Flute Making and Repair

The Inventor of the Bb thumb lever on the Böhm flute: Theobald Böhm or Giulio Briccialdi?

December 20, 2021

| Edition 3 - December 2021, Flute Making and Repair, Germany

by Ludwig Böhm ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday in 2024. The year 2021 marks the 140th anniversary from the death of two outstanding flutists and innovators. On this occasion, I would like…

Theobald Böhm’s comment on the open G sharp key

September 20, 2021

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| Edition 2 - September 2021, Flute Making and Repair, Germany

In 1981, 5 letters of Theobald Böhm to Wilhelm Popp appeared in Sweden by the aid of my research ad in a music journal, which are today in the Munich Municipal Archives, Estate Theobald Böhm I. In his letter of 5th February 1865, Theobald Böhm discussed in detail the open and closed G sharp key (original in German).

A 30-Year Anniversary of Emanuel Flutes

September 20, 2021

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| Anniversary, Edition 2 - September 2021, Editors' Choice, Flute Making and Repair, Interviews, North America, Switzerland

In 2021 we celebrate a 30 year anniversary of the Emanuel Flutes, played by some of the finest musicians and appreciated for their incredible sound, beautiful design and a strong, reliable mechanism.

Flute, one of the finest and most sensitive musical instruments

June 20, 2021

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| Edition 1 - June 2021, Flute Making and Repair, North America

by Amin Kashanchi Why the flute needs so much maintenance and repair? A pianist needs a piano technician only when the piano gets out of tune. A guitarist meets with a technician only to fix a broken guitar. Most of the brass instrument players know how to fix the problems of their instruments by themselves.But for the woodwinds, and…

Headjoints: Mystery vs. Mastery

March 20, 2021

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| Edition Zero - March 2021, Flute Making and Repair, North America

Making a headjoint draws on rigorous training in the mechanics of sound and surgical skills in measuring and cutting. But to produce a quality head, a flute maker also needs the ability to dream, hear, and intuit.

March 20, 2021

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