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| Plugging Open holes & HJ | 10/14/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I play a Powell Silver Conservatory open hole flute. For the first few months I played with the ...
A: Bruce! The Aurumite head probably would not be a perfect fit for the barrel of your flute right ...
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| Plugging Open holes & HJ | 10/13/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I play a Powell Silver Conservatory open hole flute. For the first few months I played with the ...
A: Having plugs in the keys of an open hole flute will not affect it in any way at all. They have no ...
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| Marching band flute | 10/12/2008 | Holly |
Q: My daughter is 14 years old. She plays flute in her high school band. Her old flute is a Yamaha 221, ...
A: Hey Margaret, The Emerson your daughter's band teacher recommended looks like a good flute for ...
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| surface plating | 10/11/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I have a flute that is thirty years old, it is an Armstrong. My daughter wants to play the flute ...
A: I don't know what the tech you took that flute to meant by the flute having "too much surface ...
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| F wont work, but others will! | 10/8/2008 | Holly |
Q: I have the weirdest problem ever. Seriously. On my newest flute, all of the notes will play (the ...
A: Hey Chris, That's such a shame, to get a new flute and then find it's got some problems - ...
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| Buying intermediate flute | 10/5/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I am 22 and have been playing flute for close to 5 years now. I own a yamaha 221 (my first and only ...
A: Mina! The amount of silver (or gold, or platinum, or, or, or...) makes absolutely no impact on the ...
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| Flute playing and alto sax | 10/5/2008 | Holly |
Q: I was wondering is their any differences beteen the alto sax and the flute? I play the clarinet most ...
A: Hey Moses, I've never played sax myself (or clarinet), so I can't say which is harder, but I do ...
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| Buying intermediate flute | 10/4/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I am 22 and have been playing flute for close to 5 years now. I own a yamaha 221 (my first and only ...
A: First of all, let me say that in my opinion, only your feelings about an instrument matter when ...
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| Audition piece and flute to picc | 10/4/2008 | Christine |
Q: Here is a little background on me: I started playing the flute when I was 10, and played through ...
A: Bobbie, Good for you for wanting to get back into music! Here are some suggestions I have for grade ...
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| Armstrong 104 | 10/3/2008 | Christine |
Q: i'm just try to see when my flute was made. Thanks 8045254 Thanks for your help.
A: This a very easy thing to do for Armstrong or any Conn-Selmer brand. Go to the Armstrong website and ...
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| should I buy that flute? | 10/3/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I got interested about a flute on sale on ebay and I am looking for your opinion: The flute in ...
A: I honestly would not suggest that you purchase that flute if you're looking for an instrument to ...
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| Tonguing | 9/29/2008 | Christine |
Q: What are some exercises that I can do to become better at tonguing and articulation. ANSWER: Hi ...
A: Fur Elise as in a transposition of the piano Fur Elise by Beethoven? While that may be fun to play ...
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| Trying to locate a vlaue or appraiser for Piccolo | 9/29/2008 | Christine |
Q: Just wondering if you know of any where in the USA that I can go to get a value or appraisal on my ...
A: You will probably have a difficult time trying to appraise an instrument online. I suggest you go to ...
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| Yamaha flute | 9/28/2008 | Christine |
Q: I recently bought a Yamaha flute 211 from ebay. How can I tell if it is real or not?
A: Buying things on eBay can always be tricky. Lucky for you, the Yamaha 211 is an actual model and ...
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| Haynes Flute and Piccalo | 9/27/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I have been given a 1931 Haynes flute and a 1934 Haynes piccalo. I would like to know where I can ...
A: MariJane! If you're looking for an appraisal in order to establish insurance value, I would write ...
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| Db piccolo conversion? | 9/27/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: Could you convert a db piccolo to a c piccolo with a new c headjoint used on the db piccolo instead ...
A: Unfortunately there is no way to make a D flat picc play in the key of C without some MAJOR surgery ...
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| Best Flute | 9/26/2008 | Christine |
Q: Of the major top flute brands, which one is the best for sound, longevity, quality, and overall ...
A: I think you should know first that this question will usually receive a highly opinionated and ...
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| beautiful Sterling silver sfl-281S flute | 9/26/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I have been looking at flutes to upgrade a 211s. I wondered if you could tell me if the Sterling ...
A: I absolutely agree with your gut feeling, and I would never recommend that anyone buy a Sterling ...
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| Haynes Flute and Piccalo | 9/25/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I have been given a 1931 Haynes flute and a 1934 Haynes piccalo. I would like to know where I can ...
A: MariJane! In my opinion, the best option for cleaning up two such high quality instruments ...
