I recently found in the "junk" bin of a music shop, a boxwood, 1 key flute. All four joints are stamped in three lines, "BACON & HART", "PHILA.", and a picture...
... NLI reveals that Allyn Bacon (1789-1864) was possibly an apprentice to Catlin circa 1812 and a partner between 1815-17, having been out on his own in the...
Dear Folks, About a month ago a question arose regarding Turkish boxwood (I believe it was actually about a vendor of it). The thread also resulted in a few...
I looked up boxwood in my largest [home] dict., ref. was made to buxus [genus?]. I have a USFS booklet on TROPICAL woods [Afr. Blackwood etc] but no mention...
... believe it was ... comments on the ... before but ... Early Music ... entitled "Woods used ... fascinating ... properties, was ... this sort. The ... ...
Thank you for the interesting contributions on the subject of boxwood ! After thirty years of using boxwood (buxus sempervirens) and talking with many makers...
rod cameron
rcameron@...
Nov 4, 2004 1:18 am
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... on tone], but I believe I may have written to earlyflute about this in the past. < Rod - I joined the earlyflute group only recently. Do you know the...
Dear all! I have been reading the subject of boxwood with great interest. Unfortunaly I do not have any practical suggestions, only questions. Few years ago I...
... [...] ... A lot of wood turners don't like working with PVC. And boxwood is beautiful and very light to hold. It's also a "historically correct" wood for...
Dear Ken, I can't remember when and if I wrote this up for early flute but there is a past postings search, I believe? Let me be clear that I do not say that...
rod cameron
rcameron@...
Nov 4, 2004 8:36 pm
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... and ... keep ... my ... here? ... OK. Here goes. I test, repair and renovate fipple flutes, i.e. recorders, irretrievably intrigued by their diverse...
... I find this ever returning issue of "the wood makes a difference" very intrigueing. Did somebody ever do a double blind test? The player is blindfolded and...
... the ... out ... What ... A blindfold test? It would be a good start if everybody could tell the difference without a blindfold! Earlier this year my wife...
Dear Luc and Ron, I very much appreciate both of you taking the time to right about your experiences with instruments. Personal experience is very real and ...
rod cameron
rcameron@...
Nov 6, 2004 8:57 pm
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... when ... not ... wood ... makers ... controlling ... Sorry about that. I should have said: "As Rod I'm convinced that shape is the dominant variable..." ...
... I should be able to muddy the water here a bit more with some real-life confusing information. A year or more ago, I made a flute from Pinus Radiata, our...
My limited experience with boxwood has been with a Firth and Pond 1-key flute I had several years ago at the same time I had a Firth and Pond 4-key of similar...
... your ... point ... when ... not ... wood ... makers ... controlling ... for ... of ... very ... agree ... instruments ... successful ... Actually I am sure...
If anyone is interested in doing a blind test... I've put a soundfile in the 'Files' section. It's a small piece played by me on two different copies of a...
... life ... Muddy water? One the contrary, behold at least, comprehensibility. With every paragraph I thought yes ... been there ... done it ... know exactly ...
... player ... course ... just ... I was expecting this to be a fool's errand but distinct differences are discernible. One is more resonant, with a good...
... differences ... more ... has ... one ... factor ... I just did my best to sound as good as possible. I was not inspired in any way. I can hear that there...
Dear Ron, Quoting from your last posting.. ".. Actually I am sure enough that it is possible to voice ten identical instruments so as to be indistinguishable...
rod cameron
rcameron@...
Nov 7, 2004 10:57 pm
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... identical ... first ... And so indeed one should also look forward, dear Rod, to seeing you attempt to distinguish a chosen set of instrumnents with the ...
Well, it's been a fascinating discussion. I've listened to Luc's recording, and kind of feel that the first voice is brighter than the second... but I know...
... recording, ... second... but I ... that I ... something ... If forced to bet I'd settle for boxwood and olive. Since hearing the recording I compared the...
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