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by Terry McGee
Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Antique C# flute
Replies: 7
Views: 1249

Re: Antique C# flute

... with people tuning those up? Undercutting on the inside would be the obvious solution. Or perhaps I could have one of those voicing keys fit that ... they were attempting to preserve the old cross fingering for F natural. So F# is xxx xoo Eb open, whereas Fnat would be xxx xox Eb closed. It will ...
by Cran Dubh
Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Antique C# flute
Replies: 7
Views: 1249

Re: Antique C# flute

... the characteristic abysmally flat F#. Do either of you have any experience with people tuning those up? Undercutting on the inside would be the obvious solution. Or perhaps I could have one of those voicing keys fit that sharpens that note.
by stringbed
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Flattened thumb patch
Replies: 12
Views: 6834

Re: Flattened thumb patch

... is fairly heavy. But maybe that weight is taken on a neck lanyard, and so the thumb rest doesn’t have to take it. Thumbrests are often instrument ... oboe and English horn thumbrests included a ring (one put to the obvious use, the other not). Recorder players who wanted them and were handy ...
by bigsciota
Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound
Replies: 148
Views: 71234

Re: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound

... to align with the Wild, Lir, Killarney etc. so they potentially appeal to a whole market of ... When the Killarney came out, it was an obvious clone of John Sindt's design, but cheaper ... the past few years, including the "Wild Irish" whistle. Whatever he's doing marketing-wise ...
by Glenarley
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:37 am
Forum: Non-Uilleann Piping
Topic: How to leard to blow the bag
Replies: 201
Views: 182231

Re: How to leard to blow the bag

... as for those with no reed skills, cane reeds will help you develop some and to the top-grade pipers that use cane, dealing with all the cane ... many GHB pipers despise using synthetic chanter reeds. The benefits are obvious and numerous but unlike the acceptance of the synthetic drone reeds, ...
by magroibin
Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:23 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Ebay Items
Replies: 1855
Views: 1217104

Re: Ebay Items

The Lambe set looks to be identical to this one that was posted on Uilleann Obsession about a year ago: http://uilleannobsession.com/classifieds.html#569
But with obvious updates to the bag and bellows!

And now I see on Facebook that the set has sold...
by Tunborough
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound
Replies: 148
Views: 71234

Re: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound

Is there a reason the strip of credit card has to be fitted underneath the existing ramp? If the new ... couldn't it just go on top? If you've done this sort of thing before it might be obvious why this is a stupid idea, but my only experience of tweaking a whistle is sticking ...
by Moof
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound
Replies: 148
Views: 71234

Re: Tweaking a whistle with a dirty/harsh sound

... Feadog Can I ask a question about the CCEF, please? Is there a reason the strip of credit card has to be fitted underneath the existing ramp? ... it just go on top? If you've done this sort of thing before it might be obvious why this is a stupid idea, but my only experience of tweaking a whistle ...
by Terry McGee
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:08 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Mathieu metal flageolets
Replies: 18
Views: 4778

Re: Mathieu metal flageolets

... thing, stringbed, and well done Moof for bringing it to our attention. So do we conclude that the blowpipe section was perched onto the end of the ... pieces runs together). That approach can lead to a less obvious joint. And yeah, no argument from me about dropping the term "beak" ...
by Moof
Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Blowing machine
Replies: 807
Views: 86239

Re: Blowing machine

... As for how it's done, I've no idea. The whistles have small differences in relative tone hole size and spacing, but that's as much as is visually obvious. There must be a reason the porridge is usually either a bit too hot or a bit too cold, but ... :-?
by Terry McGee
Sat Jul 08, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Comparison : Kerry Optima / Nightingale
Replies: 6
Views: 2653

Re: Comparison : Kerry Optima / Nightingale

... can be too flat and too sharp, they can hopefully also be "just right". (Would Goldilocks recommend Baby Bear brand?) I guess the obvious next question is what physical differences might explain the too sharp and too flat examples. Any thoughts anyone? Enlarging holes tends to ...
by Terry McGee
Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Willie week 2023 : Tribute to Mary Bergin, 4th July
Replies: 10
Views: 5738

Re: Willie week 2023 : Tribute to Mary Bergin, 4th July

... to Dublin and am immediately taking whistle lessons from Mary. A month or so later learning flute ... need to start making flutes to alleviate the obvious shortage! Bloody colonials, have they no ... of catching up with Mary twice since, once in Irish Week in the Catskills in the US, and once ...
by tstermitz
Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: Sold and Old
Topic: Rudall & Rose #3232 Cocus & Ivory
Replies: 6
Views: 6662

Rudall & Rose #3232 Cocus & Ivory

... my Cocus & Ivory trimmed R&R #3232 up for sale - $3,400 For obvious reasons this is only available within the US. This is a smaller-holed Rudall & Rose recently ...
by ennischanter
Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: Rogge copy of Ennis' set
Replies: 17
Views: 15180

Re: Rogge copy of Ennis' set

... to somehow travel back in time, and give Séamus my Rogge to play, if the layman would be able to differentiate the Coyne and Rogge, aside from obvious pitch differences, and of course the drones… IIRC Rogge makes his own synthetic drone reeds, I am certainly interested in possibly experimenting ...
by Nanohedron
Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:17 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Can't read it wrong
Replies: 477
Views: 369469

Re: Can't read it wrong

benhall.1 wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:06 am I'm not getting what your "obvious question" is.
If she's so famous, why do few know about her?