Left Handed Flautist Freaks Self Out.

Blackout_Entertainment · Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:41 pm

I play all my open holed instruments--diatonic flutes, whistles, recorders, quenas, etc, funny-handed. That is, the flute pokes out left if it is side blow, and my left hand is furthest from my mouth.

I thought there would be this HUGE problem converting to proper right-handed holding switching over to a valved concert flute.

But I never gave it a single thought.

And now I realize that I can switch up on the open holed flutes without it bothering me, and I can play right-handed style without any problems.

I always thought I was a natural leftie--maybe I'm ambidextrous.

Anyway, thought I'd share. :p

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:03 pm

Wow, that's really interesting. I wish I could switch to left-handed at will. That would make a good parlor trick.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:04 pm

We hate you.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:08 pm

Yup...we do

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:15 pm

put me on the list. you should maybe video yourself and put the video of the switch on youtube. then maybe i'd have less of a problem believing you.

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:20 pm

People used to do this in the circus.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:58 pm

I'm with Mutepointe. I just tried it, and I need convincing.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:03 pm

Lies, all lies.

Blackout_Entertainment · Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:30 am

Ok. I have a youtube account, but I can't make my video small enough size to host. Anyone know how I can make a two minute video not take over 100 megs? :|

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:32 am

I gotta see this and show my wife. She is ambi and will not feel so alone in the world now.

Blackout_Entertainment · Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:42 am

Joseph E. Smith wrote:I gotta see this and show my wife. She is ambi and will not feel so alone in the world now.

Just as soon as I can get the video to save small enough!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:02 pm

dear blackout: i hope you're taking our good natured ribbing as was intended. feel free to mock us right back in your video. is this the only thing that you're ambiguously ambidexterous about?

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:36 pm

Blackout_Entertainment wrote:I always thought I was a natural leftie--maybe I'm ambidextrous.

Try it without standing on your head half of the time.

ceadach · Post by **ceadach** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:01 am

Say that's a bit creepy and totally cool at the same time.

Can you do anything else right handed??? Just curious???

The Sporting Pitchfork · Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:16 am

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...

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