PHOTOGRAPH AND NOTES ON REVERSE B / B FLAT THUMB KEYS
The above photograph shows a Haynes Silver Flute which happens to be
an Open G#
type and which also has the B / B flat thumb keys reversed. In the
same way that open
G# is a more logical fingering, so is the reverse of the normal B /
B Flat Thumb keys and
this arrangement is perhaps more likely to be found on open G# flutes.
However it is not necessarily a common option on open G# flutes any
more than on
closed G# flutes.
The above photograph and notes are as accurate as my knowledge on the
subject permits
If anything above is factually incorrect, or if anyone can usefully
improve or add to the above notes then please feel free to email me at
john@fluteweb.net
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