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Hi all, I bought a Casey Burns folk flute (blackwood, D, ergonomic, right-handed) in May 2023 and received it in July. This was a little more impulsive on my part that I'd like to admit. I've been interested in Irish flute and Uillean piping since early last year, but ...

Hi all, I bought a Casey Burns folk flute (blackwood, D, ergonomic, right-handed) in May 2023 and received it in July. This was a little more impulsive on my part that I'd like to admit. I've been interested in Irish flute and Uillean piping since early last year, but ...

... model with ergonomic hole configuration. Big sound, easy player. Bought in 2020 from another C&F member. Checkup done by Casey in Oct 2023. Always kept humidified and regularly oiled. $395 firm including shipping only in CONUS. PM or email for info or purchasing arrangements. stiofan ...

... Vibe Alto G from the Alba Whistles website, but I'm a bit worried as I just saw on the Alba Whistles Facebook page that Stacy announced in January 2023 that she was retiring but still producing Bass whistles from time to time. It seems strange that if that were the case, why would the higher keys ...

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Peter has recently uploaded an interview with Scottish flute player and maker George Ormiston, recorded at the Aberdeen 2023 FluteFling in November :
https://youtu.be/RIyP1x5Lmbs?si=zptFm9fwG3G41h_D

Did you check the Becker website? Hi fellow musicians! Thanks for over 13 years and almost 4,000 whistles! The last day to order was March 7th, 2023. I will be spending retirement time with my beautiful wife of 47+ years. It has been a pleasure my friends! The shop is.......closed....... Also, ...

Did you check the Becker website? Hi fellow musicians! Thanks for over 13 years and almost 4,000 whistles! The last day to order was March 7th, 2023. I will be spending retirement time with my beautiful wife of 47+ years. It has been a pleasure my friends! The shop is.......closed....... Also, ...

... why it is that the tuning is so poor on mine. I have an African Blackwood D, purchased in May 2022. Is yours of similar vintage? Mine is a 2023 in Mopane. But specifically, it's the hybrid model with the delrin head. I'm thinking about contacting flute-makers in the MA area to see if maybe ...

... for any of them in that regard. - iVolga: the cheapest of them, and surprisingly good - not just for the price. This is a version purchased in May 2023, mentioned only because it has brass fittings and a brass tuning tube, whereas the current one I see now on Amazon does not have brass fittings. ...

... for any of them in that regard. - iVolga: the cheapest of them, and surprisingly good - not just for the price. This is a version purchased in May 2023, mentioned only because it has brass fittings and a brass tuning tube, whereas the current one I see now on Amazon does not have brass fittings. ...

dave boling

... guy (though the price was very reasonable) and a couple of weeks and lots of money to get batches of them printed from Shapeways. Fast forward to 2023--a friend of mine had a 3d printer in the box, and was nervous about setting it up because it was an entry-level model you have to build yourself. ...

The Rolling wave had a look at the role of the piano in Irish music. For want of a better place I stick the link here:

The role of the piano - the Rolling Wave

... years. It makes no mention of his untimely demise, and thus reads a bit spooky, especially as it is phrased in the present tense but is copyright 2023. Someone recently mentioned that there is some intention of resurrecting Michael's flute making business, but I know nothing more than that rumour. ...