headjoint

Embouchure hole section

The headjoint is the top section of a flute, containing the embouchure hole where the player blows.

It's the most critical component for tone production and is often upgraded separately from the rest of the instrument: She bought a silver headjoint to improve her sound.

The term occasionally appears for the top joint of other woodwinds.

flute

embouchure

Wind player's mouth position

riserStair's vertical portion
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
tenonProjecting joint piece

cork · tuning · tone · breath · airflow · intonation · resonance · projection · timbre · response

craftsmanship

artisan

Skilled manual tradesperson

luthierStringed instrument craftsperson
handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
precisionAccuracy of measurement

silversmith · goldsmith · custom · bespoke · voicing · undercutting · soldering · finishing · polishing · engraving

Opposites

flute anatomy position

headjointfoot

Leg's lowest part

body · bell · barrel · tail

Family

head, joint, heads, headed, heading, header, headless, headfirst, joints

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