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Post by Blue on Apr 21, 2013 16:13:20 GMT
If I were to drive from San Francisco to San Diego on a roadtrip in the middle of July, how would I deal with the logistics of bringing my dizis and xiaos with me? Would I have to bring my flutes with me in a ~70cm canvas bag into the diner or out in the rest area zone to make sure that they don't get fried in the car? Would it be safe to leave the flutes within the canvas bag and leave it within the car despite the heat of the summer? Parts of California is a scorching desert!
Or should I only bring my flutes with metal tenons and have them detached and placed into my backpack when I travel? That way they could be with me in the backpack when I leave the car and go to the diner, picnic area, forest, scenic area, etc.?
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Post by edcat7 on Apr 24, 2013 0:13:23 GMT
Actually I was impressed with your Tony Dixon flute. Take that and leave the rest behind.
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Post by Blue on Apr 26, 2013 15:32:24 GMT
But if one is to take a Saturday late afternoon Chinese music class in San Francisco, one probably needs to bring an alto-D pitched flute: www.clarionmusic.com/?action=classesMaybe I'll just acquire a cheap D-flute with metal tenon and bring it with me to the US. |
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Post by edcat7 on Apr 26, 2013 22:59:02 GMT
I don't understand how a class of mixed abilities can work. That class is aimed at beginners which even with your modesty is not for you  |
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Post by davidmdahl on Apr 27, 2013 2:02:27 GMT
I suggest arranging for a private lesson. That way you are more assured of getting help appropriate to your need.
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Post by Blue on Apr 27, 2013 2:15:23 GMT
You guys sure misinterpret things. I will be in San Diego and San Francisco on vacation: I'm not planning to live there permanently. I just want to see what an English speaking Chinese music class is like given that all my previous classes were in Chinese and were based in Asia.
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Post by edcat7 on Apr 27, 2013 9:33:12 GMT
Hurr! At the beginning, my music tuition was in Mandarin with a few smatterings of broken English, (as you know I'm a Cantonese speaker).
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Post by sanmenxia on May 3, 2013 10:31:03 GMT
Re high temperatures, the main thing is to avoid sudden changes, keep your instrument in the case for say half an hour before taking it out when you go from a hot car into a cooler building, for example.
You can stop the inside of car getting too hot by:
parking in the shade, if you can't then put the case in the shade, eg on the floor behind the front seat,
when parked, open the windows a tiny bit so that there's a small but not visible gap at the top,
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