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- Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:04 pm
- Forum: Intermediate Flute Playing Tips and Questions
- Topic: CLeaning sterling silver flute with alcohol?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 84756
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It's called denatured alcohol. Rubbing alcohol contains water whereas denatured alcohol doesn't. Denatured alcohol or MET is different from rubbing (Isopropyl) alcohol in several ways. MET is Ethanol with a methyl group attached to it because we have prudish idiots in government. MET is poisonous t...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:35 pm
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: Homemade Bamboo Flute Troubles.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8007
Re: Homemade Bamboo Flute Troubles.
You're going to want to learn a little math if you really want to do this. The diameter of the inner wall of the bamboo and the length of the bamboo are very important to the size and spacing of the mouthpiece and holes. You'll also want to sand the far side of the inside of the mouthpiece at an ang...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:28 pm
- Forum: Flute Basics
- Topic: Some theory things that confuse me
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4330
Re: Some theory things that confuse me
A couple of tricks that can work. Put the flute down and ignore the notes for a little bit. Try just clapping out the rhythm. Sometimes it's also useful to look a little further than the first few bars and see if there's another bit that has a similar structure but is somewhat easier on your head, g...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Step up from Armstrong 80?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6813
Re: Step up from Armstrong 80?
FWIW, West Valley Music in Mountain View turned out to have a pretty huge selection in-stock and I got to try a dozen or so different brands. Really liked the Miyazawa except the head joints were really loose (though the store said they'd set them up properly before purchase) on the 404 in particula...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:14 pm
- Forum: Intermediate Flute Playing Tips and Questions
- Topic: Playing by ear tips?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17478
Re: Playing by ear tips?
Start with simple songs you know by heart. Twinkle Twinkle, christmas carols, Beetles, that sort of thing. If you fail to play what you want but you find a good groove, don't be afraid to go off on a tangent and noodle around. You'll probably learn something that will help when you're trying to play...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:08 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Trouble with Playing Smoothly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10466
Re: Trouble with Playing Smoothly
Something I've found made a big difference was the volume I have been playing at. Being in a shared house, I've been quite self-conscious of playing, which means trying to be quiet... which means my notes are a lot less supported and consistent. I've found it's worth making sure I'm playing at full...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:01 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: exercise
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4149
Re: exercise
How much should I exercise and what are the proper ways to exercise? I exercise like almost every 3 or 4 days a week, each time is different work-out. I did my abs work- out today and it cause me neck pain. How can I do sit-up without forcing my neck? + You could do leg-lifts instead of sit-ups. La...
- Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:55 pm
- Forum: Flute Playing and Practicing Basics
- Topic: Need help with technique using open-holed flute
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20329
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When I first started playing on an openhole, I tried something un conventional. I practiced on a Tranverse Bamboo flute. Not only did playing on these instruments improve my open hole playing, but they also help me gain better control of my embrochure. In order to play one of these flutes, you must...
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Step up from Armstrong 80?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6813
Re: Step up from Armstrong 80?
Okay, so follow up question! :) Where can I find flute stores in the SF Bay Area? I live down in Santa Cruz and oddly enough while there are at least a dozen guitar shops and two dedicated Ukelele stores, I found a grand total of 7 flutes for sale (all at a single shop and used) and not counting the...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Bamboo flute fingering chart?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5807
Re: Bamboo flute fingering chart?
Fingering varies a lot on bamboo flutes depending on the bore of the bamboo, the spacing of the holes, the size of the holes, etc. That one looks like it will probably not be a standard european major scale. Your best bet is to get a cheap audio tuner (you can download lots of free ones for phone an...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:50 pm
- Forum: General "Hang-Out" Place
- Topic: Step up from Armstrong 80?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6813
Step up from Armstrong 80?
Hi, I have been playing an old Armstrong 80 for some time and am now contemplating stepping up in quality, but the question is: What do I step up to? I know I would like to get a B foot. I have an irregular embouchure shape; I was hit by a drunk driver several years ago and lost my front teeth and h...