Bill,On 2003-01-19 13:27, SuiZen wrote:
James,
I know this will be a tough question to answer, but which is your favorite and/or which do you play the most? For some reason, the Sweetheart in the foreground compelled me to wonder.
Bill
That's actually just the order in which they wouldn't roll over or fall off the chair until I could get the picture snapped!
OK--serious answer:
Right now the Seery gets the most play, because I'm trying to be very "broken in" to a Pratten-style embouchure when the Hammy gets here. It sits in easy reach on my computer desk, put together, ready for a tune or two when I can grab a minute or two.
Right beside it stays the M&E Rudall & Rose, which also gets quite frequent play. I like it's lovely "buttery" sound, and it makes a nice contrast to the Seery, being darker and smoother and having that older scale I love so much. And as to which M&E gets played the most, I guess that's an open question, because the keyed flute gets grabbed for tunes in keys not friendly to keyless flutes, and also it's the flute I play the most in session, probably because it's just the loudest flute (except maybe the Seery) I have right now, and requires zero warm-up time, where the Seery takes a few minutes of play to get your embouchure set.
Next in play would probably be a toss-up between the silver flute (I still keep my hand in playing things besides Irish from time to time), and the antique 8-key, which I try to play at least 3 times a week to keep the wood at a fairly steady level of humidity.
I actually very rarely play the Baroque flute at all, which is a shame, because I do like it--there's just so little time to play, these days, that it and the recorders and early music in general are often forced to take a back seat.
Best,
--James
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