Good observation! Hi Rebecca — just to emphasize your comment about being nice to your flute. I recently had mine serviced after playing it for three years almost daily, and although to me it had nothing wrong with it, after some TLC from the service technician it feels like a different instrument, and plays so easily! So yes, be kind to your flute, and it will reward you!
For those of your students interested, mine is a Yamaha SII, an oldie but still good. There are many tricks we can use to get really good tone on our flute. These include different things at different stages of learning. Are you brand new? This happens at first until you learn to tongue right.. Have you joined the Gold Level yet? If not, come join and find out how fast you will learn! My flute sounds very breathy when I play. How can I adjust the head joint to make it sound better?
Cleaning does not work. My mom said something about turning it so the lip of the head joint points to the middle of the first key, but that does not work at all. Hi Hilde, first, make sure your flute is very clean- especially the tendons joints. Also, always twist when you remove the pieces. Hi Jocelyn, thanks for the comment here. I completely understand about the pad situation. Humidity does interesting things to instruments- as does overly dry places. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Hope to see you soon in a lesson module in the membership area here. I bought it or should I say my parents bought it brand new. I just want to know if my pads are in good shape and what exactly I should do.
Hi Ara, yes I teach flute. Every single day. See you soon! There are many Ian Anderson fans here learning. Keep it up! Hi Rebecca, Now that I have reached retirement, I promised myself that I would learn to play the flute … just for the fun of learning it. It sounds lovely and I can play all the low notes except low C roller already. It has a 60 day full satisfaction guarantee so I can still take it back. Or will it last for my first year of learning?
My wife gave me a Yamaha student flute. Not sure how old it is but it seems to play ok. Love it! Your YouTube videos have got me to where I am now. Thanks, Kenny. Hi Amritananda, I hope you can find a flute in your area.
I have other students in India, and they have found the right flutes at a larger music instrument store in the big city. Let me know what you find. I am curious as to which brands are available in India. Kindly advise on the purchase of a Concert Flute transversal from you with just one difficulty — Payback in Indian Rupees. If you can - I am ready for it even if I have to Cut some Meals. Waiting for your help. Hi Andre, your flute does not need to see a technician unless it is having troubles.
Welcome, Nicola! Your children will get so much out of watching you start and stick with a cool skill like this. Hi Rebecca, I have decided at the age of 36 I want to take up this new challenge and hopefully inspire my children to want to learn too.
I am waiting for my flute which should be here tomorrow. I am so excited to get it and make all my checks and then follow through your lessons. For now I will continue blowing pieces of paper round the room!! Does my flute need repairing? I have washed my flute before and nothing has seemed to gone wrong. You said in the article that when the pads are not sealing properly the flute needs repair, what do youean by this?
Happy -Andre. Unfortunately, the lessons in this online program are for the concert flute transversal. Thank you for the tips on how to care and make sure my flute is in good condition. Have a wonderful day. I am a returning flute student. What do you think? Should I try to find a used Yamaha or some other brand? I am enjoying the gold lessons. Any way I can get my high notes to sound less forced? They seem like they are not warm at all, how can I get them to sound warmer?
I guess I could say that they sound very shrill Thanks! Post by fluttiegurl » Thu Mar 01, am I have always been told to have pads changed every five years, depending on how frequently the flute is used.
I also have mine checked out by a tech every 8 months or so. Changing the pads should not have anything to do with intonation, but may have a great deal to do with tone quality. If the pad job is done well, you should notice a difference. How much should it cost? That depends on where you take it and what area you are in. A complete overhaul should include cleaning, buffing if needed , replacing any loose or weak springs, new cork, and pads.
Some places will do a standard pad job for less. Find a good tech. I had a band tech mess my flute up during a pad job. I now only deal with flute specialists. Post by flutepicc06 » Thu Mar 01, am Fluttiegirl is right. Pads, depending on use, geographical location, pollutants in the air, quality of the tops of toneholes, etc. Check the pad for leaks. If you find a leak, apply heat and make the appropriate adjustments until the issue is resolved. Slowly move your way up the instrument, re-installing each key with the new flute pad.
This is also a great time to oil the pivot points of each key with flute key oil and check your flute key height with a flute key height gauge, if you have access to one. Adjustments can be made with a flute key leveling tool. If your flute was in good condition before installing new flute pads, very few adjustments will need to be made at this time. Moisten the front of each flute pad with a pad slick and a tiny amount of water.
Using key wedges, force the keys closed and allow them to completely dry overnight. If everything has been done correctly, a ring should develop on the pad. Leave the keys shut for a day or two—the longer, the better. Once a couple days have passed, your flute is ready to be played. Have questions? Think this is better left to the professionals?
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You also check it. It allows users to send messages like notifications, alerts, otps, and verification codes in real time without any trouble or breaking a sweat. A good flute tech can let you know without a doubt on the off chance that you have to get them supplanted, however my theory would be that better late than never.
The pads will not affect intonation, as the piece of that that is identified with the instrument as opposed to the player is for the most part dictated by the scale and the headjoint cork. The tone hole seals much better causing your flute's response to be much faster. Also, because of the better seal, you only need the lightest touch to close the key.
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