Hi all!
I just uploaded a quick video of me play testing a Miyazawa 402 on my home page. As many of you know I was forced to sell my beloved Powell due to hand problems.
I know it it poor sound quality, but if you could give me your quick opinion on how you think this flute sounds I would appreciate it. I am really loving this Miyazawa
I am waiting for another Miyazawa to come in which is the 602 (Britannia silver) and an Altus 1107 and then I will make my final decision. I was super surprised to find out that I have I have no scale problems on this flute like I did when play testing it four years ago. Oh, and by the way, I am using my Nagahara headjoint on this flute in the recording. I plan on keeping my headjoint and matching it with a flute body. Thanks!

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Who ever just posted a comment under my video on my page, I can't read it :(

It seems that there is some sort of problem with the site.
I could not see my own posting. I think I might have made some repetitions...
Anyway, what I wanted to say is what a beautiful vibrato!
This flute really sounds good, even considering that the recording didn't show all the beauty of your sound in it.
Also, concerning the scale, seemed perfect to me.
Was the image made that way on purpose? I could not acctually see you :-)
cheers

Thanks I wish I could read my comments but like you said there is something wrong with it.
I made the image that way on purpose. I am a bit camera shy.

Wow Kara. That was beautiful!

The weight of the heavy wall isn't going to bother you is it?

I like that flute a lot.

You should make more videos.

Wow, thank you so much all!! I really can't wait now to get the Britannia silver one in! I will have to post some of the one. I did post another video. This time I put me in it. Warning! I move around a lot when I play. Sorry

http://www.youtube.com/user/Fluteragious1

Oh and no, the heavy wall is still lighter than my Powell. It was all in the heaviness of the keys on the Powell that ended up being the problem. I am able to play this one for hours without any problems. I opted for silver plated keys this time to take down some of the weight. I could not bring myself to get one with out a C# trill key. It doesn't even weigh and ounce, so the weight difference is not noticeable at all on this flute. I am able to play a lot more lyrical, sweet and not so over powering on this one. I like it a lot.

I've just watched your video's,, Wow ,,The river flow in you, sounds so beautiful, looks like you found your new flute..

Please let us know what you think about the Britannia silver Altus 1107. That's what I got last year. Does it sound good with your Nagahara headjoint?

Okay, I will. I won't have it until tomorrow. I don't think that my Nagahara head will fit on it as I tried fitting it to the ones at the flute fair and it was too big. It is probably going to have to be incredible for me to pick it as I am so in love with this Miyazawa.

I love the videos. Keep them comming after you get your flute!!

hey kara very nice indeed as for the weight of the keys i wouldent think that sterling silver compared to base metal would be all that different

personaly i would much prefer sterling silver fittings the reason being if thay get damaged thay are so much easier to fix than plated same as general wear its relatively easy to repair sterling compared to base metal that has a tendancy to crack

all so some may not agree with me but i believe that the sound is more pure on keys in silver when the body is allso silver as the metal resonates as one all metals resonate to a certain extent now when different metals are combined with completely different crystal structures its no longer a even amount throughout the flute its a bit hard to explain without giveing you a crash course in metalurgy

easiest way to explain its like a piece of paper and a piece of cardboard in the wind the paper will ripple and move freely and the card board will be quite stiff and ridged when the two pieces are combined the amount ove movement in the two is not even but when two pieces of the same are combined the movement is even between the two

now even tho this is on a molecular level with a flute it would have to have some impact on the pureity of sound temperature can all so play apart in it to as different metals expand and contract at different rates so a flute made completely of the same metal will react as one i hope this helps and good luck with your choice now you may just have to try one of my handmade head joints for your new flute

I have a scale and have actually weighed some of the keys and they are lighter that on the keys of the all silver Powell. I can feel a big difference. I do think that a lot of the weigh in my Powell was in the mechanism though and that may differ from another make like a Miyazawa. I play on a Nagahara headjoint and love it and plan to match it up with what ever body I choose. I have changed headjoints too much and want to try and just stick to one from now on. I myself have never heard a sound difference in a flute with plated keys against one with solid keys. There is no need for me to spend the extra money on solid silver keys at this point. I would rather pocket the extra cash and go on vacation. lol!

Kara, once more congrats!
Now it's really better that I could see you in the second video.
What's new? I could see your expression while playing.
I can say that you "sing" the music, because it's clear that you move your body according to what you're playing.
Other noticeable aspect is that no matter you are playing the highest point of the phrase or the lowest (more piano), the tuning remains perfect along with your beautiful and intense vibrato.
You know I love Nagahara... You just sound wonderful in it.

Thank you Yes, I do love my Nagahara. It is my third headjoint by that company. I think that is a good sign that I should just stick to that one. I move way too much for my liking, but I can't stop no matter how hard I try. I wanted to load some classical pieces but something is wrong with my laptop and it wasn't working. I am having my husband fix it right now. Maybe I will be able to load some more tomorrow after I get the other flutes in. My husband and I plan on making a video together. We will have to see if it works out. Thanks again!

I'll be here just waiting for your new videos.
Good luck :-)

kara my coment was to try one of my flute head joints as i have read so many of your posts and respect what you write you are a far superior musician than i will ever be and i felt your coments on my head joints would be invaluable i plan to ask a number of people to try them to get there input so hopefully i can create not just a head joint but a truly magnificent head joint and i feel there would be no better way to quickly gain a reputation for producing a sort after
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