by Erin Nichols | Jun 30, 2015 | Instruments, Shop information
In the spirit of talking about the plethora of different options that are available for flutes, I am focusing this week on options that are available to customize your lip plate and/or riser. There are many things that can be added to this part of the flute, often for...
by Erin Nichols | Jun 23, 2015 | Instruments, Shop information
One thing I have learned since coming to work at the Indy Flute Shop just over two years ago is this: there are a mind-blowing number of options available to customize your flute to your needs! Silver content, lip plate shapes and materials, silver mechanisms,...
by Erin Nichols | Jun 16, 2015 | General
Here at the Indy Flute Shop, I have the distinct pleasure of working with flute players of virtually all skill levels–from beginners to college hopefuls to true professionals. One subject that I think is beneficial for players of all backgrounds is becoming...
by Erin Nichols | Jun 9, 2015 | Instruments
How many of you have played a wooden flute? There are many different varieties out there, from traditional Native American instruments to pan flutes to fife-like instruments, but the ones I want to talk about today are the traditional, C-scale flute that we generally...
by Erin Nichols | Jun 2, 2015 | Shop information
It’s June! School is letting out, summer vacations are in full swing (well, for some of you, at least), and we are gearing up here at the Indy Flute Shop to celebrate our seventh year! In honor of this, let’s take a look back at what has been going...
by Erin Nichols | May 27, 2015 | General, Instruments
Hello, all! It’s great to be back from the Big Easy. Thanks to Jeremy, our Retail Sales director, for his wonderful musings on summer time playing last week. I wanted to elaborate on that subject some and give some tips on summertime repair and maintenance—especially...
by Erin Nichols | May 19, 2015 | General
Today’s post was written by Jeremy McQueary, the Retail Sales Director at Paige’s Music. Erin is on vacation this week but will be back next week! As we are closing in on the end of another school year, we have a tendency to want to take the summer off...
by Erin Nichols | May 12, 2015 | Instruments
This week, we’re focusing on another professional-grade flute brand: the Sankyo series. Sankyo flutes are also made in Japan; the company was founded in 1968 by Kikuo Hisakura, Hideo Takei and Taichi Oki. The name “Sankyo” can be broken down in...
by Erin Nichols | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
This weekend every year, the best that Indiana high schools have to offer converge on Indianapolis for ISSMA Band and Orchestra state finals. These students represent the best and the brightest of our schools, and we here at Paige’s Music and the Indy Flute Shop...
by Erin Nichols | Apr 28, 2015 | Instruments
A couple of months ago, I posted a video about different kinds of piccolos and the features and sounds they offer. (Missed it? Check it out here!) In keeping with the theme of discussing instrument care, I wanted to take a few minutes today to go over some important...
