by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Mar 23, 2024 | Brands, Flute Reviews, Headjoint
Let me begin by assuring you that professional model flutes are well worth the money that you pay for them! Professional flutes are an absolute joy to play on. They are so much better than even the best intermediate flutes, even if that intermediate has a handcut...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Feb 25, 2023 | Brands, Flute Purchase, Flute Reviews, Headjoint
The Flute Center of New York sent me 2 gorgeous Powell handmade flutes, and 4 beautiful Powell hand-cut headjoints to compare the cut of their lip plates. Two headjoints are 14K rose gold: 1 headjoint has the Lumina cut, the other has the Philharmonic cut. The other...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 21, 2023 | Brands, Flute Purchase
The Flute Center of New York sent me a silver flute and a gold flute to test and compare to determine which one is better the silver flute or the gold flute. Both flutes are professional model Powell flutes that are nearly identical except their silver and gold...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Dec 3, 2022 | Brands, Flute Purchase, Gear, Headjoint, High Register, Low Register, Tone
The Flute Center of New York sent me 4 different versions of the LefreQue Sound Bridge to test. I had a lot of fun testing them out on my professional flute as well as my daughters’ intermediate and beginner flutes. In this blog I will give you the results of my...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Oct 29, 2022 | Brands, Extended Techniques, FluteTips
We all have intonation problems, and they can occur at the worst times where you feel like you’ve been playing in tune and then suddenly, you’re out of tune. And that might be because the people you’re playing with are different and you don’t...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 27, 2022 | Brands, Gear, Tone
Woodify Ring for Flute Review by DoctorFlute The Woodify Sound Ring is a clever invention by Alessandro Baticci – flautist, composer, and CEO of Woodify. Aptly named, the Woodify Ring is a ring of precision cut and shaped wood which encircles the headjoint, close to...