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| Flute | 9/25/2008 | Christine |
Q: Hey there! I waz just hoping you could tell me some things about the flute as I am considering to ...
A: Wow, what a great list of questions. I do, however have a quick one for you: Do you already play the ...
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| Tonguing | 9/24/2008 | Christine |
Q: What are some exercises that I can do to become better at tonguing and articulation.
A: Here is an easy exercise for you to try: Without your flute, practice putting the tip of your ...
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| Technical Books for Flute | 9/24/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I am at an advanced beginner / intermediate level in flute. I am interested in what you think are ...
A: It sounds like you've got a very good grasp of the various books that focus on technique. If you ...
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| Flute auditions | 9/22/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: My sister would like to become a professional flute player and so she is following her dream and ...
A: What your sister's instructor is telling her is not, in my experience, true at all. College music ...
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| First time beginner Flute buyer | 9/22/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I've just started taking flute lessons. The flute I've rented is an Armstrong 102. I'd like to buy ...
A: Congratulations on your new flute! I hope it brings you many years of happiness! I can't comment ...
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| Flute Amati Denak AFL 214 | 9/22/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: My daughter (7 years old) will start this year studying flute. Which flute should choose? I can buy ...
A: Armando! The flute I referenced in my last message was found at www.justflutes.com, which is the ...
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| A difficult piece of music | 9/22/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I'm a freshman flutist at my high school. I somehow got placed into our Wind Ensemble class, which ...
A: These are some EXCELLENT questions, which surprisingly few people ask. You seem like an ...
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| Flute Amati Denak AFL 214 | 9/21/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: My daughter (7 years old) will start this year studying flute. Which flute should choose? I can buy ...
A: I would not suggest buying an Amati-Denak flute. The company does not produce particularly good ...
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| Gemeinhardt intermediate flutes | 9/21/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I just bought a Gemeinhardt flute. I've been playing for almost 6 years, on my mother's old ...
A: Hey there, Morgan! Unfortunately, I can't tell you that you won't need to buy another flute in a ...
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| flute purchase | 9/21/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: My daughter is 13 years old and is starting her 4th year playing flute. She plays in the school ...
A: For the budget you've got, there are some excellent instruments available. At this level you start ...
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| Yamaha flutes on ebay | 9/20/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I'm in the process of buying a student Yamaha flute for my daughter and came across some sellers on ...
A: Unfortunately, there is no definite way to be sure that a flute on eBay is actually what the seller ...
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| Flute "Playability" | 9/19/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I have a flute as one was mentioned in a question to you - Artley, about 1975, 18-0, silver plated I ...
A: Hey there, Bob! I think it's fantastic that your son is going to be getting your old flute, and ...
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| Flute polishing cloth | 9/17/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: My godchild started band today with a flute I gave her for Christmas. She has emailed me with a ...
A: The reason the cloth turned black was that it was picking up tarnish from the surface of the flute. ...
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| Artley Flute | 9/16/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: We have an Artley Flute we purchased about 30 years ago. Now our granddaughter wants to learn to ...
A: Butch! From a purely financial standpoint, it doesn't make much sense to have an Artley in that ...
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| Jean Baptiste | 9/14/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: What do you think of the flute brand Jean Baptiste? Thanks! Jay
A: To be frank, I would never recommend that anyone buy a Jean-Baptiste flute, or any other like it. ...
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| Polishing My Flute... | 9/14/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I just got a brand new Gemeinhardt flute and I was wondering if I should use my polishing cloth ...
A: If by "cleaning" you mean "swabbing" your flute, then yes, you should absolutely do that after every ...
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| new headjoint | 9/13/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I am on my way to trying out new headjoints for my Gemeinhardt 3OSHB. Your last answer spoke about ...
A: Mary! How long have you been trialing the headjoint that plays flat through the second and third ...
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| flute end falls off | 9/13/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: Is there a way to make the connection tighter so the end joint doesn't slip off my daughter's ...
A: Any competent flute tech can fit the tenon (the part that slips into the footjoint) to the correct ...
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| Getting different sounds from an Amplified Flute | 9/10/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: Is it possible to electronically get much different sounds on a flute? I know its done on electric ...
A: Hey there, Salvatore! It's absolutely possible to get some very unique effects when playing an ...
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| flute | 9/10/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I wanna go to a good music college next year, and I wanna know what is the best suggestion for ...
A: Without knowing exactly level you're at as a musician, I'm afraid I'm a bit limited when it comes to ...
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| flutes | 9/6/2008 | Herbert Smith |
Q: I play an Armstrong closed hole flute and am looking to upgrade to an open hole flute but,i do not ...
A: Unfortunately, I would never recommend that anyone buy a Rossetti flute, or any other like it. ...
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