Completely New Feel and Sound you have never experienced !!
FMC flute and piccolo will make a great impression on you.
FMC Flute Masters
Hand Made Flutes & Piccolos
for advanced and professional flutists
Made in Japan
Master Made M18KB Premium
Yoichi Nojima
World renowned craftsman / Great technician
Great master Julius Baker has trusted him completely .
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- Master Made -
Ultimate handicraft making the established tradition and high technology
in harmony
I chose my FMC for its superb intonation, reliable mechanism,
and unsurpassed resonance throughout the range.
Its exquisite craftsmanship allows me to focus on my own artistry.
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Alex Conway
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Co-Founder and Director of New England Chamber Players
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I am totally happy with my FMC flute !!
Henrik Wiese
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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The company FMC Flute Masters was established in 1992 by three craftsmen who became independent from the Yamaha
company. They started the company as a repairing house specialized in flutes.
Within two years and a half they repaired
over 1,000 flutes and brought them to life for performance. Through this
precious experience, they decided to start
manufacturing their own flutes in order to meet the various needs of professional
flutists which had been never accepted
by the existing big makers. They studied and mastered both the traditional and high technology and added their own ideas
to it. After repeated trials and improvements, they finally succeeded in
manufacturing the ideal flutes.
The Master Made Flutes are the versatile and flexible instruments which can express the player's individuality to their
satisfaction. They are the instruments that can comply with requirements
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Functional beauty, unparalleled sound quality, reliable craftsmanship to
details
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Master Made Gold
Standard Model
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| Master Made M970 |
Standard S925 |
Mr.Nojima was engaged in manufacturing handmade flutes for over 40 years
and at the same time overhauled more than
5,000 flutes from the historical instruments such as Luis Lot, Haynes,
Hammig flutes, etc., to the latest models.
The craftsmanship, the knowledge gained through the repairing experience and the selected materials gave birth to the
Master Made Flutes with rich sound and good response. They are literally dignified and refined instruments.
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Features of FMC Flutes
SOUND
* Headjoint Cut (Master Made Models)
Max series
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Max 2 with wing |
Next generation cut to produce a powerful sound
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* Soldered Tone Holes
All the tone holes of FMC Hand Made Flutes including the Standard Model
are soldered for
better sound and response.The tone holes of FMC Flutes are undercut conically like that of
Clarinet, Oboe and Fagot. Undercutiing of the tone holes is indispensable
for woodwind
instruments. It's one of the important factors to produce a great timbre.
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* Scale
Their own scale is applied by recalculating those scale corrections of
historical instruments.
This is not the scale based on one simple theory.
The well-balanced sound of correct intonation is produced in all registers. |
DESIGN
* Crown
The beautifully shaped crown has the refined cut ring. |
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* Key Design
Tear drop shaped trill keys fully provides the comfort and preferred hand position. |
MECHANISM
* Pinless Construction
In order to avoid even slight damage, FMC Flutes applied pinless construction and use the bridge mechanism
and socket head screws to secure keys to the fixed position. |
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* Shaft
The shafts coated with titanium are really durable and strong against rust.
The gentle feel is also maintained.
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* Key Cups and Snaps
The Key cup of the FMC Flutes is designed and made based on the shape of
key pad. This can make the key pad
completely fit the key cup for longer time and ideally. The specially made
flange of the snap can firmly keeps
the ring key pad as below. The mechanism can provide the stable conditions
for good resonance. |
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* K16.8, Quality Gold Springs
The quality gold of K16.8 containing 70% gold is used for the spring wires.
They effect the light and smooth feel of key mechanism in the hands. |
MATERIALS
* Silver 970 and 997
A silver alloy, so-called Sterling Silver consisting of 92.5% silver is
widely used by flute makers.
In addition to this 925, Master Made Flutes use special alloy of Silver
970 and 997
(respectively 97.0% and 99.7% silver) as materials for superb resonance
and projection.
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Seamed tube
FMC Flute Masters developed the new models of ideal seamed tube ; the sheet
of precious silver material
970 is wound into pipe and then specially welded using the same silver (970) material. (It's generally welded
using the wax material.) This welding way has the remarkable merits of
better resonance and more durability,
as well. The company FMC Flute Masters dared to tackle this difficult process
with their high technology and
finally succeeded in the development of this completely new seamed tube. |
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For all inquiries, please contact
FMC Flute - Exporter
MORIZONO IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD.
+81 3-5918-8622
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