wow. Interesting. I totally agree with your point of how we feel when we are consistently able to produce good sound in the side blown flute. It truly feels like an accomplishment. :)
Thanks Sirji 😊🎉...,technically someone gave best ever training...its surely going to help specially learners n flautist also, now we have answers to technical side also 🎉...thanks once again.
Of course, Subhash ji. You are one of the finest flute makers. I visited your house a few years ago when the roads were under construction and it was a traffic nightmare 😁. It was a pleasure to meet you and your assistant, who was an expert at winding threads around flutes.
Sir ji namaste, I'm a Physics student and had interest in music, i have been always curious about things work?? I thought of learning flute so i read a book about flute making the behind physics. This is the video i was looking for 🙌 now I understand whole phenomenon it's beautiful... I make flutes and do experiments with and found a lot.... I want to know one thing what does the angle of the edge matter in a flute? I have made it 20-30° slope it makes sound flow easily but i think it makes the hissing sound and also produces higher note sometimes I would be pleased to listen from you sir ✨
Glad to know that you are experimenting with it. I do think that the edge’s angle and thickness makes a lot of difference on the sound characteristics. For example, thicker edge produces more bass overtones and thin edge more shrill overtones. The angle of attack should make a difference too. I think it is best to experiment and find out. If you can make flutes with various angles of attack and show your experiments that would be nice. You don’t need to make time holes. Just various blowing holes would be sufficient. If you can make mouthpieces that fit on top of a flute, that would be a great addition to the community. Something that I have been contemplating for a while. Please share what you find out.
Dear Sir Ji. Thank you for this valuable information. I truly appreciate it. I noticed too that the sound quality also improves after blowing for a short while, more like "warming up" the flute. Does the slightly moist and warm flute also follow your theory in that the the more resistance is experienced the better the sound quality. Thank you in advance, Sir Ji. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Agree with your observation. It is fair to assume that the flute “gets ready”. But I cannot explain exactly how. I will continue to explore. It’s also likely that the player warms up to the instrument. 😀
WOW! People hate any kinds of THEORY, but if they just know the importance of theories behind what they're doing (such as this one), they'll be far off better than ever.
Thought provoking question. In my opinion, straight flute cannot produce gamakas as smooth as a transverse flute. Players of double reed instruments such as Shehnai and Oboe produce smooth gamakas by micro muscle controls in their mouth. Similarly, Flutists manipulate pitch by moving the flute relative to the mouth by bobbing their head. In other words, smooth gamakas are produced by a combination of finger movements and the relative movement of mouth and flute. A straight flute does not provide this control. I think that is the reason why it is not as capable as a transverse flute. Also, the tonal quality of a straight flute is not as full as a transverse flute. It lacks bass overtones.
Dear sir, I am a retired bank officer. I would like to spend my time in music afresh and choose to learn flute online.As a fresher I need to know the possibilities in this direction. Learning flute not with the aim of performing in any stage but to my satisfaction. Expecting a reply from you,sir.
That is a great idea to spend your free time exploring music and the flute. It’s good that you have clarity as to why you want to pursue music. There are many resources these days for a self-taught flutist. In fact so many that people often get lost in them. Do you want to learn a particular style of music like Karnatic or Hindusthani classical or film and light music ? I can start by pointing you to online resources I have started to curate.
