nagahara like you (what a coincidence)! I thought it was a rose gold or Powell Aug at first but had a proper peek on Thu and it says "Nagahara No 4XX 10k" =D
It is simply bee-U-tee ful looking and sounding! May you enjoy it for a loooooong lifetime.

Thanks Flutego. That's my first intention. I'm turning 50 this year and this flute is both my half century aniversary gift and also the flute that will follow me...
Another coincidence... The first very thing that Jon said to me in the first day of class was "You'd better to buy a good safe..." And he said that with the most serious tone I've heard from him ever. This is a common thing between flutemakers. Nagahara also mentioned that whilst my flute waited me to pick it up, they put it into the safe. So, if we jump into the flute repair business, as we'll be manipulating other's flutes, it's important to have it.

I can imagine why is your teacher so happy. Mine is "Nagahara No 9XX 14K". I already owned the HJ previously, and Kanichi just did a small overhaul to it to fit and match the color with the body (gold tarnishes veeeery slowly, but it tarnishes anyway...). It just seems that they were done at the same time!

Oh, just a small correction. The title for the book is actually "How to run a lathe". I just saw it...

Thank you, and all interested listers, for your patience in reading all my long posts.

[flutego12]

My ex teacher keeps hers flutes in a vault or she simply announces so! ... deterrent.
My current one has a Nagahara like you (what a coincidence)! I thought it was a rose gold or Powell Aug at first but had a proper peek on Thu and it says "Nagahara No 4XX 10k" =D
It is simply bee-U-tee ful looking and sounding! May you enjoy it for a loooooong lifetime.

Thanks Flutego. That's my first intention. I'm turning 50 this year and this flute is both my half century aniversary gift and also the flute that will follow me...
Another coincidence... The first very thing that Jon said to me in the first day of class was "You'd better to buy a good safe..." And he said that with the most serious tone I've heard from him ever. This is a common thing between flutemakers. Nagahara also mentioned that whilst my flute waited me to pick it up, they put it into the safe. So, if we jump into the flute repair business, as we'll be manipulating other's flutes, it's important to have it.

I can imagine why is your teacher so happy. Mine is "Nagahara No 9XX 14K". I already owned the HJ previously, and Kanichi just did a small overhaul to it to fit and match the color with the body (gold tarnishes veeeery slowly, but it tarnishes anyway...). It just seems that they were done at the same time!

Oh, just a small correction. The title for the book is actually "How to run a lathe". I just saw it...

Thank you, and all interested listers, for your patience in reading all my long posts.

HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY, ZEVANG. YOU SURE DON'T LOOK IT. 50 ALSO MARKS THE YEAR OF JUBILEE & GREAT FAVORS AND BLESSINGS.

[Zevang]

HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY, ZEVANG. YOU SURE DON'T LOOK IT. 50 ALSO MARKS THE YEAR OF JUBILEE & GREAT FAVORS AND BLESSINGS.

Now that's a compliment, THANKS A LOT!
It's next march 1st, so I'm very near it. Bless you too!

[pied_piper]

Happy 50th Zevang!

[Zevang]

Happy 50th Zevang!

Thanks so much, Pied_piper!