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Adam Clifford

Re-Opening on 19th July: What “Freedom Day” Means for Us

By Adam Clifford July 7th 2021July 7th 2021

The last fifteen months have been some of the most challenging times we have ever experienced. We do not need to explain how Covid has impacted the lives of musicians

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The Path to Safely Reopening

By Adam Clifford November 23rd 2020November 23rd 2020

The UK government has confirmed that non-essential shops can re-open to customers from 3 December if appropriate social distancing measures are put in place. We have taken the difficult decision

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Autumnal Music for Flute

By Adam Clifford September 18th 2020September 18th 2020

Embrace the changing seasons with these warm autumnal treasures. Autumn in Homeland for Solo Flute by Anže Rozman This piece was written for Slovenian flutist Matej Zupan, and was premiered,

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Fluting the Covid Way

By Adam Clifford September 9th 2020April 19th 2022

Who in 2019 would have thought that 2020 would see the music profession having in-depth discussions about the risk levels of playing a wind instrument? Indeed, that there would be

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Vintage Powell Flute

Powell Flute Serial Numbers

By Adam Clifford December 16th 2019December 14th 2019

Below is a list of the serial numbers of handmade flutes produced by Verne Q Powell Flutes. Please note that this does not relate to ‘Commercial’ models. Serial Number(end of

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Wooden Flute

CITES Regulations of Wooden Instruments – Update

By Adam Clifford December 14th 2019December 14th 2019

On 28 August 2019, the CITES Convention voted to exclude the trade of musical instruments from the list of controlled items. This is welcome relief for both customers and retailers,

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NFA 2018 Newly Published Flute Music Competition Winners

By Adam Clifford August 24th 2018November 8th 2019

The results of the 2018 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition are in! Here’s the run-down of the winning titles by category. Flute and Piano Winner Georg Philipp Telemann

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Wooden Flute

Important New Regulations on Wooden Instruments

By Adam Clifford February 8th 2017September 20th 2020

Update December 2019: CITES regulations no longer apply to musical instruments. In January 2017, new rules came into force regarding the wood used to make some musical instruments. We’ve put

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Haynes Flute

8 Top Tips on Testing a New Flute

By Adam Clifford July 11th 2015October 2nd 2017

Adam Clifford looks at the best way to test a new flute, what exercises to try and what to look for when choosing.

7 tips on choosing a beginner flute

By Adam Clifford February 13th 2015June 25th 2021

Buying your first flute can be daunting: there are so many different makes, models and types of flutes available, and the price range can be huge. Below, we’ve compiled our top tips to help a complete newcomer decide on a new flute.

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