She is straubinger certified, muramatsu certified, and her shop is the official burkart repair center east, serving the entire east coast and new england. Each key of a burkart flute or piccolo is designed to be an extension of the human body. Both of our seattle shops are dedicated to flutesnot to other woodwinds or brassand the wooden flute is our specialty. Please contact us if you have questions or are interested in purchasing one of the instruments below, or take advantage of our free trial process so you. Asis the flute is in very good playing condition but not overhauled. Resona 200, the new flute by burkhart this new model by burkhart now completes the range of flutes from this company in an innovative sector of the market. The curves, angles, heights, and reactions of the touch pieces maximize technique and minimize fatigue. The burkart professional model is a completely hand crafted flute with drawn toneholes. A conscientious daily study of these exercises will not only augment the flutists technical facility, but also improve his abilities in sightreading and harmonic analysis. He first learned how to repair flute in 1997 at a flute repair shop, altus flute korea, while pursuing a degree on flute performance at sangmyung university in seoul. Rotterdam saxofoon repairments woodwind instrument repair. Since the early 80s, music educators have associated the name valentino with the quick and easy repair of many wind instrument problems. Burkart flutes are known for their resonance, easy control, and extremes in tonal color and dynamic range. An impassioned repair person, louis strives to make every instrument sing, and you can be sure that your flute will maintain his solid precision adjustments.
Bertrems professional flute repair and sales makes handmade flute d amore flutes in bb, handmade eb flutes, and handmade stepup flutes in c. The flute mechanic is proud to be the official burkart repair center east. Over the last fifteen years i have been involved in the restoration of vintage flutes and in particular wooden flutes, from baroque through the nineteenth century simple system, culminating in the boehm sixteenseventeen key, both closed and open hole examples. The best saxofoon repairments and maintenance service leaded by a excellent specialist who brings his experience and daily dedication to build your dreams.
See who you know at burkart flutes and piccolos, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Price applies to flutes with regular wear and tear. Jl smith provides an extensive list of helpful videos with tips and techniques to better assist you in your repair work and caring for your instrument. Based on our years of serving the flute community, the carolyn nussbaum music company employees have put together the following flute related frequently asked questions faqs as an informational aid to our past and future customers. General conditions registered at the amsterdam chamber of commerce, no. Bertrems will include the complete disassembly of your flute or piccolo. We carry out a variety of services from repairs, selling items on consignment, and to matching our client with the inventory of flutes. Discover things to do in tallahassee and beyond with, a comprehensive arts and events calendar for floridas capital city in leon county.
On demand of burkart headjoint players and piccolo owners, the lillian burkart flute, with numerous innovations was premiered in 1996. Smith, we offer a variety of books to help your business while improving your knowledge. Based out of eastern pennsylvania, usa, the flute mechanic accepts flute, piccolo, and low flute repairs from all over the world. We invite you to explore kijiji village today and post an ad if. The scale and arpeggio studies contained in this book represent the very fabric from which most flute music is made. Thats why we created kijiji village to help you easily find or offer support for your local community.
He has traveled all over the world to work under and learn firsthand from some of the most renowned flute companies. Burkartphelan, incorporated was founded in 1982 by lillian burkart and james phelan. Video 3 of 5 lillian burkart of burkart flutes and piccolos shows us the keymaking process for burkart flutes. We sell altus, azumi, brannen, burkart, di zhao, powell, miyazawa, muramatsu. Flute world offers expert repair services on c flutes, piccolos, alto flutes, and bass flutes from minor adjustments to complete overhauls.
Burkart flutes enable the flutist to push the performance envelope by giving full voice and limitless technical possibilities to the instrument. When things go wrong with your own flute, its easy to find the problem and fix it yourself. Now, more than ever, its important to support one another. The procedure involves complete disassembly of the instrument. Flute making and repair courses take a course with the vermont guild of flute making, and learn the things you always wanted to know about the mechanics of the flute. Clean, oil and adjust coa a professional coa is the single most important service for keeping your flute in top playing condition and every flute should have a coa once a year.
