Gold Springs What Do They Do - FluteTips 159

Have you read the term “gold springs” in a flute description and wondered what it meant? Me too!

My professional model Haynes flute has a gold riser. This gold changes my sound in a way that appeals to me. So, I always thought that any gold on your flute should also change your tone. Isn’t that why you got a flute with some gold? Various parts of a flute can be made with gold – the riser, lip plate, entire headjoint, keys, etc? You can even get a flute that has gold mixed in with the silver!

So, I did some research on gold springs, then got a professional model flute with gold springs to test out my theory. I had this idea that if I were to have a flute with gold springs, it must do something for my tone. Well, sadly as I have learned, gold Springs do nothing for your tone!

Read my Blog on this topic:
Finding Your Tone with a New Headjoint
DoctorFlute.com/what-do-gold-springs-do-for-your-flute

Have fun!
DoctorFlute

Here is the flute I demonstrated with gold springs:

William S. Haynes Custom Handmade Silver Flute
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

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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