Serov flutes

ojvoj · Post by **ojvoj** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 3:51 pm

Anybody playing Serov´s flutes???
http://www.users.bigpond.com/russels/

ojvoj · Post by **ojvoj** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:40 pm

Nobody?????

David Levine · Post by **David Levine** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 10:39 am

I played one at Dusty Strings, in Seattle, recently. Nice full sound, very crisp, and easy to play. However, the keys looked very cheap-- made of some indeterminate metal and not at all pretty. The springs were made of old ball-point pen springs. The rings were made of brass. I didn't much like the way the flute looked. The blocks were somewhat crude. Very workmanlike, not much finesse. IMHO, a good player but visually unappealing.
BTW, the way the shop kept the flutes is appalling. They are presented in a case with no source of moisture, in a fairly dry shop. I would never leave one of my flutes on consignment with them. I spoke to somebody there about humidifying the environment in the case and he said the situation would be corrected. Any word on that?

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 10:58 am

David Levine wrote:I played one at Dusty Strings, in Seattle, recently. BTW, the way the shop kept the flutes is appalling. They are presented in a case with no source of moisture, in a fairly dry shop. I would never leave one of my flutes on consignment with them.

David, you expect subtleties of environmental control from a place that can't even be bothered to wipe the dust off its strings?

Dominic Allan · Post by **Dominic Allan** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:22 am

as a matter of interest ,does anyone have any sugestions on how to humidify a display cabinet?

cocusflute · Post by **cocusflute** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 5:02 pm

It's very easily done. Fill a cup with water and using a face cloth as a wick just set the cup in the cabinet. The cabinet needn't be airtight but should be sealed well enough to keep the cabinet humid.
A cheap hygrometer is available at Radio Shack for about $30. Cheap and easy enough considering the value of the flutes we all have.

Dominic Allan · Post by **Dominic Allan** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:06 am

Thanks, that's the same solution that I came up with! I just assumed that there must be an overcomplex and more technologicaly impressive way!

illuminatus99 · Post by **illuminatus99** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:49 am

I tried out that serov at dusty strings yesterday, I wasn't all that impressed, the keys look a lot like the keys I saw on an original R&R once, the block mounts weren't in places that work well for flat fingering so it forces you to play with your fingertips. OTOH I played on the copeland low D they had there and fell in love.......

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