Within the purview of flute making, Mr. Nagahara’s special passion is the headjoint. His years of research and experience have led to our second patent- the Extended-Lip riser. This unusual riser has a front protrusion or “lip”, which extends up into the plane of the lipplate at the blowing edge. Since both surfaces where the sound is produced are of the same material, the sound is enhanced. The effect can be compared to having an entire lipplate of the material in question. For example, a silver headjoint with an 18K gold Extended-Lip riser has a similar sound to that of a silver headjoint with an 18K gold lipplate.

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