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Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-08-26 11:51
It's just something we've come to expect - saxes generally have all manner of engraving and that's normal, whereas clarinets (oboes, flutes and bassoons) don't. Yamaha have been putting some fancy engraving along with their logos on flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, but that's about it - you still don't have fully engraved bells to the same level as on saxes.
A flute player friend wondered why saxes have all the engraving on them but flutes don't. I've only ever seen decorative socket rings, engraved lip plates and engraved keys on flutes, but never seen engraved body tubes (apart from an Albert Cooper solid gold headjoint that was engraved with lines running along the full length of it (apart from the sliding section). I don't think the John Lunn flutes have engraved bodies even though the keywork is made to look like leaves, flowers and twigs.
http://www.johnlunn.com/lunnflutes/slideshow.html
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Maruja |
2012-08-25 17:00 |
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richard1952 |
2012-08-25 19:06 |
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tictactux |
2012-08-25 19:20 |
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Garth Libre |
2012-08-26 06:27 |
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SteveG_CT |
2012-08-26 06:37 |
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Chris P |
2012-08-26 11:23 |
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Lelia Loban |
2012-08-26 11:30 |
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Chris P |
2012-08-26 11:51 |
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