The Tipple-Fajardo Wedge

Thomas-Hastay · Post by **Thomas-Hastay** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:42 am

http://dougsflutes.googlepages.com/thet ... jardowedge

Has anyone used this device? and if so,what did you think? Is it more effective than a Sanders Spike?(an intrusive conical spike used as a headjoint plug). These devices are supposed to compensate for acoustic faults in headjoint designs, but how effective are they???

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:59 am

I use Tipple's version of the wedge in my D Tipple, (as do many here). To my ear intonation is about the same, (good), but the overall sound is a bit more complex and wooden-flute-like. Once I decided I liked the sound better, I glued it in. Most seem to think it's a useful device, I think.

Aodhan · Post by **Aodhan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:12 am

Thomas-Hastay wrote: http://dougsflutes.googlepages.com/thet ... jardowedge

Has anyone used this device? and if so,what did you think? Is it more effective than a Sanders Spike?(an intrusive conical spike used as a headjoint plug). These devices are supposed to compensate for acoustic faults in headjoint designs, but how effective are they???

I have one in the Tipple D that I have, and it does increase the complexity of the tone quite a bit.

John

brotherwind · Post by **brotherwind** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:03 am

I fully concur.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:49 am

The intonation of the upper octave is a lot better with the wedge in on my Tipple C.

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:25 pm

It makes the second octave easier and more sure.
I would say it makes the note more pure,
not more complex - but that's just my experience.

I used double sided tape to stick my wedges in my
cylindrical flutes.
That way I can separate the wedge if I want/need
and swab (gently) without disturbing the wedge position.
I've even got a plastic wedge in a metal cylindrical flute (Keyless!!)
and it make a difference there too.

Oreo · Post by **Oreo** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:20 am

I highly recommend using the wedge on keyless flutes made of pvc pipe. Tipple only recommends them for his flutes that are somewhere around the D and E sizes. (I know he didn't recommend using one on the smaller G flute.) To me, it doesn't change the tone much, but improves the intonation of the upper register a lot.

I would not recommend using it on a modern metal keyed flute. They are supposed to be in tune without that.

Oreo

koktach · Post by **koktach** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:03 am

From a begginer point of wiev, I don't know why, but the wedge makes it harder for me to blow a sound out of my tipple. I can get the sound with the wedge after two weeks more or less most of the time, but the first week it was a lot easier for me to blow the sound without the wedge.

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