I thought I had mounted Bainbridge's "Observations on the Cause of Imperfections in Wind Instruments particularly in German Flutes" before, but could find no...
Thanks, Terry. You motivated me to post something too... "A Few Practical Hints on the Choice, Care, and Management of Instruments". This essay is the first...
... I have that one up too, but in text form, and with a look at one of Lindsay's Improved flutes. See:http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Lindsay.htm But your...
... Heh heh, so perhaps it was made by someone else too! I reckon it's more likely that Lindsay was the maker of mine than Cramer, Addison and Beale who take...
Rockstro at S342 gives the largest and smallest head bores of a concert flute (since mid 17th c) as 18mm (Mersenne), 18.4 (Boehm 1832) and 19mm (Potter). Now...
Well, if we had a database in excel, with a column for headjoint bore diameter! Now almost all Quantz flutes have a head bore of 20.3 or 20.4mm As to...
... Indeed! ... Very good, thanks Philippe. So that sets the range as up to 3.4mm, compared to Rockstro's 0.04" (1.02mm). Now after reading Welch, one is...
Hello, I'm in the process of restoring an antique flute that I recently acquired, and have a question about case restoring/refinishing. The flute came with the...
... acquired, ... with ... to redo ... tips to ... Beware of solid cases that close completely. Damp wooden objects are prone to rot when enclosed in dark...
As I promised, I have translated the data about Stanesby's Flute d'Amour of Modena, Italy. Sorry for the non-precise measurement (I'm not a flute maker) and...
... An excellent description, Marco, thank you. You are right - it is very thick! Terry ... Terry McGee 61 Calder Crescent, Holder ACT 2611 Australia Phone...
Hello, there I have an problem the cutting head cork. I can get only 1 size of wine cork which diameter is 23 mm and I want to cut to 18.6 mm. I look many cork...
Dear YANAGITA tokinori, ... I just turn mine down on the lathe. I have a metal lathe for this kind of thing, which means i can get a pretty accurate final...
To size a cork it is usually turned in a lathe and gradually sanded down with different grades of sandpaper. Start with rough 220 and finish with finer...
Courtney Westcott Pet...
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Jan 18, 2006 6:48 pm
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Hi Another method is to drink Bordeaux Grand Crus Classés, which have the right diameter! with moderation, of course! Instead of using a corkscrew , you may...
Hi, Philippe is right, that's the way I prefer too. Avoid wines older than 5-8 years because the cork will get worse, but enjoy. Andreas ... - ... - ... -...
Hi Yanagita ... I mostly use delrin stoppers with cork lapping, in my flutes for Irish music, part of a screw stopper arrangement. But I assume you are...
... Forgive me for saying this, but you guys are all making it very difficult for yourselves. To reduce the diameter of a piece of cork you need nothing more...
... I use a similar home made tool to cut cork and leather wads for bump-stops. The secret to getting a good surface without tearing the sides is to rotate as...
Dear Colleagues, I have had a recent change of circumstances that I have told to a number of people, and thought I may as well let y'all hear it from me, so...
rod cameron
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Jan 27, 2006 9:32 pm
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Greetings Everyone, I have a very fine A415 copy made by Hans Coolsma of the Hague Gemeentemuseum Engelbert Terton c'' soprano recorder. An MS Word...
I have a question for the group. dear flute lovers, I have got a question. In fact it is a problem of luxury and related to the possession of several flutes...
Dear Cees, My 'flute care' essay may be found at: http://www.gruk.net/lars/rodflutecare.html But specifically, your question is a good one, and let me invite...
rod cameron
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Feb 5, 2006 2:26 am
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You give such thoughtful and helpful answers, Rod. Thank you very much. Here's a thought that may or may not be helpful: I wonder if any one in dry climes...
dear listers, I have to part with two flutes and invite anyone interested to contact me for information. Fridtjof Aurin: copy after Wilhelm Liebel Dresden, ca....
Paul, Paul wrote: I wonder if any one in dry climes (such as Minnesota in the winter) has ever considered building a "humidor" of sorts for flute storage in...
Thanks, John. That's very helpful. Paul _____ From: earlyflute@yahoogroups.com [mailto:earlyflute@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Shelly @ 411 Sent:...
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