Listers - I was pondering this last week over my lower lip position in releation to the inner edge of the blow hole. I noticed that at times I find the blow hole over the bottom edge of the lower lip and riding very comfortably there. At times this position just doesn’t work and I find I’m holding the blow hole at the line between the fleshy part of the lower lip and chin. Then, as I tire, it would appear, the flute rides further down on my chin and lower down from the lip edge. Maybe I shouldn’t pay so much attention to it anyway!
Question: Where do you settle in on this lip position? Does is slide around from time to time?
If I knew how to set p a poll I would but this will work OK.
BillG
I just scanned down and saw the poll part but, ah, forged aboud id.
After spending the last few months messing with this (new flute & smaller blowhole have forced me to), I’m squarely in the mobile camp – i.e., “wherever it sounds best at that particular moment.” i.e., sometimes it seems I need to blow down into it more; sometimes the 2nd/3rd octave tone quality/tuning require a less-lip-to-blowhole ratio. Sometimes this is from day to day, sometimes it’s from minute to minute.
And then, of course, there’s the whole chin-sweat/condensation factor. That changes everything … constantly! Pity we can’t put a postage stamp on wooden ones like you can with a Boehm. :roll:
– i.e., “wherever it sounds best at that particular moment.” i.e., sometimes it seems I need to blow down into it more; sometimes the 2nd/3rd octave tone quality/tuning require a less-lip-to-blowhole ratio. Sometimes this is from day to day, sometimes it’s from minute to minute.