| Renaissance of the early 20th century flutes How about feeling and experiencing the sound of old-style French Flutes? Akiyama Flute was founded in 1997 by Yoshiteru Akiyama, who has been dedicated to designing and developing modern flutes and head joints for more than 32 years. His eagerness and devotion to rebuilding old style Louis Lot Flutes had led him to develop one of the finest instruments in the world. His flute has an accurate scale, exquisite tonal qualities and the ease of playing you might expect. Each instrument and head joint made by Akiyama will surely remind you of the good old French flute sound. |
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| European old) There are 5 different sizes of cups according to the size of each tone hole. The pads are as small and thin as they used to be in the Louis Lot era. The height of the key mechanism including posts and cups is slightly lower than normal so that your finger action can be kept to a minimum (as possible). The use of the so called, Tear Drop Key for the foot joint looks so elegant, as it should be as a flute design. |
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| American Traditional) The old American craftsmanship produced a well-tuned tone of superior quality. It is a reminiscent of the golden age of American craftsmanship. It is certain that you will love the warm but colorful tone quality of this style. |
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| Headjoints) The embouchure hole without shoulder cut or under cut can control the entire Sound from the lower register to the higher register as well as controlling the dynamics. It is also the result of using an original taper. We have 2 different types of cutting style for the head joint's embouchure, # Square type and # Oval type . We provide 3 different types of lip-plates and tapers for the headjoints; 1) CLASSIC TYPE: an old type which can create various tone colors. 2) TRADITIONAL TYPE: a type which enables you to control tone qualities as well as tone colors. 3) MODERN TYPE: a type which gives you large range of dynamic flexibility. In addition to these characteristics, you can order us how the embouchure hole should be cut such as overcut, undercut, etc, as you wish. Yoshiteru Akiyama, AKIYAMA FLUTES |
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We have solved the problem, which occurred in the old washer by changing the shape of the washer (patent pending). Many players have admitted that this dome-like shaped washer shows a dramatic improvement to the tone quality. We really care about this kind of small yet crucial detail. | |
| We make both kinds of tube; seamed tube tapped by hand & seamless tube produced by machine. However, most customers are more interested in the seamed tube, the old technique which used to be very popular until the early 1900's. |
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The design and shape of the key cup is very similar to the old Louis Lot Flute, which enables you to cover the open key cup easily, and the sound to respond in a natural and quicker way. If you intend to change from plateau model flute to open hole model flute, it is the perfect chance to adjust your finger position in the shortest period of time. | |
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Akiyama flute will be happy to create the best in custom instruments.
Akiyama flute 3-36-4 Ohizumi-chou, Nerima-ku Tokyo 178-0062, Japan |
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