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1st November 2005, 05:58 PM
Hello everyone, I'm just getting into playing and making flutes (so far bamboo and aluminum tubing) and I noticed something that I wanted to ask about.
I have experience in music and wondered why flutes aren't set up so the fundamental is the lowest open hole (not all holes covered). That way you could use the all covered fingering as the 7th (or flat 7th) and drop down then come up to the root. Is it just that that would make your flute harder to play since it would be one hole off on all fingerings? To me that extra note might add a lot of potential melodicly.
I am working on a flute like this and kind-of hit on the idea by accident (the scale is not standard - just made up by ear). Since the flute isn't tuned to anything but itself and I'm just getting the feel of flute playing I doubt I'll be playing with anyone else soon.
Well, thanks in advance, I just thought I'd throw this out for discussion.
Bob Z.
I have experience in music and wondered why flutes aren't set up so the fundamental is the lowest open hole (not all holes covered). That way you could use the all covered fingering as the 7th (or flat 7th) and drop down then come up to the root. Is it just that that would make your flute harder to play since it would be one hole off on all fingerings? To me that extra note might add a lot of potential melodicly.
I am working on a flute like this and kind-of hit on the idea by accident (the scale is not standard - just made up by ear). Since the flute isn't tuned to anything but itself and I'm just getting the feel of flute playing I doubt I'll be playing with anyone else soon.
Well, thanks in advance, I just thought I'd throw this out for discussion.
Bob Z.