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Originally Posted by Burning Down
I'm always happy to share pics of my instruments! I forgot to add that I also own an alto flute and a bass flute, both of which are significantly bigger than the C flute, obviously! I really want a piccolo (they're not terribly expensive), and I would LOVE to own a contra-bass flute but sadly the price tag on a good quality one can range from $3,000 to $18,000 - $21,000! I can buy a brand new car for that price! I actually saw one contra-bass flute in a store here (a very ritzy music shop) priced at $50,000. But it was an absolutely beautiful instrument!
About the horn: I was just taking a wild guess based on what I know about brass instruments  |
I had a chance to talk to the flutist for the David Grisman Quintet (can't remember his name for the life of me) who also plays the bass flute, quite amazingly, and learned that it requires a great degree of diaphragm control to play correctly. I can't imagine what a challenge a contra-bass flute must be to play.