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Any advice as to makers and learning sources? ... I'm wondering (1) the difficulty level of a folk harp instrument in general, and (2) will I lose a good bit of the desired sound by not playing it with my fingernails. I play harp too. There's quite a range of clarsachs, folk harps (diatonic); regio...

Oh ...not sure I see :lol: Would letting the Fnatural open while playing Eflat not still sound like Fnatural skewed? Perhaps it sounds like an attempt to correct the intonation of a vintage flute (or less well designed one)which doesn't play equal temperament or in tune for its scale but maybe I've ...

nice going. Big fan of playing Bach solo flute sonatas on simple system too. Baroque traverso players will vent for the Eflat notes; this is what the Bach flute sonatas were written for. As mere mortals on simple system flute, we should vent the Eflat too :) A vented Eflat note is weak already on th...

Mr O'Halloran, a sprightly 87 year old Irish immigrant to London in the 1970s was stabbed and killed on his way to busk on his mobility scooter this week. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/murder-suspect-greenford-thomas-o-halloran-stabbing-mobility-scooter-b1019276.html Wishing his family some ...

Hi does anyone know does Pol still make flutes? Kind regards K. Yes he does ~ and has a very very long waiting list. Pol lives in Morhiban (magical place!) I've met him when he made a very unique keyed flute with amazing intonation across 3 1/2 octaves. His keywork is evolving peerlessly: he's the ...

Sure - it's simple system ... simple fix especially if it's block mounted or pin mounted. First check it's parallel and straight down the long F key without denting, kinking or bent out of shape. Soft cases are the worse for this - ill fitting lids which squash the F key and deform the soft silver t...

Ben - use www.royalmail.com as a website tracking with your GB (Great Britain) tracking reference. You can follow it that way all the way to the USA. When it arrives and is processed in the USA, the Royal Mail tracking number is assigned a parallel USPS number which you can track. Langley, UK is the...

Cross-reference this post with views about the longer D foot: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=107697http://forums ... 2&t=107697

Thanks Greenwood - not a flute maker here - player mostly. The vintage era Rudall Rose flutes are very well made with all the tuning challenges you describe. I find the modern makers are particularly incredible at modifying the Rudall Rose bore to make up for the original limitations. I could never ...

Hi - I get this message when I try and click on the link: "The site ahead may contain harmful programs Firefox blocked this page because it might try to trick you into installing programs that harm your browsing experience (for example, by changing your homepage or showing extra ads on sites yo...

Wonderfully inventive part-solution! I could follow most of it, although I found my solution the Rudall Rose short foot more elegant - I got rid of it and traded for a better modern tuned Rudall Rose copy :lol: As lovely as historical flutes are, and they do hold their own position and legacy, a mod...

The recording sounds reasonable, even if a little closely picking up and dry. What is your recording method like? I've done a few amateur studio recordings and live (terrible balancing). One of the biggest mistakes was to use a low frequency Hertz cut-off and not realise this effectively muted the b...

"Tonehole, Arthur, and anyone else who might have a flute or flutes handled by Paul Davis/Davies over the years. Can I get you to check under the touch of the upper C key to see if there are any markings. You will probably need to pull the pin to be able to see it. " Hi Terry - I can't see...

Rykirk - that's good news. Your Aulos resin Grenser is the most basic traverso on the market. If you are happy with this mass manufactured piece, just about every other baroque traverso will be even more exciting. For a chromatic instrument, the baroque traversos are super compared to the cost of di...

A few years ago Paul's widow, Turid, contacted me. She still has a number of his flutes and is only gradually sorting through these. Currently I am advertising two flutes on her behalf, a 10-key Cabart and 5-key Lamy. From the flutes that I have seen Paul certainly had a keen eye for a good flute, ...