From: Glen Ross <ross@...>
from Hoffman <hoffman@...>:
They have ring keys, rather like a clarinet. It's nice to have open
holes
but I find the holes too close for my large fingers (have you tried one
Glen?).
I have the same problem. My large hands and the picc do not make
comfortable partners. Like everything else it is possible to get
around it but I never feel happy playing the shreiking stick and only
play it if gold bricks are on offer from the booker.
I have small hands and fingers and couldn't play the open holed picc
comfortably. The rings had a strange feel to them, not like the open hole
flute I'm accustomed to.
Anyway, who would want to play a picc when bass flutes are available??
I had another good practice sesion on the bass flute at NFA, I played 2
octaves. Well I got a sound out of most of 2 octaves.
Played a chromatic scale 3 octaves on the alto rather easily.
Has anyone tried the new Trevor James Alto Flute? It's heavily discounted
in the States for the rest of Sept as an introductory offer. $1300-1400
US. I think Cincinnati Fluteworks has them.
At NFA, Someone played a bass and alto flute solo I think it was somebody
from Caliendo (sp) Pub. It sounded gorgeous. I had never heard either as a
solo instrument before.
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I have received posts telling me that someone is sending people mail
complaining that those people are sending post which is not connected
with flutes and flute playing.
So the rest of us who haven't been "warned" should start posting non flute
messages til this person gets tired of writing complaint notes? <GG>
Seriously, perhaps they should just be referred to Larry's list. Sounds
like they'd be more comfortable over there.
To make this non flute related... my sister's wonderful dog, Jazz, just
died. She was 14, an adorable, sweet friendly dog. She was my sister's
baby.
Better get my morning caffeine.
Jane
tupin@...
