Top 7 Weird Flutes at Flute Center!

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[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Hi friends 😊 Hope you guys enjoy this one! I kinda let loose with the memes... And yes! That's actually what has now become Lizzo's flute, the very one! I was so tickled to hear that it had been bought and gifted to her. The perfect owner, IMO. 😊 I had SO MUCH FUN streaming and editing this. Thank you all for your patience while hubs and I have been grinding through his TSW symptoms. It's been wonderful to emerge back to some semblance of normal life. ❤️ See y'all in the next video! 🤗 -Jo

[@monica7878]

Quick question do I need to replace my headjoint cork because my articulation isn't as good as it was during augest through February now it feels like I'm playing through gauze or cotton should I take in because I'm about to start marching band camp and I'm pretty sure the flute teacher is going to give me a new flute

[@witchyvegan]

Well that's one way to prevent anyone from asking to borrow your flute, just get it custom made with features that no one will be able to know how to play 🤣

[@annpartridge4821]

Years ago when the flute convention was in New York, I was offered the opportunity to play the driad flute, but had to turn it down. I had just had lunch and had no way of brushing my teeth before trying it. It's bugged me ever since. You know all those Facebook posts where folks discuss advice they wish they could give their younger selves? Mine is to take a toothbrush and floss to the flute convention!

[@d3xbot]

In the hall of the mountain king be like 🎵I am running out of breath out of breath out of breath I am running out of breath to try to play this song I am out of f*cking breath f*cking breath f*ing breath -- BREATHES IN -- I am out of f*cking breath f*cking breath now🎵

[@AcornFrog]

Being a clarinetist, the Altus D’amore seems like a lot of fun. Can read clarinet music on a flute with no transposition 👀

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Right? Would be super handy

[@mrsaxophoneperson]

If you go back to Boehm's book on flute making he originally designed the flute with open G# and the switched B-Bb thumb key, so today's flutes are actually the one's that veered from the original design.

[@WorldofIntenseArtie]

For those who don't know, Open G# also improves the sound of the High E without the mechanism.

[@mattkosma3271]

I’m a tenor sax player and I bought an Altus d’Amore from Flute Center shortly after this video was made. Best money I ever spent! Such a great instrument and the sound is like nothing else.

[@GucciVal]

NGL, I’m a complete beginner and it felt good to see a professional flutist make the same faces that I make on a daily basis when hitting the wrong notes 😂 Loved the video!! 👏🏼

[@mc-not_escher]

As a former tenor and bass recorder player, this was really cool to watch (my mother is a soprano flutist/alto vocalist in our church choir). I’m a bass/contrabass singer and my aunt is a tenor as well, all of the three of us in the same room make for a fun trio haha. Really enjoyed the video!

[@kiaraeijo]

This was amazing!! One of the weirdest flutes that I’ve tried within the last two years was the Burkhart 998 Silver flute with 14k soldered tone holes; I didn’t like it with the gold toneholes. A lot of people who tried the Dryad Touch flute said it was too weird for them. As a person with perfect pitch, it was so weird to hear you play the flute d’amore

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Oh this is a goldmine of puzzled faces xD I sort of get it, I feel like that whenever our choir director asks us to all sing the bass line. I can't read bass clef, so my ears are hyper aware, while my brain is forcing my eyes to not look at the music too much lol. And crazy, the things you can do to a flute. I think the Dryad flute is my favorite. It looks like a fairy should own it. I welcome this video as a distraction, since I'm sick with Covid atm, it's fun to watch you figure out these flutes xD

[@thoregulden4545]

Basically all older German flutes by Hammig, Mönnig or whatsoever have those slanted footjoint keys (including rollers)😁 Bernhard Hammig, and if I’m not mistaken Phillipp Hammig, too, still offers that option nowadays!

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Really?? That's so cool!

[@justanotherfluteguy]

@@JustAnotherFlutist I can confirm Hammig still makes slanted footjoint keys :))

[@OB17358]

The Powell king wood piccolo is now on my wish list, along with the Mancke head joint with the wood lip plate.

[@billeterk]

Fun. I’ve played a Roosen octobass. From memory it had an extra key next to the g# so went to the A below cello. And, yeah tons of air required!

