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O'Connell's Lamentation is a nice soft starting song that seems to me to have a passionate middle and then allows you to cool down near the end. I always seem to kill the time in the middle of it though. One place to get the sheet music (I do not know of the history or of anyone that plays it) http:...

If enlarging the hole helps the flute become sharper, is equally true for both round and square embouchure. What about squaring out a round embouchure to help give it volume?

No idea about the quality. http://www.albawhistles.com/ http://jubileeinstruments.messianic-webhosting.com/flutes.htm Sloan D flute "new Generation" on Hobgoblin I have been looking for a turned metal fife for my backpack that didn't look like a piece of copper tubing with holes. Don't kno...

The gum that is around the edges can cause another problem. I had protected something with tape and the edges of the tape caught dirt. When the tape and the gum was removed there was a perfect outline of the tape scratched into the object.

I always liked fingernail polish. Nothing beats a big pink sparkling embouchure plate on a Mel Bay fife.

I could not find any information on the difference between Healy’s normal fife and his deluxe other than finger hole size and placement. Is there anther differances? I could not find any additional information on his sight, and was unable to reach someone by email.

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I am a very armature fifer, but I have found the round holes may be softer in sound, but easier to "bend". The modern square holes are louder (If you choose to play them that way) but are difficult to change the pitch on the fly. As for which is more common, it depends on the century it se...