Oh. My. Goodness. Check out the “Glissando” headjoint. It seems utterly cool…
Go to:
http://www.robertdick.net/index2.htm
Wait for it to load and when he appears, click on News.
At the bottom of the top paragraph, there is a Click Here link for the Glissando headjoint video.
This headjoint bends notes. Very cool.
You know, the first thing i thought when i saw it was “i bet Jessie has a couple”. 
I think Robert Dick is cool. And he can play too.
Holy $*&#%! A whammy bar for the flute! Very cool. Thanks for the link Jessie.
That’s pretty cool! I wonder if someone (hint hint) could make a whistle with a sliding head and a spring to return it to the “in tune” position? You could just push in with your mouth/lips… doesn’t seem like it would be too hard to make.
-Brett
That’s funny, Glauber. Actually, I don’t have any yet, but I will have one in four months.
linda hickman told me about a whistle called the in tune penny or tin whistle that had a something to cover part of the window so you could play half steps in tune. i think that she said the thumb of the top hand pressed a key to do this. i suppose you could slide into a note without using the fingers with such a thing. anyone ever see one?
The Shakuhachi has been doing this for centuries.
The flute just caught up?
Mukade
Actually the simple-system flute has been doing this for centuries too, it’s just not so easy with most Boehm-system flutes.
With a simple-system flute or even a tin whistle you can get nice glissandos by sliding your fingers off the holes; with a little practice you can easily do a smooth slide from low D all the way up to C sharp.
Check out Jean-Michel Veillon’s rendition of “Fretless Flute Song” on his “Beo!” CD with Yvon Riou on guitar, there are some good glissandos on there.
Some jazz player used to do glissandos as part of shis schtick. Was it Jim Walker, maybe? Not sure. You need a French model (ring keys) flute to do it, but you can do it.
R Dick’s headjoint is more like a “whammy bar” in an electric geetar (it bends notes “down”). Different kind of effect, can be very cool if you know how to use it.
Glauber, you might be thinking of Steve Kujala. He’s in L.A., does lots of film & freelance work there. Son Walfrid Kujala, longtime piccolo player for the Chicago Symphony.
Elizabeth
Yes, i think you’re right. It was in an interview in Flute Talk a long time ago.
Still, it sounds very nice.
When do we get the Timber version?
Mukade