Help us and become a producer for the flute channel over on patreon be a proud supporter of what we do here. He continues to give lectures on repair, building and acoustics of musical instruments. B flute artifact storage tray system a system ideal for archival storage or display of artifacts, these trays are constructed from heavyduty bflu b flute artifact storage tray system javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Selected loan instruments available at no extra charge. Every flutist is an individualand so is the flute being played. Quality is the object of all services offered at flute pro shop. Valentino kits have saved countless musical performances and eliminated lost rehearsal time, and have become a valuable resource for many band directors. Bflute artifact storage tray system university products. Lillian made flute bodies, keys, padded flutes and piccolos and tested instruments. Clarinet, saxophone, and flute repair manual and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Our experience and expertise on the bench has built our international reputation for serving musicians and technicians from novice to artist. Use code ktfl when shopping at the flute center of new york for these special perks ee shipping 2. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of.
A fully illustrated guide for players wishing to maintain their own instruments as well as for flute repair professionals. There are many ways for musicians to make a rewarding living beyond the symphony hall. Flute pro shop has always been proud of the outstanding work of david kee, flute repair specialist here at the shop. Sending your instrument in for routine service will keep it performing like new. All pads and cork will be removed including the head cork. Search for musical instrument repairs near you on yell. So all three parents the kid who pushed, the kid who fell, and myself have agreed to pay equally to get the flute repairedreplaced. What is the difference between vitalsource and bookshelf. After completing his studies, hong continued work as a flute and piccolo technician at altus flute korea. A flute or piccolo overhaul can return your instrument to factory standards, and should be considered once an instrument has seen extensive usage over several years. From the moment the first burkart flute was introduced in 1996, burkart flutes has led the way in design and material innovation. Blizzard jonas 2016 with flute pro shops panometer the december ebay amnesty flute repair special flute pro shops scary story contest winners. Every instrument requires regular maintenance to keep it in top condition.
Flute expert explains how flute repair works youtube. James phelan with contributions by lillian burkart, burkart phelan, 2000. The burkart elite flute is a handmade custom flute with soldered tone holes, burkart s microlink pinless mechanism is featured, with every flute option and customization available. We are still offering trials and sales through mail. This is putting it lightly, but rachael has the touch from many many many years of experience. General bench tools flutes, wind instruments, repairs. If your burkart flute or piccolo has a serious mishap, dont panic you might be surprised what we can fix. Burkart flutes information flutes, wind instruments. Christopher gerock was born at the end of the 18th century in germany and established his london shop around 1805 at 76 bishops gate. Johnstonbaughs inhouse repair shop offers instrument repair and maintenance for brass, woodwinds, orchestral strings and percussion for individuals and. Rachael is equipped and trained to service your burkart flute and piccolo to factory standards, and using original factory materials.
Providing the highest quality repairs and specialty services located in the pittsburgh area. A flute bookshelf good books for getting into flute playing and making by mark shepard. An illustrated basic flute repair manual for professionals. We require that an account be created during purchase so that you can access your book on our ereader, bookshelf.
If your flute needs anything, the flute mechanic is the way to go. Bookshelf art gumtree australia logan area heritage. Locate and compare collegesuperieurdemontrealcsminc in montreal qc, yellow pages local listings. The resona flute has the same approved scale as high quality instruments such as flutes by lillian burkart and models by burkart. Flutes repair, mechanical restoration, cleaning and parts. Smith is your source for a variety of brass and woodwind instrument products and services. Carlini is a member of the national flute association and can be seen at their yearly conventions as well as other flute associated conventions. This document is a comprehensive flute repair manual for the modern boehm and brogger flute mechanisms. With proper care, it will last a lifetime and maintain its value.
Best 30 professional flute repair in new york, ny with. Yamaha has provided a variety of products and services centered on sound and music. Learn the answers to these questions and much more as woodwind pioneer, david straubinger, explores the basic challenges encountered in flute repair and presents an overview of the pads and repair techniques he has developed to address these challenges. For emergency service, we usually can assist immediately, but please notify our office prior to shipping the instrument to us. I worked with her at burkart flutes and saw the detail she put into every flute that she touched. The body, headjoint and footjoint are thoroughly cleaned and polished. Jim has authored the complete guide to the flute and produced the flute fitness video on repair. Your account and login can be used to shop on our vitalsource store and access your books through bookshelf. Rachael simon is a trusted highend flute repair specialist based out of eastern pennsylvania. Flute expert explains how flute repair works duration.
