show off!

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:32 pm

Here's some of my collection...

Yamaha YPC-62 Piccolo
Muramatsu AD Flute
Armstrong Model 80 Flute
Unknown antique Meyer system Grenadilla Flute (I'm restoring it as time permits)
Chinese Dizi Flute
Homemade PVC Pipe Flute (I even undercut the embouchure hole and it plays great!)

Generation G Tin Whistle
Generation F Tin Whistle
Generation Eb Tin Whistle
Waltons D Tin Whistle
Waltons C Tin Whistle
Generation Bb Tin Whistle
Clark's 'Meg' D Tin Whistle (Conical bore and plays really sweet)
Shaw D Tin Whistle (COnical bore - Tweaked by Jerry Freeman - also a sweet player)
Homemade D Tin Whistle (I borrow the fipple from my other D whistle)
Chieftain Low D Whistle

Yamaha Sopranino Recorder
Yamaha Soprano Recorder
Yamaha Alto Recorder
Dolmetsch Tenor Recorder

Bundy Bb Clarinet (w/Claude Humber custom mpc - 'Benny Gooodman')
Selmer Model 26 Bb Tenor Saxophone (Gold Plated w/Claude Humber mpc)
Bruno (Conn stencil) Bb Soprano Saxophone (w/Claude Humber 9 mpc)
Selmer Mark VI Eb Alto Saxophone W/Low A/Hi F# (w/Claude Humber custom mpc - 'Art Pepper')

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:41 pm

Play much?

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:47 pm

Not as much as I'd like...

cflutist · Post by **cflutist** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:05 am

Really cool collection.

I especially like the Unknown antique Meyer system Grenadilla Flute.

I'd assume that the six-holed instruments are fingered the same (e.g. penny whistle, fife, folk flute) with lots of cross-fingerings.
But how is the Meyer system flute fingered?

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:08 am

I'd assume that the six-holed instruments are fingered the same (e.g. penny whistle, fife, folk flute) with lots of cross-fingerings.
But how is the Meyer system flute fingered?

(cflutist: I like your instruments too!)
The Meyer system has little in common with the Boehm system except for the most basic fingerings (D, E, G, A, B - RH 1st finger is F# like a tin whistle). The basic fingerings are nearly identical to the six-hole un-keyed instruments. I guess I'd describe it as somewhat similar to an Irish Flute with keys, but it is not identical. I have not seen a fingering chart for this system, but I've figured out most notes by looking at which hole opens when a key is pressed and also by trial and error. It's not very comfortable to play because of the distance between some of the open holes - it requires a big stretch to cover the sixth hole (D) and when I get that covered, it's hard to play low C/C# with the right pinky and not lift the another RH finger from a hole. Meyer certainly did not take ergonomics into consideration!

It's definitely an interesting flute, but there are no markings whatsoever to indicate the manufacturer, no serial number either. I found some background about the Meyer system here: http://www.flutehistory.com/Instrument/ ... index.php3

It's assembled in four sections: Headjoint, barrel (like a clarinet), upper body, and lower body. The original pads are covered in white leather rather than skin. BTW - it has a conical bore. It also has a low-B, but it's activated with the left pinky - sort of like low-B on the Sax.

Lycante · Post by **Lycante** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:03 pm

Well hi!

Reached this place via google, decided to post my flute, as I'm currently trying to figure how old it is.

P.S. - not done restoring it yet.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

arabians207 · Post by **arabians207** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:03 pm

Heres my flute! I got it last Septemberish, so I've only had it about 4-5 months. I absolutely LOVE it.. my sound is SO much better than my other flute- my moms King flute that she got in highschool.. it was better than a lot of student flutes, but my new one completely blows it away

Its a Pearl Dolce CODA. The headjoint shown in the Forza with a 10k lip, but I use a Yamaha EC hj which is not pictured.

I also have a Yamaha YPC-32 which I got new in Jan. 07 so I've had it a little over a year.

etgohomeok · Post by **etgohomeok** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:14 pm

My flute isn't anything remarkable; it's a Yahama 481. Good sound and tuning, It works great for me. My piccolo is a good find. It's a Yamaha YPC 82 with a wooden body and silver (not necessarily actual silver, but maybe, I don't know lol) head. I got it for about half it's price because it was a demo for Yahama

Here's a video of a solo I recently recorded:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VABFAub2qaQ

Flute_star3 · Post by **Flute_star3** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:37 pm

etgohomeok: I really enjoyed listening to you play! Great tone! I would work on phrasing and where you breath, I couldn't follow the melody very well, of course that could have been me, but just a thought. Keep up the good work!

AnnaJ · Post by **AnnaJ** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:24 pm

Thanks etgohomeok. It was much nicer to watch someone play their flute than to look at a load of pictures of flutes!!

jiminos · Post by **jiminos** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:55 pm

lycante... definitely German. Probably late 1800's early 1900's. Are there any marks on it at all? i.e. If it says "made in Germany" on the tuning slide that dates it to later than 1923, as that is when the U.S. started requiring that makers identify the country of origin on products shipped to the U.S.....

the positioning of the G# key is a dead give away to it's German heritage. I have a 1925 Bruno that is very similar. ( mine has 8 keys and some markings)

I am also restoring one that i think is mid 1800's with a silver head joint, silver rings around the holes, 8 keys, German)

Good luck with yours.

be well,
jim

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:38 pm

So... when piedpiper linked to this thread, I just now realized that I NEVER shared! Here's my current instrument collection:

Flutes:
Old beat up Selmer (Horrid thing!)
Armstrong 303
Miyazawa 202 (w/ gold riser, offset G, split E, C# trill, and D# roller)
Yamaha YPC-62 wood piccolo
2 Symphony Piccolos (plastic, cheap ebay specials!)
Artley silver plated piccolo (needs overhauled).

High D Penny Whistle
Low F and Low D Penny Whistles (Susato Kildare models)
Quena (G minor and made in Jacaranda wood).
Yamaha Soprano and Alto Recorders
Bamboo Flute (Low D, make by Erik the Flutemaker).
Taiwanese Ocarina
Metal Fife

Non-Flutes:
Lyon and Healy Lever Harp
MusicMakers Celtic Harp
Wheelock Upright Grand piano (108 years old and has a beautiful sound!!!!)

So yeah... that's my collection. I've been collecting my whole life. My teacher (Jim, not my university prof.) told me of a place where I can expand my ethnic flute collection dramatically on the cheap and get great flutes. So, when I have $120 to burn... I'll have 13 new bamboo flutes and 14 new bamboo whistles. Jim has gotten a lot of his ethnic flutes that he uses in the studios from this place. It's mid-east.com

asoalin · Post by **asoalin** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:58 pm

Glad I found this thread! It was fun to see what everyone is playing. I'm in the market for a new flute. I've been taking some out on trial recently. Right now I have a Sankyo CF-301. I've also tried a Pearl and a Miyazawa. I'm leaning toward the Miyazawa, but I want to try another model first...I'm sure I will post about it when I finally make the purchase - so excited!!!!!

For now, I have my old student Bundy, nickel-plated, needs a tune-up. My other "babies" are a Clavinova digital piano and Takemine acoustic guitar

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:59 pm

@fluteguy18 - I've been eyeing a chromatic set of 13 Bansuri bamboo flutes on eBay. The price is right ($39 + $15 shipping), but I don't know anyone who has bought this set. The seller (in Dehli, India) has good feedback though, so I might take a chance on them when I have some coin to spare.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

Bo · Post by Bo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:18 pm

They look nice. If you buy them and like them, let us know.

The shipping to Australia is 25 dollars though...