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GREAT CLIP OF A CHEAP FLUTE

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Hi all,

I found this clip on youtube, link is below, if you read the feedback there are a few references to what the flute might be, all are wrong and the guesses are that its a high ender, its actually a dixon two piece, I thought it was when I first viewed the clip, and have to admit I was amazed.

I know there is some added reverb? or similar padding, but all the same its a great sound, I think the notation is availabel from Rhondas web page.

sponge :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ybaYNLo ... re=related
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Excellent player + good soundperson = Doesn't matter what flute you are playing, anything will sound good.



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P.S. Dixon's cone bore flutes aren't really that cheap any more, at least over here.
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Aha, that's how you're supposed to wear those hats. I played at a Midwinter Feaste this year and felt like I had a "'Roid Ring" on my head the whole time. Dang, if I'd done it right I'm SURE I would have sounded just like her, even on my three-piece wooden flute ... and more important looked like her, too!

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Okay, back to the topic. Yup, good players, being totally familiar with their instruments no matter what kind .... it seems to be a historical recipe for success. Thanks for the post!
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Post by Denny »

I posted it on the yerTube thread, back on page 8 :)
Loren wrote:Excellent player + good soundperson = Doesn't matter what flute you are playing, anything will sound good.
she is indeed
there ain't nothing that'll replace a good soundperson :D
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Very mediaeval amplification, reverb and spotlight! (And probably nylon tights too!!!!!). The playing is pretty nice, though, if a tad milking the mulch factor. I checked out a couple of her other YouTube clips - she's no slouch on Boehm flute either.
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Not to be too cynical, but the audio in the video doesn't quite match up with her fingers. Maybe it is just the video, but if it is "flute-synching" then it is pretty easy to get that warm reverby sound in the studio with some good mics and a good engineer.

But definitely agree with the overall point. A good player sounds good on any instrument.

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I always find that my sound improves a lot when I have plenty of room to stroll around and a spotlight following me while I play. A long flowing blue robe doesn't seem to add anything to my playing, though. But maybe that's just me.
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BrendanB wrote:Not to be too cynical, but the audio in the video doesn't quite match up with her fingers. Maybe it is just the video, but if it is "flute-synching" then it is pretty easy to get that warm reverby sound in the studio with some good mics and a good engineer.

But definitely agree with the overall point. A good player sounds good on any instrument.

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It's youtube. The sound is always a little out of synch with the video.
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Post by bradhurley »

I think I posted these before, but these clips were played on one of those no-name German antique student flutes from the 1870s, the ones that everyone tells you to avoid because they sound so bad and are out of tune:

http://www.firescribble.net/Taladh.mp3

and

http://www.firescribble.net/ThaMi.mp3
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Post by Cork »

Hi, sponge!

Nice clip!

Try this one, by the same artist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWKdJdKV ... re=related

Bravo, she is good!

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:P :P :P
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gets scary at 2.00 :o
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johnkerr wrote:I always find that my sound improves a lot when I have plenty of room to stroll around and a spotlight following me while I play. A long flowing blue robe doesn't seem to add anything to my playing, though. But maybe that's just me.
Yeah, and one of them there whopee cushions probably would not look as good on your head as on hers either. :D
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Post by Cork »

Othannen wrote:
gets scary at 2.00 :o


Beyond anything scary, there's something else to note.

For instance, watch her eyes.

Her eyes wander, yet she's not looking outwards, but inwards, into the music.

Very well!

:-)

Edit: Of that clip, notice that while she plays, her lower lip NEVER leaves the flute.

Also, while kool kats may play "down", she plays in the classical, "up" position, flute horizontal, of which there are technical benefits.

And, once a piece is known, it's simply easier to play with one's eyes closed, but that's a performance no-no, as kool kats wear dark shades!

;-)
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Silly clothes and a ghastly vibrato. In a word - dreadful.
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