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Thanks. Is it normally so quiet on here? Like most online forums, it seems to go in spurts. The scooter forum I also frequent is the same way. There'll be mad amounts of posts for a while, then it'll be few and far-between for a while. I just figure folks get busy real-world. Happens to me--real wo...

Hi Emi, and welcome. My only thought for changing is to go slow and really REALLY concentrate on what you're doing with your fingers. Maybe just start with scales. Focus on curling your fingers rather than holding them up. Each time you lift a finger, focus on keeping it bent. It'll probably be pret...

I must post an update to the Civic Band's instrumentation. We now officially have a CONTRABASS CLARINET on roster! Yes folks, one freakin'-insane-wrap-all-around-almost-too-tall-to-sit-and-play contrabass clarinet! Here's a youtube of a metal version. Our young man plays a plastic one, but it otherw...

Thanks for the update. What a very interesting read of your experience in getting familiar with your "new" Sankyo. Please do keep posting as you get to know it even better.

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Wow! Congrats on the awesome score, Jess! Keep us posted how the head joint continues to work out for you.

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I obviously am missing a detail in the OP's post that Marsyas read, as I see no indication what stage/level the OP plays at. Based on that failing of mine, I would guess that the OP has progressed past the student flute stage, since s/he's looking at intermediate (and better) flutes. The Yami 500-se...

So teas, what did you decide about the Schiller? Did you buy it?

And I just realized, I paid close to the same for my little peppermint stick (the treble) as for my big boy (the bass).

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From what I could find, the Schiller doesn't have trill keys. Probably why it doesn't show on Dr Potter's list--she won't bother with it if it has no trill keys. They aren't just for trills, as you use the to help stabilize notes, help more problematic notes sound, all sorts of alternate fingerings....

I wish I could share. I just played "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" on my little treble in church today. But I'm not on youtube, and posting a Dropbox link apparently only sort of works. But I did enjoy your video, Chris.

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Sorry, malc, I missed your post. I feel your pain of small band size. There was a time when we were probably doing not much better than your band. Mr Badsky even paid a friend to play drum set for us, 'cause we had no percussionists whatsoever. There were maybe five flutes tops, and fewer of everyon...

Just did a quickie google--

https://www.flutes4sale.com/products/gem-2spch (if you're in Am)

https://www.alangregory.co.uk/music/Cur ... lutes.html (if you're in Eng)

Probably others, if you look a bit harder.

Good luck!

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Why not see if any of your local music stores has a curved-head student flute to rent? Or try wwbw.com, or any of the other online stores--most will give you at least a few days to try out an instrument. The curved head joint will make the flute considerably shorter, which might help prevent any iss...

Just taking a guess, but based on that "superised" isn't an actual English word, maybe a Chinese flute?

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I believe there's maybe around 120 on the roster. Like I said, we very rarely get everyone at once. I think we usually average around 70-80 at a concert, which is just about the right size and instrumentation. Nevermind Wagner. I'm working on convincing our director we need to take on some Morton Go...

The gal in charge of the programs for the Civic Band's concerts just emailed the official roster. And I just have to gloat. FIVE oboes! Yes, FIVE! THREE bassoons! THREE bass clarinets! ELEVEN french horns! Freakin' ELEVEN!! We have more frenchies than trombones, more than all the saxes (although we ...