Does anyone have success playing D#/Eb on a keyless flute? I find that's an awfully small hole to half-hole and even when I get an in-tune sound it's pretty "fluffy"/wimpy. Is it possible and I'm just not there yet or is that a note to be worked around? If you are able to make a reasonable sound, how are you doing it?
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D#/Eb on a keyless flute
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
This is why in 18th century the first key they put on a flute was an Eb...
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
... and then the second was a D# ... or vice versa ... I can never remember ...Othannen wrote:This is why in 18th century the first key they put on a flute was an Eb...
Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
almost tea time Ben... do ya need a new writer?
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
It's difficult but it can be done with practice. I put R 3 down straight, that is, the finger unbent, the
crease of the first joint creasing the hole. As is often the case with half-holed notes the key is better.
Half-holing Eb works OK at speed.
crease of the first joint creasing the hole. As is often the case with half-holed notes the key is better.
Half-holing Eb works OK at speed.
Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
its a rubbish note on a keyless flute but I find I can get it if I cover the hole slightly with the finger tip and lip down. Rather than try and half hole all the way which youre trying now which results in a more muffled note.
works differently on various hole sizes.
works differently on various hole sizes.
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
Think it's a Quantz joke, Denny!Denny wrote:almost tea time Ben... do ya need a new writer?
So how's your D#, Jim?jim stone wrote:Half-holing Eb works OK at speed.
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ah...Peter Duggan wrote:Think it's a Quantz joke, Denny!Denny wrote:almost tea time Ben... do ya need a new writer?
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It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes, Ashes all fall down.
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
my post is just a slightly diiferent approach, far from reasonable, only works in quick passages.
I wish all my keyless flutes had at least that key.
worth a shot though.
I wish all my keyless flutes had at least that key.
worth a shot though.
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
If you half-hole both, the sum is reasonably accurate.Peter Duggan wrote:Think it's a Quantz joke, Denny!Denny wrote:almost tea time Ben... do ya need a new writer?
So how's your D#, Jim?jim stone wrote:Half-holing Eb works OK at speed.
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
an' y'all know how much we's likes us sum reasonable accuracy....
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
The easiest and most effective way of playing a D# on a keyless flute is to add a key. 
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
Easy solution: transpose those pesky F dorian tunes and be done with it.
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Re: D#/Eb on a keyless flute
Do some flutes have a thicker wall than others at the bottom? Mine is pretty thick (Copley Delrin) and I'm not having any luck half-holing this one. I will try the suggestion of blowing down.