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I'm sorry you've experienced such poor repair adventures, flutepicc. You should play a Greg Garvin $280 repad sometime. Only on a student model, naturally. The guy's a magician. He should maybe charge a lot more.

Excuse the daylights outta me! How old are you again? I don't mean to argue or completely discredit your words, as there is much truth to your statements, but you're a bit black-and-white. It's easier to be this way when one is young, but as we age, we experience more and these experiences color our...

It's a Gemeinhardt, for Pete's Sake! There are differences in overhauling students flutes, vs. professional ones. Get some references from flutists in your area who've had repairs by various techs, and go with the best recommendations relative to cost. While there's no substitute for a flute repair ...

Play lots of flutes, many different brands and models, before making such a large investment. After playing Gemeinhardt in my younger years, and still owning those to be able to compare to other models, I can't really recommend them, beyond the beginner level. The new Brio series they're making is n...

I've observed that it's sometimes cheaper to pay shipping from overseas than to buy an item which has already been imported into the States, and whose price reflects the import tax!

The notes are great! Lots of performance suggestions. Unfortunately, no piano score (flute part only).

I'll recommend the Trevor Wye Beginner books. They start with less-complicated fingerings (B, A, and G), and progress in a manner which makes sense for flute, unlike the compromised progress we settle for in order to use a full-band method when playing with other instruments. There are lots of diagr...

"Smiley" embouchure often produces a thin, inflexible tone, that's hard to blend and tune with others. A "poo" embouchure is now often used with beginning players, so there's no unlearning later. Allow your lips to relax, and the corners to fall forward, and articulate with a (silent) "poo" syllable...

My husband and I just finished playing The King And I with a very visually confusing conductor!!! We gave up watching and started playing games, like trying to read his mind, and tried to listen to the on-stage performers for cues, because the "conductor" faked us into several wrong entrances. This ...

Not so many solos right now; had some orchestra & chamber gigs, and am preparing my students for their recital. I'm preparing a trio (Summer Evening) for flute, horn, and piano by Katherine Hoover, to perform on said recital with a local band director who's a great hornist! My husband and I have bee...

Fluteguy, you have no friends!?! I sent a request. The recording sounds pretty good--just needs some polishing and stuff.

I haven't seen anything like this yet, but I've kind of assembled my own over the years--copy of this page, copy of that page...

I did this show 7 or 8 years ago, but don't remember much about it. Have fun!

I've started young, SMALL, students on these when their reach was inadequate, so they didn't stretch themselves into an awkward posture and develop bad habits.

If you have access to Armstrong, play some of the Heritage models.