modern flute
B foot
A6
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Fingering Acoustic schematic Non-specialist introduction
to acoustic impedance |
This fingering might be considered comparable to F4 with the RH 1st and 3rd finger keys as register holes. Comparing this with the F4 impedance spectrum, we see that the fifth minimum is little changed. The fourth is very shallow and unplayable. The first minimum plays A5, the second B5, and the third D#6. Some combinations of these notes may be played simultaneously as multiphonics. (One might also consider this fingering as that for A4 with a register hole three fourths of the way along. In this picture, it is not simple to explain why the cross fingering using RH 1st finger raises the pitch rather than lowering it.)
Sound spectrum
of a modern flute with a B foot played using fingering for A6.
You can hear A6
played by Geoffrey Collins.
may suggest other fingerings for this note.| Acoustic measurements are available for these flutes - modern B, modern C, classical C, classical D, classical flared, baroque Sound clips are available for modern B, classical flared and baroque |
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