I did it... I bought a flute on ebay for $80.
It took me a month to get the wrong flute, then another month to get the one I bid on.
This is all that I could afford- anyway it has string winding on the joints and they are loose. I was going to add more windings to tighten it up.any input would be helpful.
The flute actually plays pretty well and looks good for the money I payed. Hope it does'nt crack...
Pakistan "Irish Flute" needs work...
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Casey Burns has a few notes about thread wrapping on his web site: http://kendaco.telebyte.com/cburns/care.html
He likes linnen or synthetic thread and red ski wax. I'm fine with the thread, but find the Swix red wax to be awfully sticky - but so far that's what I've used. Do you wax your tenons for kick or for glide?
I seem to need a new layer of thread every few months on my Burns flute.
He likes linnen or synthetic thread and red ski wax. I'm fine with the thread, but find the Swix red wax to be awfully sticky - but so far that's what I've used. Do you wax your tenons for kick or for glide?
I seem to need a new layer of thread every few months on my Burns flute.
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