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- Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: FS: Erik The Flutemaker 4 piece collection.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9660
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:39 pm
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: Harmonica Forums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37400
Re: Harmonica Forums
Also, check out Paddy Richter harmonica tuning.
Brendan Power makes them for playing Irish music.
They are great for any melody based tunes.
Brendan sells them, as well as Seydel and Easttop, and I think Lee Oscar. Plus it’s easy to make your own. Just sharpen the blow 3 reed.
Brendan Power makes them for playing Irish music.
They are great for any melody based tunes.
Brendan sells them, as well as Seydel and Easttop, and I think Lee Oscar. Plus it’s easy to make your own. Just sharpen the blow 3 reed.
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Care and Feeding of a Geoffrey Ellis Flute
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8385
Re: Care and Feeding of a Geoffrey Ellis Flute
Send him an email.
I haven’t even purchased one of his instruments and he responded with kindness and helpful information.
I haven’t even purchased one of his instruments and he responded with kindness and helpful information.
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:28 am
- Forum: The Trad Tech Forum
- Topic: New “WARBL” MIDI Wind Controller
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28514
Re: New “WARBL” MIDI Wind Controller
As a beginner I know I am interested. Being able to practice without bothering the dogs and family would be great. I can blow over the hole for almost silent practice, but this would be more fulfilling. The added sounds available through Midi would also be a lot of fun. Great clips by the way. I lov...
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:06 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Begin playing tin whistle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8968
Re: Begin playing tin whistle
Thanks for all this. Helpful advice for all newbies. I’m new too. I haven’t tried OAIM yet but have been using Nigel Gatherer’ whistle tutorial. I’m having a lot of fun so far. As has been said, it’s a simple instrument, so simple you can go out in the garage and make one in an hour or so, but so mu...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: TWJCalc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2708
Re: TWJCalc
Thank you! Between this, and Bracker’s site I now have more whistles than I know tunes. I have a tweaked Clarke original D, and a Chieftain F. I have attempted to build a few in various materials and bore depths playing with the algorithms and seeing what I can do. I’ve made a terrible low D, and a ...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:32 am
- Forum: The Trad Tech Forum
- Topic: New to the whistle & forum, with a request already ...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11588
Re: New to the whistle & forum, with a request already ...
This Looks cool. Nice work I also play harmonica, and am new to the whistle. Careful whistles are more addictive than harmonicas. This looks like it would be useful for learning a new tune, or for moving a tune from one instrument or tuning system to another, and for quick transcription between keys.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
- Topic: Hello again!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1998
Re: Hello again!
Welcome back!
Sounds like your having fun
I’m just getting bit by the whistle bug and have found lots of great info here.
I miss the UP and the big lake.
Sounds like your having fun
I’m just getting bit by the whistle bug and have found lots of great info here.
I miss the UP and the big lake.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:45 pm
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Can't read it wrong
- Replies: 477
- Views: 350022
Re: Can't read it wrong
Protection is almost always a good idea when attempting to sow oats while airborne. Sometimes what I think is normal, isn’t. There are helicopters with pontoons that can land on the water, but the pontoons are heavy enough that they take up a lot of the payload. PS. I’ve never sown oats from a helic...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:05 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Can't read it wrong
- Replies: 477
- Views: 350022
Re: Can't read it wrong
A helicopter could work in some areas, but range and payload are restricted when compared to fixed-wing aircraft. I sometimes use helicopters for seed dispersal in areas that are otherwise difficult to access. We suspend a hopper below the helicopter and the pilot can open and close the orifice to c...
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:28 am
- Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
- Topic: Foot operated drone
- Replies: 30
- Views: 23351
Re: Foot operated drone
Very nice!
Those things are a bit pricey though.
I’d love to build something smaller and simpler with foot or knee bellows to make a drone while playing harmonica or whistle. I bet if I could get my hands on a cheap bellows I could build something to drone a few notes or chords.
Those things are a bit pricey though.
I’d love to build something smaller and simpler with foot or knee bellows to make a drone while playing harmonica or whistle. I bet if I could get my hands on a cheap bellows I could build something to drone a few notes or chords.
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:49 am
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: G/D Seydel Irish Sampler vs Irish Slide Diatonic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10708
Re: G/D Seydel Irish Sampler vs Irish Slide Diatonic
[Thread revival - Mod] If you already have a few Paddy Richter harps you can get a switch-harp mouthpiece from Brendan and put your own harmonicas in it. Then you can switch bodies whenever you want to get the keys or decorations you want. I recently got a Seydel version and have enjoyed messing ab...
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:42 am
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: Anyone have any experience with Easttop Paddy Harmonicas?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9349
Re: Anyone have any experience with Easttop Paddy Harmonicas
[Thread revival - Mod] I have an Easttop Paddy Richter in G. It’s a nice harmonica, much better than expected given the price. You can also get Easttop Lucky13 double Paddy Richter Harmonicas for about the price of a Seydel Paddy Richter. On those the first three holes are repeated an octave lower ...
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:47 am
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: Harmonica Forums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37400
Re: Harmonica Forums
Does the “some do, some don’t “ go for collecting too?
HAS and the Whistle equivalent may both be contagious and incurable.
Tinkering helps with some of the symptoms, but can turn into its own disease.
HAS and the Whistle equivalent may both be contagious and incurable.
Tinkering helps with some of the symptoms, but can turn into its own disease.
- Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:28 am
- Forum: Free Reed Instruments: Squeezeboxes and Harmonicas.
- Topic: D harmonica compromises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18006
Re: D harmonica compromises
The Low D Manji from Suzuki is a nice harmonica that can be easily retuned, and it has a nice sound. Those Stainless Steel Seydels are nice too. Are commercial recommendations ok here? I recently got a tweaked and retuned Custom Paddy Richter LBb Thunderbird from an ITM player/ harmonica customizer ...