Loud flute needed ASAP

pjuuldk · Post by **pjuuldk** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:26 pm

Il Friscaletto wrote:
The stage will probably collapse before they get a note out.

No, hasn't done yet

But one of the accordionplayers chair came once too far back, so he ended up tumbling down the stage

, luckely nothing happened to him, except a good laugh.

Peter

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:43 pm

I think you'll enjoy the standard Tipple, pjuuldk.

Just a thought: if the keys of your music allow, a G flute would cut through quite nicely. Doug makes a bunch of different keys.

pjuuldk · Post by **pjuuldk** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:16 pm

Chiffed wrote:I think you'll enjoy the standard Tipple, pjuuldk.

I hope so, I just ordered his 3-piece, low D, speckled bore with a wedge.
Doug tells me that he probably will post it friday or saturday, so with a litle luck I might have it around newyear.

I'm so excided

Peter

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:41 pm

That's just a challenge. Gives you a chance to blow the spit out of your flute.
That's all.
I wish that many fiddlers and accordians would shew up to my sessions.
I learned to play loud by default. I thought that was the way you did it.
I come from a low brass background. Moving air isn't a problem.

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:39 am

vomitbunny wrote:That's just a challenge. Gives you a chance to blow the spit out of your flute.
That's all.
I wish that many fiddlers and accordians would shew up to my sessions.
I learned to play loud by default. I thought that was the way you did it.
I come from a low brass background. Moving air isn't a problem.

Bass Bone? Maybe we should design a trigger flute: D to low A. Maybe G with an interchangable crook.

I hear you about air. Every impulse in my body wants to use more air than a flute will take. I'm going so far as to play more on a Goulding (little roundish hole) than on the Jon C. Pratten (big elipse) just for training.
It's hard to believe that I used to play gigs with my little German 4-key. Seems so terribly quiet now....

oleorezinator · Post by **oleorezinator** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:12 pm

i would reccomend a ralph sweet fife. paul mulvaney of boston used to refer to his fife as "gor, the accordion smasher!"

Jack Bradshaw · Post by **Jack Bradshaw** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:04 pm

oleorezinator wrote:i would reccomend a ralph sweet fife. paul mulvaney of boston used to refer to his fife as "gor, the accordion smasher!"

Absolutely ! I keep one of the little tubular ones in my bag at all times !

Edit: Looked it up.....

"Renaissance Fife: Simple, straight-bore styling with good intonation; plays easily in D, G, and A; and with cross-fingering, in other keys, One-piece construction, pitched in D; in Maple, sometimes other woods. Keep in the car! Start kids on this! "

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:09 pm

Mark Roberts referred to his Abell whistle as "Brutus, the Accordion Slayer," which is even better.

As for inherently loud flutes, you might want to consider a Healy.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:12 pm

Jack Bradshaw wrote:
oleorezinator wrote:i would reccomend a ralph sweet fife. paul mulvaney of boston used to refer to his fife as "gor, the accordion smasher!"
Absolutely ! I keep one of the little tubular ones in my bag at all times !

I have wanted to try one of these.

Jack Bradshaw · Post by **Jack Bradshaw** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:13 pm

bradhurley wrote:Mark Roberts referred to his Abell whistle as "Brutus, the Accordion Slayer," which is even better.

As for inherently loud flutes, you might want to consider a Healy.

When I was actually testing..the loudest I tried was the Healy (big fife!) and it was even a bit louder with the Noy head (w/ bone insert for the blowing edge)