Flute Beards
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Flute Beards
I'm pleased to bring you folks news of a new fluting breakthrough. After much research we found that much of the 'pure drop' trad sound came from the interaction with the airflow with the facial hair of the players. Here's some examples:
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After extensive wind tunnel tests we have come up with the 'Flute Beard' this product clips on to your flute The ingenious design means that it is suitable for both ladies and gentlemen. It is of course fully washable, which is a good thing as the finest results were obtained by dipping the moustache section into some Guiness before playing.
and also
and last but not least
After extensive wind tunnel tests we have come up with the 'Flute Beard' this product clips on to your flute The ingenious design means that it is suitable for both ladies and gentlemen. It is of course fully washable, which is a good thing as the finest results were obtained by dipping the moustache section into some Guiness before playing.
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Nah; it's really just a "gimmick," after all.
If my good tone comes from my beard helping get the angle right on my embouchure, and your good tone comes from hard work--and I've heard clips of you playing, you do have a lovely tone--that makes you the better flutist, in my opinion.
--James
If my good tone comes from my beard helping get the angle right on my embouchure, and your good tone comes from hard work--and I've heard clips of you playing, you do have a lovely tone--that makes you the better flutist, in my opinion.
--James
JessieK wrote:Geez, I guess I'm out of luck, then.peeplj wrote:I feel my tone did improve after I grew a beard.
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I grow a beard in the winter. I hate shaving, but I sweat so much that a beard is just way uncomfortable when it's warm. For fluting, this is the opposite of what's needed: in the summer, the flute sildes around on my lip due to the sweat, whereas a beard would provide a little friction. This is yet another reason I prefer boxwood, since it's less slippery than blackwood.JessieK wrote:Geez, I guess I'm out of luck, then.peeplj wrote:I feel my tone did improve after I grew a beard.
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Brilliant, Treeshark!
I actually found that having a beard was detrimental to my flute playing. Physically, of course, the flute will be positioned differently when resting on a beard, so you have to get used to place the flute somewhat differently when sporting a beard. In addition, beards grow (and sometimes get a trim again), and it all impacts the way you have to hold the flute. Bother, I say!
Jens
I actually found that having a beard was detrimental to my flute playing. Physically, of course, the flute will be positioned differently when resting on a beard, so you have to get used to place the flute somewhat differently when sporting a beard. In addition, beards grow (and sometimes get a trim again), and it all impacts the way you have to hold the flute. Bother, I say!
Jens