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Author: michael
Date: 2004-05-28 14:04
what effect does wood have on a flute? not asian wooden flutes but modern regular boehm flutes with the body made of wood. do they have a different sound than a regular metal flute?
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Author: richard
Date: 2004-05-28 15:00
I've once seen a soloist playing a wooden yamaha flute in my community orchestra. He played the mozart's concerto for flute, harp and orchestra. The wooden flute 's tone is warm, sweet and fine, completely different from my metal Boehm flute.
In fact, the flute that existed in mozart's times in the 18th century was those 4-keyed wooden flute. The Boehm flute was not yet invented at those times.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2004-06-10 07:30
Hi!
Yes, I have a modern wooden open hole, low B flute. The sound is a little softer and less bright than a modern metal flute, in my opinion. They are ok in an orchestra or band but the metal flute is easier to project with. Mine plays easily to high C# and D. I've even found high F on it, probably because the front edge of the mouthhole is very sharp. The bottom notes are well enough in tune but are not as strong as the middle and top range. The whole flute is well enough in tune, actually. They were common in orchestras in the 19th century. Good luck!
Wes Brown
Redondo Beach, CA
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Author: Robert Hawkins
Date: 2004-06-28 15:55
Flutes many years ago were mostly all wood. A wooden flute (like fine wood recorders) has a lovely sound that usually doesn't have the strength,or carrying power to be useful in a band or ochestra.
Great for Barogue/classical chamber music and solo sonatas. The metal (sterling.\/gold) flute is the best for modern playing.
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