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The defiling of Danny Boy I recently heard a piper proudly playing Danny Boy on his GHB at an Irish Wake. ... movement of the tape. While I have singled out Danny Boy, there are many other such examples so, if you are reading this and are one of the noble song defilers, please consider ...

Hi Moof Thanks for that interesting info, as it happens I do ... for the neighbours :D . I've seen other higher end whistles with this appalling machining on the blade and ... mid-range producers probably send out some below-par examples even with the best of intentions – product testing ...

There are no Bb Reeds, just Bb chanters I get a lot of requests for Bb reeds to suit Bb chanters and while I do provide reeds for ... may vary to suit different chanters all playing at Bb 466 Hz To use actual examples: if you have a Shepherd classic 3 chanter in tune and balance, at 22℃ ...

... flutes were common, and are decent enough players, but a bit soft for a session. Intimate rather than boisterous. They play OK in the keys ... level indeed. Google Michael Lynn Firth Pond Hall for some video examples. I have boxwood Firth Pond which is quite nice. It needed the Eb ...

I've posted a few examples of whistle players from competitions at the 1976 Fleadh on Youtube. The recording ...

... "thesession.org", I ve posted a few examples of whistle players from competitions at the 1976 Fleadh on "Youtube". ...

... along. I have always advocated for the idea of getting a select few whistles in other keys. With one in D, one in C, one in ... of the keys and modes used in ITM. I even gave examples, on several occasions of the actual modes supported ...

Add a C whistle and you have C major and F major and D minor(dorian) ... get a low C note which extends the range below that of your chromatic D whistle. But what I was responding ... of the keys and modes used in ITM. I even gave examples, on several occasions of the actual modes supported ...

... irony that made me smile. No, it really doesn't. Because there are many examples of modern ITM that have chromaticism. Or, on second thought, perhaps you don't. :P I'll stop ...

... irony that made me smile. No, it really doesn't. Because there are many examples of modern ITM that have chromaticism. Or, on second thought, perhaps you don't. :P I'll stop ...

... music on it. Puts your argument in favour of the whistle as modern ITM moves towards more chromatism in a ... times. No, it really doesn't. Because there are many examples of modern ITM that have chromaticism. The fact ...

... you have to finesse the Copeland more to prevent the break. Both fine examples of different approaches, and VERY different feels from a player’s perspective. Fascinating! ...

... you have to finesse the Copeland more to prevent the break. Both fine examples of different approaches, and VERY different feels from a player’s perspective.

Agreed 100%. I've owned my Goldie low D for many years, have tried loads of other makers' examples since, and nothing has ever come close. There's Goldie whistles, and then ... there's everything else.

... area calculations give a clue to why that is the case. For a given set of long and short embouchure dimensions, the rectangular embouchure will ... a rectangular section between the two sides of the circle. You can see examples of all of these shapes in antique and modern flutes, and I view ...