Van Eyck's melody version of 'Amarilli mia bella' differs in some respects from Caccini's solo song. Van Eyck seems to have de- dramatized the notes, which he...
In case someone else is looking for this... i contacted Harmonia Mundi, and it turned out to be the wrong Harmonia Mundi (there's a French and a German one!...
Hi everyone, Does anyone know how many different tenor flutes there are? I have come across the tenor flute in D (Renaissance), and the tenor flute in Bb...
Hi list, I know it's not exactly 'early' flute anymore, but does anyone know of a good conical Boehm at 440 Hz? A friend of mine is wanting to build one and...
Hi Luc, During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the late Arthur Benade, of Cleveland and Case Western University, had plans to build a conical Böhm flute at...
Brannen Brothers of Boston used to make a conical Boehm in the mid 1980's but I believe they stopped it because of costs? They may be willing to share...
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Jul 13, 2004 1:13 am
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Thanks, Terry,Rod and Jim Some of you will probably be contacted by him. Terry, he praised your craftsmanship already, so you'll probably be first victim. I'll...
... Arghhh! He'd be better off starting with someone who likes post-mounting! ... Hmmm, actually there's a gem of an idea in there but perhaps they haven't ...
... mounting! Don't forget:I was first victim and find anything with more than 1 key almost obscene ! ... haven't ... direction, ... Remember the ... time ... ...
... good without having to learn anything... I really think they'd get better results by experimenting with wooden heads for the metal flutes they already...
... I once heard Tim Lane, a fine flutist (on both modern and baroque flute), play baroque music (a LeClair sonata) on an early Buffet conical Boehm (in...
... wooden ... hole. It seems that we would all come up with the same advice. I proposed this and apparently this was tried and did not give the wanted sound, ...
... Rick, I've heard Emanuel Pahud play Bach on a modern Boehm flute and was happily surprised that he did not sound as another French flutist (which of course...
... One of the problems is that if you offer a $500 solution but the person also has a $5000 solution available, the most difficult and most expensive one is...
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This is mostly a limitation of the human body. The fingres are only able to cover holes of certin size span a certan distance the arms are only so long. It...
Hi nwd, Thanks very much for responding to my post. Much appreciated! I am so used to thinking of a flute as having keys to help us reach tone holes(playing...
Use to play a nice Armstrong Base my self. gave it up when playing became painfull and was off playing for about 10 years begining in about 1991 or 92. Picked...
... I don't know about early alto/bass flutes, but basset recorders (F bass) and Great Bass recorders (C below middle C) used to be made with a reduced range...
I suspect that economics also played a role. More materials and a greater labor burden caused by complexities listed below by Clive would have driven prices...
... According to her CV the book is listed as set for publication in 2003 but Scarecrow Press website does not list the book. Her phone number is in her CV ...
Thanks very much to Clive and nwd for more interesting points on this topic. Clive wrote: Fingerholes are also frequently bored at ... help the reach by...
Thanks, Bob. I also checked the Scarecrow website, but thought I may have missed a listing of the book somewhere. I'll wait to see what Fluteworld comes up ...
... The text should read "increasing the power of the low down notes" - apologies. The cut-up is the distance between the exit of the windway (the rectangular ...
... me ... This just arrived. Wow it is GOOD! All flutes are "nach" Grenser, even Bart's. Beautiful orchestra ("Le Petit Band"), just shimmers. Bart seeming to...
