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Rice paper is paper made from rice.

Here's a link to a store that sells Dizi membrane: http://www.clarionmusic.com/

Yes, I've never heard of using rice paper on a dizi. I would think that rice paper would be much too thick to get the desired result in tone. I use either bamboo or fish skin.

Ok, I understand what you meant now. Thanks. I'm not knocking the Boehm flute. I didn't mean to imply that I though you were. If anything, I was actually trying to defend the simple system flute. I was not meaning to call the simple system flute limited in any way. I was just saying that which one i...

I also meant to add that a simple system flute with keys would be comparable in price to a decent quality Boehm flute. It's actually often more expensive to buy an entry level simple system flute than an entry level Boehm flute. The reason for this is that less expensive Boehm flutes are machine mad...

I play both simple system and Boehm flute. I play classical on silver flute and Irish on the simple system. In the time that I've been watching this board, there has been unfortunately little conversation about simple system instruments, so it's good to see this topic. The simple system flute has a ...

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There are many flute makers that make simple system B flat flutes. Some good ones are Michael Grinter and Patrick Olwell. Casey Burns also makes lower- pitched flutes, and his instruments are more affordable. Info for any of these makers should come up if you type their names into a search engine.

fluteguy18, what's wrong with edgy?

1. What group do you play for? youth symphony, chamber group, flute quartet, celtic band. 2. What kind of flute do you play? Brannen- Cooper millinnium, and Dave Williams simple- system. 3. What is your dream flute? Right now, since I have a new silver flute, it is a Patrick Olwell flute. 4. What p...

Good idea. There should be a forum for simple- system flute too!