When I first came across this product, I was eager to find out what this item was promoting. After a couple Emails, my questions were to be answered; shortly after its (their) arrival.
The following Claims has been recently posted on their Web site.
1.“Tool for Brass Instruments- Trumpet, trombone, cornet, french horn
airflow and sound
2.Airflow training with music and the instrument- The flowStick makes it possible!
3.An airflow you can hear and feel
4.The bore of the flowStick is a sophisticated system with blowing edges inside for optimal feedback on the air intensity.
5.Flexible for everybody
6.The air consumption with the flowStick can be adjusted individually by turning the screw”.
How to use the flowStick:
Replace the mouthpiece with the flowStick in phases and play the melodies under constant airflow. The usual position of the instrument remains upright, and the air flows directly into the instrument. The screw can individually adjust the air consumption.
The flowStick is used on the instrument instead of the mouthpiece. It is placed slightly in the mouth so that the air flows only into the instrument. Imagine the melody/music and play it under constant airflow. The air noise of the flowStick gives feedback about the air intensity.
7.The air resistance or air consumption can be adjusted by turning the screw.
8.Maximum air consumption is achieved by removing the screw.
9.It is recommended to alternate between normal playing and flowStick constantly.
Its history
The idea for the flowStick came about when I became more closely involved with the concept of “Song and Wind” during my trumpet studies. I liked the usual methods, but I really wanted to train the airflow together with the instrument. At the beginning, it was only thought to develop a tool for my own practice, but it became clear that this idea should be shared with others.
From the first flowStick model (2012), it was important to me that the flowStick has the highest possible benefit. That’s why the concept has been adapted several times and we continue to work on improvements. All innovations were developed in exchange with brass colleagues and friends (Bernhard Plagg, Stefan Leitner, Christoph Kreis, Stefan Karner and others), to whom I am very grateful for the feedback.
The first flowStick was created in 2012.
The idea for the implementation came from an installation pipe from the construction store, but the first functional prototype was made from wood by a small company.
Due to professional changes of the founder, the project slept for a while. However, the idea was still so present that the founder finally decided to develop the project further in 2017.
About five years after the first prototype followed a period of experimentation with different materials and ideas. Finally, in 2018, the completely new model “Tokna” was created.
But it didn’t stop at this variant, as a real innovation push followed. Karner Stefan, Bernhard Plagg and brother Stefan Leitner were involved in the project from the very beginning and were very important for this innovations. The concept was constantly refined and in 2020 the trumpet model could also be adapted for cornet, horn and trombone.
Experimenting with various ideas and tools for airflow, a new tool, the flowDisk, then emerged unplanned in the fall of 2021.
10.The air resistance or air consumption can be adjusted by turning the screw.
11.Maximum air consumption is achieved by removing the screw.
12.It is recommended to alternate between normal playing and flowStick constantly.
13.The air consumption with the flowStick can be adjusted
14. The air noise of the flowStick gives feedback about the air intensity.
15.The air resistance or air consumption can be adjusted by turning the screw.
16.The flowStick helps you optimize airflow, improve sound and increase fitness”.
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Now that we have their claims and I have the products, I will spend the week trying these products out and give you my findings next week.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
