Anyone here going to the NFA Convention? Make sure you stop by and see me if you do. Pearl Booth 13,14,15..

Joe B

I will be at the Jupiter booth most days in the afternoons, so come by and see the new Jupiter Picc

Patrick and I will be at a pizza joint in the evening too. Please don't stop by for that. It won't be pretty and we are not sharing anyway...

Joe B

Joe B, you say that you are not showering after this pizzafest? This conv. could get mighty grungy by Sunday morn. :-)

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Is it, John's Pizza
http://www.greatrestaurantsmag.com/NYC/restaurant_view/190/

I'm going to the galway world record performance! I hope we don't get trampled! Do you guys understand the costs at all? I read in a brochure you need to buy membership which was around $85, then it was about $125 for 1 day to look at the exhibits but someone else i know thought that was for exhibitors only and would actually cost more like $300 just to SEE the exhibits for 1 day.

Thanks!

I'll definitely be there- I'm playing in the collegiate flute choir!

The Pearl booth is all setup and ready to go.

I have the best view of Times Square from my room too...nice

Joe B

Hi Joe,
I saw that pic. Very scenic. I think that you can see the lawn chair people in that shot. My wife said that she wanted a lower floor..... uggh
We are traveling in in the morning.
Hope to find the Pearl booth and the Jupiter and the Haynes, the Naggies, the Powells.
~bilbo
N.E. Ohio

So how was it? Was it everything you hoped for? Was it flute overload? lol! I so wanted to blow on those gold flutes next to the uppity flute class-man.

i would have loved to go- to try out some of the posh expensive flutes, and to help with the world record- i am going to see james galway in croydon though in december. but cause i am in the uk i counldn't

Trying out a bunch of flutes was wonderful experience. The expensive ones included. Hearing world class flute playing is priceless of you want to really know the flute. I stayed in the Convention hotel (18th floor) and estimated that the taxes alone on the room and parking were about $2.50...per hour.

Most interesting> IN the running.....Leonard Lopatin's square keys flutes are very interesting to me because they don't sacrifice in speed with the bigger keys and square tone holes concept....but rest assuredpadding won't be an issue as long as Lenny is around..I'd think.
Most expensive flute that I tried? I'm really not sure. Since I'm not buying, that's not on the top of my head. I was trying the one Powell and someone asked the price. It was $50K but ...(Here's the kicker)it comes with the two foot joints.
I think that the most artistically beautiful flute is the John Lunn creation.
http://www.lunnflutes.com/index.html
that is apparently $60K...It plays nice.

of course there are the Nagaharas that one should consider or the wood varieties and the antique Lot flutes at the Flute Center of NY. http://www.flutes4sale.com/lot_7690.html
these flutes are much easier to hold compared to the gold honkers because they weigh in like feathers ...
Of course for the band kids, these flutes aren't your standard lightsabres for marching band playing.

As the saying goes, "IF you have to ask the price, you really can't afford it."

overload? Times Square is right there... If one ISN'T overloaded by that concept...then it's fine. Otherwise for the rest of us, it's like riding a roller coaster. So, It's good to be home but I do miss the excitement. It was wonderful.

~bilbo
N.E. Ohio

why didnt u come by the Jupiter booth, I was there for three days

The 1 hour "crash course" in traverso on Sunday morning was also fantastic. I can't decide if it's a good or a bad thing when you want to play everything...

I have to gloat; I played three feet from Matthias Ziegler in the collegiate flute choir. (No, he's not an undergrad, we needed some contras)

Why would anyone even go to the Jupiter booth in the first place?