Just wondering, how much would it cost to put a high E facilitator on an inline flute? How much would it be to get the disc inserted? And does it really effect the ease of this note, or is that just lack of pratice? Thanks!

<<how much would it cost to put a high E facilitator on an inline flute? How much would it be to get the disc inserted? >>

IF it is one of the press-in plastic types, types which would take a few cents to make, it would take a few seconds. If it is made to measure from sheet silver by a technician, and soldered in, the materials would cost a few cents and it would take say 20-30 minutes. It would take a fraction of this time if installed at factory level.

How much you are actually charged in this rip-off environment of flutes is anybody`s guess. You would need to get a quote from whoever is doing it.

<<And does it really effect the ease of this note, or is that just lack of pratice?>>

Both. Lack of practice means the player is less used to making rapid changes as necessary, to air pressure and embouchure changes, hence airstream speed. How successful it is depends on the manner of playing that the player is used to, including especially the factors of air pressure and embouchure. And some flutes have more trouble with the third octave E than others, obviously because of other aspects of acoustic design.

Sorry, but there is really no SIMPLE answers.
IMHO

<< Sorry, there really is no simple answers >>

Yes, that seems to happen alot when playing flute :-) Thanks for your help though!

I had one put in my Miyazawa about a year ago and it is GREAT! Although, it cost me $80. For me, it was well worth it!!

There is an alternative, but it is crappy. They can put in a piece of wood, that is similar, but it is glued in, not soldered, and as a result it may fall out easily.


Jesse Clark
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To put the high E facilitator in a flute, it would cost anywhere from 50-150 bucks, depending on who does it. Ive been playing on a crappy flute for 3 years and my high E does not work well at all. Ive had ervin monroe play it before i bought my current one and he couldnt even produce the high E without a certain degree of whispyness and double tone. I bought my muramatsu and no split E and no donut and my high E is actually quite good, despite lack of donut. I am actually putting one in for when I lay high Es quickly, such as in Sonata by Poulenc, those 32nd notes from high E to C kill me. Its all a matter of preference. I personally like the donut, but many say its a waste of money and time. I know a girl who made one out of cork and stuffed it in her flute. it works and she could take it out. but i wouldnt reccommend taking apart your flute unless you know what you were doing. I believe she used her old one for the measurments...

I hope this helped!

The measurements (diameter of the tone hole) will be slightly different on different brands/models of flute.

Good points above, I don`t think I would invest in a high E unless you have a semi-professional model. This is just my opinion.

Jesse Clark
http://www.FluteInfo.com
Resource for all kinds of flutists.