My new Seery arrived - now how do you grease threads?

Irish Flute
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Well, I’m back from Nebraksa, and my new Seery is sitting here next to me. Wow, what a great flute! If I wasn’t so tired from running around for the past three days, I think I’d play this sucker until my lip went numb.

Anyway, on to my dumb question…

I’m used to cork. There’s cork on my Dixon, there was cork on my Selmer sax, and I don’t know how to deal with the thread on my Seery. Do I use my cork grease? Vaseline? What’s best for thread on a delrin flute?

Thanks all!

Eric

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I’ve got thread on my Seery and on my Casey Burns flutes. Casey Burns recommends Red Ski Wax and it’s worked fine for me.

take care

jim d

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I don’t use anything, but cork grease should do it.

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I’ve actually never put anything on my Seery, however if you do you can either buy cork grease or make your own. I’ve tried an 50/50 mix of beeswax and almond oil or beeswax and vaseline.

Eddie

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I usually don’t use anything. Every once in a while, I might use the same cork grease stick I use for the cork tenons on the Hammy. Since the Delrin doesn’t change dimension, and isn’t prone to cracking, it’s not a big concern.

Probably if Desi was consistent about tolerances, there would be no need for thread at all, since the Delrin could be turned to a perfect press fit every time. Hammy had made a Delrin flute a few years ago, and it didn’t need anything to fit right.

I suspect that since the Seery is popular with students in Ireland, that the thread is to allow for any wear that might occur from poor assembly habits (starting assembly at an angle). With my original Boehm flute, I managed to loosen the foot joint by not properly lining it up and twisting it on, easily fixed by a technician.

Kevin Krell

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Thanks all! Cork grease is it if needed since I already have it handy.

Eric

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Well come on Eric you had time for a rest, at least some first impressions anyway. Still no Lehart so this week for sure. By the way, I have discovered a hole new range in the Dixon rosewood. Honken loud. Way fun. Take care and don`t bite your lip.

Tom

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Tom - it’s funny you say that, but so far I can’t get any more volume out of my Seery than out of my Dixon…I may just need to spend more time with the Seery.

A few quick impressions, the Seery has larger holes (as expected) which allow me to half hole again, but at the same time cross fingering (a big plus on the Dixon) isn’t much of an option. The embouchure is smaller on the Seery than I expected, but it seems to suit me well. I can go from sweet to reedy very easily. I do not find it a difficult flute to play in the least bit. I’m not sure if the Seery just suites me well or if the Dixon has just been a good flute to develop my embouchure on (I suspect the latter). I have to have the slide out 1/4" to be in tune - I didn’t realize I played so sharply (I’ve actually switched from having the embouchure hole facing me to the hole lined up with the keys on the Seery). I get a good C nat. with OXO OOO which really surprised me and will take some getting used to.

Anyway, I really like the Seery, but I’ve gained a new respect for the Dixon. For the price, the Dixon is a really nice flute. If I didn’t have the Seery, I’d keep the Dixon as a great travel/inclement weather flute. BTW, the Seery is one incredibly nice looking flute. For me at least, it seems like the ideal flute!

Oh, one other comment here (edited in later when I thought of it) - the Seery is a good 2-3 inches longer than the Dixon (it has the low C, C# vent holes), so if you’re like me and sometimes wonder around the house when playing, be careful with narrow doorways!
Eric