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Professional flutes and headjoints made in precious metals alto flute headjoints: Yes: Yes: Yes Armstrong: USA: Now owned by Conn-Selmer: Yes: Yes: No Artley: USA: Now defunct Conn-Selmer brand. The company made piccolos, C flutes, E-flat soprano flutes, alto and bass flutes. (The bass flute was designed by T.S. Ogilvie) No: Yes: No Avanti: USA ...
The concepts of the Boehm system have been applied across the range of flutes available, including piccolos, alto flutes, bass flutes, and so on, as well as other wind instruments. The material of the instrument may vary (many piccolos are made of wood, some very large flutes are wooden or even made of PVC ).
In 1888, they were commissioned by Edward Heindl, the then-Principal Flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to make him a Boehm system wood flute. [3] [4] The Haynes brothers then produced over 500 flutes with the (unrelated) JC Haynes Company in Boston. Their 507th flute was the first of the new Haynes Company, established in 1888. [5]
While there is no exact date that the alto flute was created, large flutes have existed for several hundred years. [1] Some problems with early alto flute design included the long length of the tube, troublesome cross fingerings, inconsistent intonation, finger holes that were too wide across, and how far one’s arm had to be stretched in order to reach the finger holes, particularly in the ...
The alto flute. The alto flute is characterized by its distinct, mellow tone in the lower portion of its range. The tube of the alto flute is considerably thicker and longer than a C flute and requires more breath from the player. However, this gives it a greater dynamic presence in the bottom octave and a half of its range.
Guo Musical Instrument Company (GMIC) is a Taiwan-based musical instrument manufacturer, specializing in flutes, piccolos, flute head joints, and saxophone necks and head joints. Founded by Geoffrey Guo [ 1 ] in 1988, GMIC offers its products for sale online and through various retailers all over the world.
This is a list of United States Army fire control, and sighting material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group "F".The United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958.
Alto flutes - 8; Piccolos - 2; Bass flute in C - 3; Cooper's primary contribution to flute making is the Cooper Scale, [2] where the position and size (opening) of the flute's tone holes have been accurately determined. This has been now universally adopted and is promoted by all the major flute makers, in particular the flute maker Brannen ...