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Zevang wrote:Don't be tempted by how they look. You may end up with something useless...

I know. That's one of the reasons I didn't buy one. Some Chinese stuff is really good but some of it is really junk. You never can tell.

I'm waiting for my Yamaha YPC-62 piccolo that I purchased new in the box on ebay to arrive but while I was looking through the ebay auctions I saw a lot of Chinese piccolos that look pretty darn good. I was tempted to buy one until I got a deal on the YPC-62. Has anyone purchased any of those Chines...

Just as stated in the topic I'm making a modern "C" flute. I'm making it from brass. For now though I'm creating a 3D CAD model of a name brand flute via reverse engineering. However the flute I'm using has drawn tone holes but the one I'm going to make I would like to have soldered on tone holes li...

Does anyone know where flute manufactures get silver tubing to make their flutes?

Are we allowed to post flutes for sale? I have a Yamaha 381 with "B" foot for sale.

it all depends at which level you're at... Beginner : you could go with Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes 0p.131 or Moyse's 24 petites études mélodiques avec variations (faciles). Intermediate : Berbiguier's Eighteen Exercices or Etudes for the flute or Cavally's Melodious and progressive Studies Book 1...

Why do all practice books start out at a low level and then in a very short time, that is, in just a few pages get progressivly more advanced? They go from beginner level to advanced in just a few pages. I don't know about anyone else but I am not a flute prodigy so I can't get to advanced level aft...

it all depends at which level you're at... Beginner : you could go with Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes 0p.131 or Moyse's 24 petites études mélodiques avec variations (faciles). Intermediate : Berbiguier's Eighteen Exercices or Etudes for the flute or Cavally's Melodious and progressive Studies Book 1...

Can someone recomend a good book with short etudes? The book I have is by Mary Clardy and the etudes kind of go on and on for 2 pages. It gets a little monotonous.

I have a daily routine of playing chromatic scales to improve my high and low note tone. I have often wondered how many beats should I play each note in the scale and at what tempo. Also how many times should I repete each note. If someone could answer this that would a great help.

Jennifer Cluff and Nina Perlove and both very well respected teachers. Maybe not your style but then again.....Galway isn't my syle. It's all up to personal opinion. To me Galway's tone is too pinched and he plays ever style of music the same with no tone color changes. I'm not a fan of his vibrato...

I was doing some research on youtube. Someone posted a video of Sir James Galway teaching a seminar. He was against using the "smiling" embouchure. Which I thought was an interesting idea. I haven't tried it yet though. Mabe Galway uses that emouchure because it works best for him but it may not wo...

I did somthing stupid today. I accidently left my Yamaha 381 in the car for 12 hours in the 98 degree Louisiana heat. I thought for sure the pads would be trash when I got back to town but after I got it home and let it cool off it plays fine and the pads don't look like they sustained any damage. I...

So what kind of damage will occur?

I just got a new YPC-62 piccolo that I will probably use to play mostly Irish Trad. As far as I know most Irish and Scottish trad doesn't get very high on the scale. So I have heard some comments here about the YPC-62 not playing in tune in the upper register. How well then does it play in the lower...