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Oct 26, 2005 20:03


Off to Cambridge to visit my brother. Hopefully, there will be a detour to a music shop, and I shall return with a brand new, super shiny opened-holed flute.

I am ridiculously excited. Only problem being that I have to trade in my old flute, Ralph. (Yes, it has a name. Shut up.) It feels a little like a betrayal. We've done so much together. I'd ( Read more... )

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queenofausten October 27 2005, 04:39:13 UTC
are opened-holed flutes better?

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kalohalo October 29 2005, 12:39:22 UTC

So much. I'm not sure quite why, but compared to my closed-hole Yamaha, they sound wonderful. It's just a much richer, fuller sound. Admittedly, they're harder to play, especially for me with my terrible hand positioning, because if you don't cover the holes properly, you don't get a note. But after a while you get the hang of it. And hopefully it'll improve my technique.

Plus, if you concentrate really hard, you can feel the air in the flute vibrating against your fingertips as you blow. It's amazing.

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queenofausten October 29 2005, 12:40:57 UTC
:O ooo. i will have to aspire to getting one of those

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