Fife thread
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:36 pm
Looking around for info about fifes, but didn't find much, so I thought I'd try starting a thread for them.
I'd be interested in hearing anything about them here in this thread.
I bought a Yamaha fife on a whim, & whilst it is reasonable for the price, I believe it is aimed at children, hence why the lowest hole is offset, which turns out to be tricky for me.
So I found myself another reasonably priced alternative, it is a Pastalit Trommelflote (Querflote) Nr. 130P, in B, (& now knowing that the Germans use B to represent Bb & H to represent B), it appears to be a standard Bb fife, made of some kind of hard plastic, with metal ferrules at each end. Certainly looks the business.
It has the usual six holes, plus a raised seventh for the little finger. I've managed to play up & down the scale on it, in two octaves, I think the lower & middle, & I much prefer this one to the Yamaha.
My original intention was to use this to perfect & strengthen my embouchure for my flute & piccolo, but I think I may just have some fun with this, as I can just pick it up & 'play' it.
I'd be interested in hearing anything about them here in this thread.
I bought a Yamaha fife on a whim, & whilst it is reasonable for the price, I believe it is aimed at children, hence why the lowest hole is offset, which turns out to be tricky for me.
So I found myself another reasonably priced alternative, it is a Pastalit Trommelflote (Querflote) Nr. 130P, in B, (& now knowing that the Germans use B to represent Bb & H to represent B), it appears to be a standard Bb fife, made of some kind of hard plastic, with metal ferrules at each end. Certainly looks the business.
It has the usual six holes, plus a raised seventh for the little finger. I've managed to play up & down the scale on it, in two octaves, I think the lower & middle, & I much prefer this one to the Yamaha.
My original intention was to use this to perfect & strengthen my embouchure for my flute & piccolo, but I think I may just have some fun with this, as I can just pick it up & 'play' it.