The Jacob van Eyck Homepage has a new internet address, which is: http://www.jacobvaneyck.info The former address (www.fourwinds.demon.nl) is still working,...
... Prenez garde...the site works under Internet Explorer. As far as I can tell, the older Netscape versions--I'm running 4.8--will not run it and will...
Hi, I recently purchased a unique turn of the (last) century Piccolo Walking Stick in Portobello Market London The top part of the walking stick is a 6 key...
... Nice find. There's an 8-key fingering chart for the flute on my website (see below) that should be substantially the same (just ignore the lowest two...
- made in 1999 - A-415 with corps de rechange A-440 - boxwood - beautiful condition - one silver key - kept in perfect condition Please contact me offlist if...
Thanks for the fingering chart. I am not sure which keys on the instrument correspond to your notes. Do you have a labeled diagram of a 6/8 key flute? If you...
Hi David ... If you take the "tour" at the top of my contents list, the first thing you will come to is a labeled image. ... Sigh. When it comes down to it, I...
FIngering is the same, the key is different. Send pic, it might have been a repro... Sid Glickman ... From: David Rosenthal [mailto:drosen9@...] Sent:...
Does anyone know the difference in effect when adding putty to the top or bottom of a tonehole? Which is best? Any suggestions on type of wax or putty to use?...
... True, and where is the equivalent to the pleasures of rummaging through a secondhand book shop? I don't think perusing old web pages have quite the same...
Hi Cory, ... anyone know the difference in effect when ... When you add it to the top of the tone hole nearest the cork, you flatten the note. I haven't heard...
Dear Cory and Susan, Thank you for your e mails to the group about filling in flute tone holes. In tuning a flute there is a tiny bit of latitude in the spread...
Rod Cameron
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May 6, 2003 8:45 pm
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I meant to say wide C octaves, not narrow in the sentence: In flutes at about A415 there is a general tendency for wide G octaves, narrow A octaves, narrow B...
Rod Cameron
rcameron@...
May 6, 2003 9:45 pm
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Hello, I recently got an old travers flute without head joint at Ebay. It is a small to medium hole, small bore 5 key (C, Bb, Gis, F, Eb) version, mark with...
There is probably no way of determining the best combination of head bore, head length, wall thickness and embouchure size and shape for the flute, but that...
Dear Rod, WOW! Thank you for filling in all the holes in this topic. I found your post most interesting. Best wishes, Susan Maclagan Winnipeg, Canada From:...
Hi! With my mail I would like to announce I'm selling a 8 Keyed Classical Flute by R.Tutz after H.Grenser. Made in ebony wood and silver keys.A=430 The...
I have only a couple of things to add to Rod's very full explanation of tonehole modifications. When testing the modifications with plastiscene don't fall into...
Dear Clive, Thank you for your posting. I could not agree more with your important tip about testing flute pitch in a proper musical context. I have had many...
Rod Cameron
rcameron@...
May 8, 2003 12:00 am
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Maybe someone can advise me regarding a flute with an ivory head. The head is on a metal slide and has a crack going through the blow hole. As far as I know,...
Hi all ! My name is Erich, I am new to your very interesting list. I have no professional ambitions in flute playing, neither do I own a "real" historical...
Hi Erich ... De : leoonlinede <erich.mailings@...> À : earlyflute@yahoogroups.com <earlyflute@yahoogroups.com> Date : lundi 12 mai 2003 17:52 Objet :...
Philippe Allain-Dupr€...
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May 12, 2003 4:40 pm
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... for the ... the ... player of ... Hi Philippe, I don't have this edition: do you think you could post a scan of the picture to the files area of the...
Hi Ardal Here it is. I hope some dutch (or flemish-:) connaisseurs will translate us the quatrain below : Veel hebben hun vermaeck op dit of dat te speelen. ...
Philippe Allain-Dupr€...
allaindu@...
May 12, 2003 6:54 pm
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Hi Philippe, here comes the translation (please excuse my english..) Many have pleasure in playing this or that. But I for my part say and know for sure, It...
Thanks very much Jobst : "that playing the flute is far the best" Isn't it our motto on earlyflute? Philippe Allain-Dupré ...
Philippe Allain-Dupr€...
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May 12, 2003 7:39 pm
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Hi Philippe and Ardall: here is a quick translation, I don't know the exact translation of syter at
the moment, I will look it op tomorrow.... Veel hebben hun...