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Hello mate! Thanks for the advice. I was thinking something was up with the flute or not - I was thinking of perhaps returning it and either staying with the 2SP or getting a Yamaha 221. I think I will be keeping it and just work on it. Thanks!

Alvin

Good day everyone! I'm curious, I got a Pearl 525 a few days back, and have been practicing only on it. But today I tried my 2SP, and oddly enough I could hit low C quite consistently - I've always had a difficulty with low C. I think the 525 is marketed as a step up flute - would such flutes be mor...

Thanks Phineas!

Hey everyone! It seems my work is going to be less hectic in a week as I'll be finishing my internship in the states very soon, but before I return home I would like to at least get a flute teacher to go over with me my posture, embouchure etc. Do you guys know anyone I could contact? The problem is...

Thanks everyone! My HJ isn't exceptionally loose, it just slides into place much easier. FJ may be a problem, but I'll see if I can find a tech or talk to fw about this. Will let you guys know in a few days how this flute goes. In any case, in another forum I posted I had trouble with the low C? Wel...

Hi all! I just received a lovely new Pearl 525RBE, it sounds quite different from my 2SP, and the lip-plate is very different. I'm gonna test for a few more days but most likely I'll keep it...however.... The head joint seems relatively easy to slide in and out, I'm pretty certain if I attempt to (i...

Thanks

What kinds of instruments do you play, Phineas?

Hi! Another minor update, it is most probably not the flute - last night I was experimenting with different embouchures, I tried covering a bit more of the bottom lip and I was able to blow a very different, strong and immediate low C, as well as the other low notes. The entire range also sounded qu...

Hi again! Just an update. I still have problems with the low C, well I should be getting a brand new flute to replace this flute soon, so we'll see. But while I was doing as you advised, and experimenting with the embouchure, I happened to notice that every time I breathe in, my embouchure tends to ...

Hi! I got a Gemeinhardt 2SP. Also had it serviced, but with no one to check, who knows right? :-) Many people do have issues producing a Low C when they first start playing, and this may be the case for you as well. Try angling your air down into the flute more, and experiment with different apertur...

Hey everyone! When I play the notes from top to bottom e.g. C -> B -> A -> G -> F -> E -> D -> C I can transit from note to note without any delay. But if I play the lower notes totally apart, like C, D, E, there is a bit of a "ramp up" time; I need to blow perhaps like .75 seconds before the low C ...

Hey everyone! Just wanna say Hi! to the forum. I got a flute about 2 months back after hearing some tunes that I really wanna play but my Native American flute can't due to its scale - and have only recently found the time to sit down and practice for a little while every day. So far it's pretty goo...