Also, the guy wrote me back and it definitely is a curved flute, with a wall in the bore, as I suspected. He sent me a pic which shows it better (I assume the pic on his main page is a prototype or something).
Wanderer wrote:
Also, the guy wrote me back and it definitely is a curved flute, with a wall in the bore, as I suspected. He sent me a pic which shows it better (I assume the pic on his main page is a prototype or something).
Hmmm -- this one has 6 finger holes, as opposed to the 7 previously pictured. Physically, there is no reason why this shouldn't be as responsive as a PVC straight flute, which is to say, it *can* be tuned properly to play 2 pretty-well-in-tune octaves, even if it is cylindrically bored. I shan't buy one -- ever -- but I'd like to play one sometime just for fun (reversed fingerings notwithstanding).
The picture on his web site looks to be a prototype image. His FAQ seems to indicate that it is a 7 hole (six on top one on the bottom). It looks like he may still be hammering out the details if his web page image needs updating. I wonder if the picture on the web page is a computer-generated image with the lady playing an early prototype.
It looks to me in the image that about two inches of the tube is unused. I wonder why a vent hole was not just placed up higher as in a walking stick flute. Artistic discretion I guess.
I wouldn’t doubt that this will eventually show up on a science fiction TV program. :roll:
Maybe his next flute will be a snail shell type so that it will be a nice conical bore instrument.
"Be not deceived by the sweet words of proverbial philosophy. Sugar of lead is a poison."
Y'all do realise that the efficient shedding of condensation is impossible with that design. You'd have to roll your head around to the left and tilt back while playing to get the flute to drain. So much for the input of professional players. :roll:
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