[@isaquedacosta2534]

Could you try the Di Zhao DZ GS-D Flute on your next review video?

[@blessedheavyelements8544]

Very nice and excellent idea! Best Regards and Best Wishes

[@chebbohagop]

The Bb absolutely has a different sound!

[@aspenx1304]

This was super fun to watch 👍

[@flautalee3090]

Excellent video!

[@Thedreadedflutist]

I want that contrabass

[@flautalee3090]

In ~~ 2013-4, John Lunn chased and sculpted my closed hole Haynes (28,xxx)that, when it was done, I named “Charm Bracelet.” John also modified the footjoint of another flute ~~ he angled the C#, C, B to be easier for me to reach. Thanks, John Lynn.🎉🎉🎉🎉 Not terribly expensive. Nice person.

[@havocmangawip]

I love this. I miss my old flute tech in Wisconsin. I drove a long way for one day service. He would set me up with around 70k worth of flutes to "doodle" on. Agreed with "too much metal" not helping my tone. You are such a good sport with the "weird" flutes. Lizzo's new flute is INSANE. I have played Alto, C, and piccolo.

[@MandyHieatt1]

Loved this!

[@itslyney3044]

"Basically, its possible if you throw enough money at people" ...XD

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

I mean... Right? 😂

[@itslyney3044]

@@JustAnotherFlutist This Video has the best quotes from you so far :)

[@valkyrie_592]

I absolutely love the dámire flute. This reminds me so much of the clarinet I thought, and then they said it. I was considering getting a flute but now maybe I want one in Bflat?

[@michaellee2731]

I knew the contrabass flute would be the thumbnail

[@lucasdegennaro]

This video was amazing!!!!!!!! 😊

[@ninoding]

Going there this summer!

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Omg, have tons of fun! The whole FCNY team is so lovely!

[@russellhummel9466]

OMG!!!!! i ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVE " THE DRYAD'S TOUCH" FLUTE!!!! Irt's soooo me all over!!

[@SaxandRelax]

I feel like the open G sharp could possibly attention to your hand from pushing down the key, and make it more difficult to move your other fingers as quickly

[@eriksnogenius]

Boehm liked closed g sharp, it was only because flute players refused to relearn the fingering. (It would be fine for beginners of course.) It doesn't make sense to have two tone holes for one note. It also creates a weak spot - that's where a flute bends if someone sits on it

[@dogsterooni]

You made me and my girlfriend laugh so hard I love your sense of humor :)

[@eastmarvista3267]

loved the video!

[@Tricky_Adventures]

and you thought your hands were small on the flute before the contrabass

[@ceicli]

Impressive and funny! 😍

[@calebvlogz8446]

I wanted Jo to play the pic solo from stars and stripes forever. I wanted to hear it sooo bad haha🎵🎶

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

Honestly I'm so self-conscious about that excerpt!

[@jlinwinter]

very fun video!!

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

A flute with spiders .. I'm sold! Needs snakes, too.

[@abedinsubashi]

As a Saxophonist and Clarinetist Doubler (who primarily plays in Bb) i rlly want the Altus D'Amore. I'm trying to learn flute and it throws my mind in a loop playing a C instrument. I always wondered if Bb flutes existed edit: just saw the price, i think ill stick w my armstrong C flute...

[@randolphfriend8260]

🤔 Thinking of that contra-flute stand . . . & . . . a piccolo flute stand?! 🙉 Who would?! How could . . .?! . . . someone would even need one?! 🤣 💙

[@pauljohnson4948]

If I had the money I would buy the open G Sharp Powell immediately.

[@ab-zg8pt]

I bought an Altus open g# back in June, and it is all I play on now. Also have a matching open g# piccolo as well. It's made me enjoy playing flute again.

