Doc's Book Well, it's supposed to be very useful for passing phrases, such as b-c-d triplets, etc., but I'm not fast enough yet to really take advantage of that. Of more immediate help, for me at least, is that I now hold my left hand in a better position on the flute. Much less hand tension since I'm forced to have my thumb over the C hole. I am learning to use the hole, but even what little experience I have (since September, 05), makes the other c nat. fingerings more instinctive at this point. Ask me again in a couple of months.I.D.10-t wrote:Stupid question, what is the C nat hole good for? Can you use it for other notes or is it only good for C nat.
OOPS! Yep, it's ironwood. I was surprised with the amount of flame in the wood. Kind of reminds me of some european birch pistol grips I saw a while back. BTW, the second picture, with the flute put together, is a better representation of the color of the wood. More brownish than reddish (teknikul turms thereDoc Jones wrote:I'm guessing that's ironwood yes?
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I too have always wondered how Terry gets a longer piece of wood in the footjoint to sound right w/o the C and C# relic holes.I.D.10-t wrote:Nice looking flute. I like how clean and straightforward the design is (I suppose that is the reason for the head design). The third section (foot?) looks long without the extra vent holes.
Stupid question, what is the C nat hole good for? Can you use it for other notes or is it only good for C nat.
There really isn't any consensus on flutes sounding better with the C foot. We have makers such as Olwell and Hammy on the side of C feet. You have makers like Peter Noy making keyless flutes with a D foot. Casey Burns makes both, so I presume doesn't take sides. There were D flutes that were in tune with themselves and had solid low notes before there were C feet; I don't see why one would think that it's more difficult to make a good D flute without a C foot.Wormdiet wrote: I too have always wondered how Terry gets a longer piece of wood in the footjoint to sound right w/o the C and C# relic holes.
boehm style key, yes, but not a traditional key. the traditional key lies closed until pressed, which means a slower mechanism; compare the speed of the Ab, Eb, and trill keys on the modern boehm compared to all the other keys.Congratulations wrote:Wouldn't the Cn thumb hole provide all the same advantages as a Cn key?What's the big mystery here?
I recently had two McGee Prattens here. One with a long C foot and one with the short foot. I swapped back and forth and both sounded terrific. I couldn't tell any difference. Results may vary with other makers but Terry seems to have overcome any "need" that may have existed for a long foot.chas wrote:There really isn't any consensus on flutes sounding better with the C foot. We have makers such as Olwell and Hammy on the side of C feet. You have makers like Peter Noy making keyless flutes with a D foot. Casey Burns makes both, so I presume doesn't take sides. There were D flutes that were in tune with themselves and had solid low notes before there were C feet; I don't see why one would think that it's more difficult to make a good D flute without a C foot.Wormdiet wrote: I too have always wondered how Terry gets a longer piece of wood in the footjoint to sound right w/o the C and C# relic holes.
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