PERFORMANCE
As woodwind players, we are fortunate to have such a variety of flute companies making quality headjoints and flutes, however it is crucial in the industry that we don't become complacent with the performance of the instrument. We are forever grateful to Theobald Boehm and his ground-breaking work on the acoustics and key system of the flute that we still use today. It is necessary to continue to innovate, striving to improve all aspects of performance related to pitch, sound production and overall ease of play. With the Garner headjoint, we believe that we have done just that. The Garner headjoint will improve the pitch throughout the 3-octave range of any flute. Try it with a tuner vs. your current headjoint. The Garner headjoint allows easier changes in tone colors, tonguing, jumping of octaves and less splitting or cracking of notes. Produced in a variety of metals, many used for the first time in headjoint design, a Garner Headjoint will make your flute perform with greater ease and will enhance your playing.
PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO for a talk and demonstration from Brad Garner about how Garner Headjoints will improve your playing and can complement any flute.
Also watch the NEW video with Nina Perlove from realfluteproject.com to see the benefits of Garner Headjoints materials and design.
BG HEADJOINTS
A collaboration between two longtime friends resulted in the creation of the most cutting edge technology so far in the production of flute headjoints.
BRADLEY GARNER
Bradley Garner has played the flute for over 40 years throughout the United States, Asia and Europe as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. For the last 30 years he has been heavily involved in flute and headjoint design. His flute designs and the scale of the flute have been used by literally thousands of flute players around the world. He is on the faculties of The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard Pre-College and New York University. His teachers were his father, Gary Garner, and Julius Baker.
MICHAEL GEOGHEGAN
Michael Geoghegan entered the flute industry in the eighties when he engineered and produced the Phoenix Flute, played by many leading musicians of the time. As an engineer and machinist with a knack for problem solving, Michael is constantly pressing the limits of the industry in an effort to create a product with the best performance qualities.
MUSICIAN:
Brad Garner
HEADJOINT:
Tantalum, Z-Gold, and Tungsten
Elizabeth Lu interview
Brad Garner student
BG N17 Niobium
Shauna Hodgson
Silver with gold chimney
COMPOSITION:
Bozza: Image
Cleo Leung interview
BG T21 Tungsten
Yibiao Wang interview
Yibiao Wang
Debussy: Syrinx
The Power Bands (patent pending) provide more stability and a more rapid response to the player with a larger and more concentrated sound throughout all dynamic ranges. Power Bands are used on all models of the Tantalum, Niobium, 14K-Gold, and Sterling Silver headjoints.
The dimensions of the tube improve the pitch throughout all octave ranges of the flute. Simply stated, in most cases, you will be able to play better in tune with the addition of one of our headjoints.
A Tantalum alloy (patent pending), exclusive to the Garner Headjoints, provides a tonal spectrum previously unknown in the flute world until now. This headjoint produces both a sweet and pure quiet sound in all registers and projects an enormous and large sound when needed. The range of dynamics and tone colors are limitless and greatly exaggerated with this headjoint allowing the player to be as expressive as possible. This headjoint is only available with the Power Bands.
$7,300
A 14K gold alloy that provides amazing tone colors, great articulation and tonal dexterity. This headjoint is also available in a model with solid sterling silver power bands (patent pending), lip plate, riser and crown.
$7,800 for a solid 14K-Gold model
$6,500 for a 14K-Gold tube with a Sterling lip, riser, bands and crown
An alloy of Niobium (patent pending) that is slightly lighter than the BG/Ta19 having the same tonal characteristics with less overall weight. This headjoint is only available with the Power Bands.
$5,800
An amalgamated tube of Silver, 14K-Gold, 24K-Gold and Tungsten (or Chromium Carbide) that provides tonal and performance characteristics unmatched by traditional tubes.
$4,000
An amalgamated tube made up of Silver, 14K-Gold, 24K-Gold and Zirconium that provides the great performance of gold at a fraction of the price.
$3,600
A tube made of sterling silver, with a sterling silver lip, wall and power bands (patent pending). Model is also available with a 14K-Gold wall and 14K-Gold power bands (patent pending).
$1,800 for a solid Sterling Silver model
$2,600 for a Sterling Silver tube with 14K gold bands and riser
You can purchase or arrange to try a Garner Headjoint by contacting us directly or by contacting any of the following dealers.
FLUTE CENTER
OF NEW YORK
1841 Broadway Suite 1106
New York, NY 10023
J.L. SMITH & CO
901 Blair Hill Rd Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28217
CAROLYN NUSSBAUM
MUSIC COMPANY
625 Digital Drive
Suite 300
Plano, TX 75075
FLUTACIOUS
Glendale, CA 91208
FLUTEHOUSE
1460-18 Seochu-Dong
Seochu-Gu
Seoul, Korea 137-070
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