[@emilybergevin651]

I am in love with that piccolo. I have a Yamaha GarbageTruck (the low G-D might as well be silent)... and then you go play that Powell! Dag nabbit! ;-)

[@shestewa6581]

I always find it weird that people have issues with the Yamaha piccolos. My first piccolo was a Yamaha student piccolo and it was bright and responsive throughout the register, even fine up to high high C# and D after a little bit of practice. But I think maybe I got lucky with a particularly responsive one from the production line 😂

[@shototodoroki2288]

Lol! I need a piccolo... I love playing flute, Honestly, flutes are under rated

[@idk-ki8mn]

The dryad flute is my dream flute

[@monica7878]

When she played the low register on the contrabass it remined me of Minnie from gidle singing in the beginning of oh my God

[@sheppardd03]

Oooo we have more weird stuff in stock now 🤣🤣🤣

[@OB17358]

How much was the Mopane lip plated head joint?

[@stephr5914]

My question for the contrabass is - at what point does a flute stop being a flute???!

[@PeterEvans_music]

When the mechanism to make the sound changes

[@simonmaweu5541]

Hi... You play piccolo I recently bought a piccolo but the instrument is out of tune The first octave is in tune while the second octave tends to be sharp If the instrument faulty or what should I do. Been playing flute for five years and decided I try the piccolo

[@TracyKMainwaring]

Does Lizzo actually own the John Lunn flute or did she just rent it for the event?

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

It was bought and gifted to her!

[@TracyKMainwaring]

@@JustAnotherFlutist geez, I'm happy if I get gifted gas in my truck LOL. I need to up my expectations 🤣

[@kiaraeijo]

What Joanna said; Lizzo now has three flutes in total. 10-15 years from now, she’ll probably be like Galway who has an entire drawer of flutes. Her other two flutes are Muramatsus; She has a regular silver Muramatsu (I believe she has the DS) that her dad bought her and then she has another Muramatsu that’s silver that was custom made for her and painted in blue.

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

Would the Bb flute be good for tenor sax/clarinet players??

[@Klara_S.]

Yes! I'm a tenor sax player (mostly oboe player tho) who started flute before sax It was so weird going from C to Bb back to C I love the Flute d'Amour because I don't have to do mental gymnastics just to play. Also, it's name translates to the Love Flute, so, that's nice.

[@KarinaEijo]

Do you have a t-shirt with this off the shoulder cut or did you cut it like this? I played for Wibb twice and got to play his open G# Louis Lot. R.I.P.

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

The T-shirt is like this!! I think it's the "Women's Slouchy T" or something like that :D

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

And wow, you got to play for Wibb, and his open G#!!! RIP ♥

[@KarinaEijo]

@@JustAnotherFlutist Honestly, I’d rather relearn to play with an open G# than have a split e on my flute. The split E was created to help with the problems of closed G#. I just don’t like feeling the extra rod under the right hand

[@ninoding]

6:58 “I still can’t find the hole.”

[@KPApothecary]

My muscle memory would not let me play that Powell.

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

After 53 years of playing my baby finger (right hand) has developed arthritis and the joint won't bend. The slant key would be awesome now.

[@peaceweaver3]

Some of the audio is extremely quiet, even at max speaker or headphone volume. 😞😞😞

[@monica7878]

OK I'm going to try really hard this year and the next 3 years of high school to get to the honors band for tmea and hopefully get to area and next year I want to try out for 1st flute just so I can play the muramatsu gx the flute director has

[@1015SaturdayNight]

YOU PLAYED LIZZO'S FLUTE 😮

[@JustAnotherFlutist]

I DID.

[@willistaylor4077]

How tall is Pedro ? 😄😄❤️❤️

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

That first gold flute is like TWO of her flutes?? It’s like 40 of my flutes’ price!!!

[@stephr5914]

I wonder if she meant the weight is like 2 flutes, since gold is really heavy

[@elbertajohnson937]

Fun

[@louisportalatin2790]

omg.. that flue ( you know the one ) its killing my ears and im screaming in my head ( THATS THE WRONG KEY ). I had to skip...

[@louisportalatin2790]

OKay okay ... HEAR ME OUT at 7:11 ... I DO NOT LIKE THIS ... lol its hurting my ears and causing me to question my existence !

[@michaellee2731]

Hahahahahah fail low b

[@Allbbrz]

why you showing this on youtube ? We are cheaper (poorer) people around and could never afford such luxury 😞