I’m doing some trouble shooting on a Hamilton flute and could use some feedback to establish a bit of a baseline, here’s what I’m looking for from any owners who might care to respond:
How far out does the tuning slide on your Hammy need to be pulled out in order to play at A=440 when measured on a tuner? For the purposes of this little experiment, please use the 1st octave G note, and play at “Session” volume.
Once you have the G tuned to A=440, how far off, if at all, are the bottom E and D notes?
What sort of headjoint stopper does your Hammy have (cork, delrin convex, etc.), and at what distance from the center of the embouchure hole is the stopper located?
Is your Hammy keyless or keyed, and if keyed, how many keys and which ones?
Finally, how old is your Hamilton flute?
Any responses would be greatly appreciated as I’m trying to sort out some issues with a particular Hamilton flute, but don’t have any others on hand to compare with.
I’m good–we’re hanging in there. I hope you are ok and that things are going well for ya.
Here’s what I find with my Hammy:
How far out does the tuning slide on your Hammy need to be pulled out in order to play at A=440 when measured on a tuner? For the purposes of this little experiment, please use the 1st octave G note, and play at “Session” volume.
Just a hair less than 1/2 inch.
Once you have the G tuned to A=440, how far off, if at all, are the bottom E and D notes?
low e is about 4 cents sharp, low d is about 8 cents flat, blown with equal force to have G in pitch
What sort of headjoint stopper does your Hammy have (cork, delrin convex, etc.), and at what distance from the center of the embouchure hole is the stopper located?
Delrin stopper fitted with cork on the sides. It has a concave face (I think that’s right, the center is farther from the embouchure than the edges–I get concave and convex mixed up). I keep the center of the stopper at 20 mm from the center of the embouchure, per Hammy’s advice.
Is your Hammy keyless or keyed, and if keyed, how many keys and which ones? keyed, 6 key, standard 6 keys
Finally, how old is your Hamilton flute? started life as a keyless about 3 years ago, and received the 6-key body about a year ago.
It’s in tune just a hair under 3/8" / 9 mm. (FYI, I almost always blow flat, regardless of instrument. I can’t blow my all-wood Olwell or Sweet into tune, the best I can get is about A435 or so.)
Once you have the G tuned to A=440, how far off, if at all, are the bottom E and D notes?
Low E is on pitch +/- 2 c, low D between 5 and 10 c flat.
What sort of headjoint stopper does your Hammy have (cork, delrin convex, etc.), and at what distance from the center of the embouchure hole is the stopper located?
Stopper is pretty hard black plastic, possibly Delrin, flat face as far as I can tell.
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4) Is your Hammy keyless or keyed, and if keyed, how many keys and which ones?
5) Finally, how old is your Hamilton flute?
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Thank you for the responses evereyone, the info has been very helpful. When I get a little further along with the instrument I’m working on, I’ll try to post a bit more.
I’m gonna try to pry you away from that Baroque flute long enough to help me out with some numbers on this one 