Eastman, jupiter 300500 series, trevor james 10xprivilege, yamaha 200 series, pearl 500 series, solexa 101. One of two styles can be chosen for the instrument. All of our flutes come with a hard case and cleaning rod. Lillian burkart of burkart flutes and piccolos shows us the testing and finishing process for burkart flutes and piccolos. Burkart repair center pricing can be found on the burkart website. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. To keep your flute or piccolo at peak performance level, it is recommended that a routine clean, oil, and adjust coa be performed by an authorized burkart repair center every 12 to 18 months. A good library is an affordable and essential element in a technicians and musicians repertoire. Every flute option and customization is available in the elite flute. They met while in the employ of verne powell flute company. Burkart flute professional flutes, piccolos, repair, sheet.
Nkflutes is a one stop professional flute and piccolo store located in manhattan, new york, very near to the lincoln center for performing arts. At powell flutes we have a repair shop which can take care of every flute or piccolo and. Flutacious the west coast flute and specialty shop. To find a flute repair person outside the united states, go to our international listing. Learn about working at burkart flutes and piccolos. Instrument repair is a particularly intriguing and. Each lillian burkart flute and piccolo is custom made to the players specification. Burkart flute professional flutes, piccolos, repair. The pinless technology of the burkart flute is simple, unbelievably smooth, and repair tech friendly. Open quick view dialog for burkart resona 300 flute with. In addition to crowning the instrument with an exclusive headjoint, every burkart flute is crafted with the following features and techniques.
Sparx flute and harp duo joan sparks and anne sullivan. Were at twigg musique again to show you what its like to have a flute overhauled. Gill baker woodwind repairs, taunton musical instrument. The flute mechanic is also the official burkart repair center east, and is proud to serve burkart players on the east coast and beyond. Over the decades, innovation became a hallmark of the powell company. Your key work will be inspected and any looseness will be repaired and your keys are then refit properly. Buy flute repair tools kit with 16pcs open hole sound pads, musical instrument woodwind maintenance tools set. Not only damaged my daughters flute, but the case, her music books, and broke her practice cd in half. Handmade bb, eb, and c flutes made to order in elkhart indiana. Every haynes instrument is a delicate balance of art and precision engineering.
Service plans, description, closed hole cost, open hole cost. From the moment the first burkart professional flute was introduced in 1996, burkart phelan has led the way in design and materials innovation. Smith is your source for a variety of brass and woodwind instrument products and services expert wind instrument service and repair is the foundation of our business. Flute pro shop was named a top 100 music retailer for 2015 by namm summer technique. To find the nearest technician, click on the appropriate state. Please call the burkart workshop at 978 4254500 or the burkart repair center at 937 2154637. London flute and woodwind specialist carrying out musical instrument servicing, repairs and customisation. The c4 embouchure is a classic cut, producing a warm, round, sweet sound. Haynes bring the instrument to life, creating the ultimate catalyst for an exquisite musical experience.
I just wanted to know what the best route would be to replace, repair or piece it back together. From flute purchasing, to repair service, to selection of music and accessories, you will find only the highest quality products and service from flute pro shop. The burkart elite flute is a handmade custom flute with soldered tone holes, burkarts microlink pinless mechanism is featured, with every flute option and customization available. Written for college professors and students, as opposed to professional repair technicians, this illustrated document offers stepbystep procedures to guide readers through standard repairs and maintenance. All bertrem flutes are handmade in the usa in elkhart, in at the bertrem workshop. Listed below are the locations of certified straubinger pad technicians for flute repair in the united states. Step by step easy directions for overhauling your instrument first edition. Burkart flutes flutes, piccolos, repair, sheet music. Powell the instruments were immediately recognized as the very best a flutist could play. They are identical to those made for the burkart flute. Repair kits flutes, wind instruments, repairs, supplies. Namkung is a highly skilled flute maker and technician with over 30 years of experience in the field.
Burkart flutes truly live up to the motto precision that plays. Each flute must first be designed and constructed to the strictest of tolerances, then the artisans at wm. Excellent for use as a road torch or as a back up to a professional torch as well. Go here to browse through our extensive collection of available used flutes at your leisure. Learn more clarinet, saxophone, and flute repair manual. Get times and locations for performing arts, theatre, music, dance, visual arts, museums, film and videos, poetry and literature, kid and family events, comedy, special and free events, plus classes and workshops, public art and more. The burkart elite flute is a handmade custom flute with soldered tone holes, featuring burkarts microlink pinless mechanism. Burkart is a small artisan shop where there is still truth in the words hand made.