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To complete my response, in the rare cases that I play a D#/Eb in ITM, I lift off the right pinky and use that to depress the Eb key. In addition, when playing, rolling or cranning the E, I also lift off the pinky because it's physically difficult for me to move my right ring finger without also mov...

I infer that you mean an fnat hole on the underside of the flute to be covered by the right thumb. I have no experience with such a hole and it would require a lot of re-tooling for me. I'll stick with the keys.

I'm coming to this thread late, but just to add my 2 cents, I understand that the short 'fnat' came first and the long 'fnat' was added because it's not possible to go from 'd' to 'fnat' using the short 'fnat' key without also sounding the 'e.' So...the long 'fnat' was added for the particular note ...

From the lack of responses, I suspect that others are as ignorant of music theory as I am. Nonetheless, I would like to understand your point. Do you have an example of a hornpipe that implies a harmony, what harmony does it imply, and how does it imply the harmony? I would love to be able to insert...

How about: 1. a realistic artificial embouchere coupled with a realistic artificial air supply to provide repeatable testing and tuning for side-blown flutes. 2. a whistle with a windway and blade that can be adjusted for length, width, and angle of attack on the fly to allow the player to: a. alter...

I’ve been a U.S. patent attorney serving individuals and small businesses for over 20 years. I’ve been a lawyer for over 40 years. If you have an invention or an ornamental design that you want to protect, I strongly recommend that you consult a registered patent practitioner (not all are attorneys)...

[Thread revival. - Mod] I'm posting to this old thread in case someone comes across my original and very wrong post from five years ago. To correct my original post, the stretch on a Copley and Boegli flute is small compared to a Gallagher Pratten. I've subsequently purchased a keyed Copley, which ...

This is clearly an issue that a lot of us have experienced. After seeing my wife deal with repetitive motion injuries, when my left wrist pain started (using a Gavin-type grip on a Rudal-type flute), I knew I had to straighten my wrist. Problem was, I couldn't keep my left thumb on the flute with a ...

As a purely emotional response as a customer, I view sterling silver as a higher quality material, more expensive, and one that I'm willing to pay more money for than yellow brass or white brass. I've purchased three new flutes with lined head joints. My Copley (which I still play) came standard wit...

Backbeat can be very effective when playing for dances. The dancer's feet generally land on the beat and move on the off-beat (remember, I said 'generally'), so the off-beat emphasis picks up their feet and makes the music and the dance feel light. An on-beat emphasis makes the dancer's land with a ...

I have not seen anyone mention the difference in size between the Pratten and Rudall flutes. Although I don't have experience with the Somers flutes, Pratten-type flutes in general are larger than Rudall-type flutes with a longer finger stretch. The difference is usually only a few millimeters, but ...

Jemtheflute, thanks for the video. Your right thumb in the video appears to be touching the underside of the key-operating rods, which would support the Boehm flute from below. I've tried Rockstro several times over the years on simple system flutes, which of course have no rods. Every time I put a ...

Your issue may be the olive wood. The Wood Database says: "Olive has high movement in service and is considered to have poor stability." Translation: it swells and shrinks a lot, which seems to be your experience. My 22-year old blackwood flute stays assembled most of the time and doesn't ...

This thread seems to be wrapping up, but I'm going to comment anyway. If you ever get a chance to take a flute workshop with Grey Larsen, by all means do it. I've taken several and come out a better player every time. He can identify how you can improve and teach you how to get there in a safe envir...

Interesting about the tape. Here's another: try a bit of modeling clay on the blade. Tear off a piece the size of a small pea. Flatten it a bit and stick it edgewise to the blade at the edge close to the windway. It will take a bit of adjustment and can be touchy, but that trick has quieted the whis...