Comparing Soldered Tone Holes with Drawn Tone Holes DoctorFlute - FCNY Sponsored

Do you know the difference between soldered tone holes and drawn tone holes? Which is better? Which is worse? Or is it just preference?

Hi, I'm Dr. Angela McBrearty of DoctorFlute.com, and today I’ve partnered with the Flute Center of New York to compare 2 professional model flutes – 1 with soldered tone holes, the other with drawn tone holes. I used the same headjoint on both flutes, switching between flute bodies so we could more clearly compare just the tone holes.

Listen for which tone holes have a brighter tone color, or a darker sound, more resonance, more depth of tone. Which one has a better response, more powerful dynamic range, larger range of colors, and more power with a larger sound? Which tone holes can I get a really dark edge? Which flute has better finger action? Which is easier to make a clean sound?

Here are the 2 flutes & 1 headjoint demonstrated:

William S. Haynes Custom Handmade Silver Flute – Soldered Tone Holes
All silver tubing, mechanism, tone holes, rings, ribs, and posts; lightweight pinless mechanism, soldered tone holes, French (open hole) model, pointed style key arms, gold springs, .016” standard wall tubing, inline G key, split-E mechanism, C# trill key, D# roller, and B footjoint. Handmade in USA.
https://flutecenter.com/products/william-s-haynes-handmade-flute-in-sterling-silver-soldered-tone-holes

William S. Haynes Custom Handmade Silver Flute – Drawn Tone Holes
All silver tubing, mechanism, tone holes, rings, ribs, and posts; lightweight pinless mechanism, drawn tone holes, French (open hole) model, pointed style key arms, gold springs, .016” standard wall tubing, offset G key, split-E mechanism, C# trill key, D# roller, and B footjoint. Handmade in USA.
https://flutecenter.com/products/haynes-silver

Haynes Silver Handcut Headjoint – Coin Silver Tubing, Silver Lip Plate and riser, .016” standard wall tubing, Piedmont cut headjoint. Handmade in USA.
https://flutecenter.com/collections/customfl-haynes-headjoints
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