tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post1557330838928581535..comments2024-02-28T07:04:58.522+01:00Comments on noseflute.org: Nose Flute Pioneers: The Stivers - Part VUkeHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-55365573298998878592012-10-24T12:15:30.475+02:002012-10-24T12:15:30.475+02:00'Funny' to see how the image of the nose f...'Funny' to see how the image of the nose flute has changed, most notably through the Gretsch cheap plastic design. People think this is the original one, whilst it probably is the only design of its kind and actually an inferior spin-off. I am so intrigued by the old, proper designs, reflected in the later plastic Simmy, W&L and Froby! <br /><br />Again, we see so many similar names,Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-20812763714903935632012-10-23T16:40:56.275+02:002012-10-23T16:40:56.275+02:00Maikel, you'll know soon about the W&L. I ...Maikel, you'll know soon about the W&L. I just need to complete the research with the new info I got.<br /><br />regarding the Magic Nose Flute and the lip rest, as far as I know, the Magic Flute, visible in the 1903 Howe catalog is the first to show a rest. However, it's the first representation of a nose flute I know. As discussed earlier, I don't know if the Magic Flute was theUkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-84928650377775980982012-10-23T16:33:53.014+02:002012-10-23T16:33:53.014+02:00Well yes, I think that an easy and very low cost p...Well yes, I think that an easy and very low cost production, plus a patent dedicated to a nose flute made in plastic was the key. Plastic is the answer (remember that the metallic flutes had to be riveted and soldered).UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-40566032410452961722012-10-23T11:42:22.854+02:002012-10-23T11:42:22.854+02:00I wonder what made Gretsch decide to come up with ...I wonder what made Gretsch decide to come up with the flat design of the tin and plastic Humanatone in the 1950s. Was it simply because it took less material and could be produced in one piece? Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-10503099601150760192012-10-22T22:21:32.974+02:002012-10-22T22:21:32.974+02:00I want to know all about the closure of the W&...I want to know all about the closure of the W&L factory in 1959! All I know is that it was hugely popular for a short while in the late 1970s and early 1980s. People from an earlier generation tell me that the plastic 'Swan' was quite the thing when they were young, in the 1960s most notably... Who on earth had taken over production between 1959 and the 1980s-1990s?! <br /><br />I Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-29194410084319207592012-10-22T17:12:57.922+02:002012-10-22T17:12:57.922+02:00Hahaha! a White Falcon Haumanatone! :) with a bigs...<br />Hahaha! a White Falcon Haumanatone! :) with a bigsby vibrato!<br /><br />I'm not sure about the plastic in general: as you may know, I used to work on Plastic Ukuleles history, which were launched as a toy in 1947, and as an instrument in 1950. And they made a big "boom"! 20 millions of them were sold in 20 years.<br /><br />Regarding the nose flute, I think it became to be UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-76489086851414629762012-10-22T15:53:14.640+02:002012-10-22T15:53:14.640+02:00Congratulations on the 50,000+ views and the lates...Congratulations on the 50,000+ views and the latest sequel in the superb 'Pioneers' series!<br /><br />I find it very interesting that the Gretsch company ended up monopolizing the nose flute, because Gretsch is such a strong brand in the music business, having produced highly sought-after guitars. If only they had produced a semi-acoustic White Falcon Humanatone...<br /><br />Gretsch Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-7522857167380067802012-10-21T09:10:45.205+02:002012-10-21T09:10:45.205+02:00Thank you dear Diva! Well, a nose flute is only st...Thank you dear Diva! Well, a nose flute is only stupid when a stupid guy stupidly plays stupidities with it. And this happens when the nose is disregarded. The Japanese people are very clever to celebrate this body organ each year!UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-48867780678917913992012-10-21T02:10:03.842+02:002012-10-21T02:10:03.842+02:00Merci, Sherlock! I find it very interesting how so...Merci, Sherlock! I find it very interesting how some businessmen by their decisions gave the directions for the development and the spreading of the noseflute and that it ended off being a stupid and cheap little toy (especially the plastic humanatone). Who knows how many interesting, maybe much better instruments and patents there were that are lost forever because nobody was interested and the nosymusicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-42308572161149045172012-10-21T00:11:39.029+02:002012-10-21T00:11:39.029+02:00Thank you Maikel. Yep, I think the facts and dates...Thank you Maikel. Yep, I think the facts and dates are clear and right on that point. UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-2415424807734570482012-10-20T21:11:24.813+02:002012-10-20T21:11:24.813+02:00I think you are spot on about the Humanatone-Magic...I think you are spot on about the Humanatone-Magic Nose Flute-Gretsch.Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.com