Re: Somers flute blows flat
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:15 pm
The seller got back to me, and he didn't notice the flute blowing flatter than any of his other flutes, so either he subconsciously adjusted something, or it's just me.
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Is this your first Prattens type flute? Initially playing flat on a large hole/large bore flute is not uncommon for those coming from “smaller” flutes. This would be particularly true if you tend flat on those smaller flutes but don’t realize it because you have been adjusting with the slide.AngelicBeaver wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:15 pm The seller got back to me, and he didn't notice the flute blowing flatter than any of his other flutes, so either he subconsciously adjusted something, or it's just me.
I never was able to blow a Seery or Hammy into tune. When I came up flat when I switched from a Rudall- to Nicholson-type Olwell (nothing like the switch from a small-holed to a Pratten) and I bellyached about it, Chris Norman said to me, "Don't blame the flute for your inability to play it in tune."Loren wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:44 amIs this your first Prattens type flute? Initially playing flat on a large hole/large bore flute is not uncommon for those coming from “smaller” flutes. This would be particularly true if you tend flat on those smaller flutes but don’t realize it because you have been adjusting with the slide.AngelicBeaver wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:15 pm The seller got back to me, and he didn't notice the flute blowing flatter than any of his other flutes, so either he subconsciously adjusted something, or it's just me.
Indeed, though that type of straightforward, honest response is often considered insulting and unhelpful on these forums. One wonders if people would have the balls to respond to Mr. Norman the way they responded to me when I made similar, but somewhat tamer, comments recently…..chas wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:24 amI never was able to blow a Seery or Hammy into tune. When I came up flat when I switched from a Rudall- to Nicholson-type Olwell (nothing like the switch from a small-holed to a Pratten) and I bellyached about it, Chris Norman said to me, "Don't blame the flute for your inability to play it in tune."Loren wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:44 amIs this your first Prattens type flute? Initially playing flat on a large hole/large bore flute is not uncommon for those coming from “smaller” flutes. This would be particularly true if you tend flat on those smaller flutes but don’t realize it because you have been adjusting with the slide.AngelicBeaver wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:15 pm The seller got back to me, and he didn't notice the flute blowing flatter than any of his other flutes, so either he subconsciously adjusted something, or it's just me.
It's Chris Norman, he can say anything he wants. Just kidding; this was a private lesson. Probably my fourth or fifth from him, so I knew to listen and what to listen for, and he knew by then he really could tell me anything and I wouldn't get my nose out of joint.Loren wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:49 amIndeed, though that type of straightforward, honest response is often considered insulting and unhelpful on these forums. One wonders if people would have the balls to respond to Mr. Norman the way they responded to me when I made similar, but somewhat tamer, comments recently…..chas wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:24 amI never was able to blow a Seery or Hammy into tune. When I came up flat when I switched from a Rudall- to Nicholson-type Olwell (nothing like the switch from a small-holed to a Pratten) and I bellyached about it, Chris Norman said to me, "Don't blame the flute for your inability to play it in tune."Loren wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:44 am
Is this your first Prattens type flute? Initially playing flat on a large hole/large bore flute is not uncommon for those coming from “smaller” flutes. This would be particularly true if you tend flat on those smaller flutes but don’t realize it because you have been adjusting with the slide.
Sign of the times I suppose, but it does get more and more difficult to help people on-line these days, because people are so fragile and easily offended.
Anyway, for those who haven’t heard Mr. Norman play, or haven’t seen the flutes he makes, you’re missing out.