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I've read many sources that say to tighten your top lip. I've also read that you should have soft lips, with a gap between top lip and teeth, primarily here http://www.jennifercluff.com/blog/2009/05/smile-embouchure-why-it-doesnt-work.html um, can someone help clear this up a bit? I started by pulli...

I followed Doug Tipple's advice and made a low D flute. It's good for getting an idea of whether you like playing this sort of instrument. Also, good for getting a feel as to the hole spacing - I can manage ok, have fat palms and short fingers. Wife can't reach, even though her hand span is actually...

I started trying to play a soprano 7-hole plastic thing, a toy really. It was shrill and awful. So I made a low D 6-hole out of pipe. That sounds nice and I can play the lower octave ok, but can't reliably get upper octave. Music is also a bit limited. So today I popped into a music shop and tried a...