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 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 | 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 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 | 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...
