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Thank you, I've worked hard to become so.

I bet - but don't give up on the day job

Very good - I wasn't trying to be funny (for all I know you might be a pro) - but you are a natural comedian

i had a few grinters Like Rama I've also had several Grinters For interest (not trying to be funny) why have you had several - where you unhappy with them? have you worn them out? where they in different keys? I've had two flutes one a german piece of nonsense and then a Chris Wilkes keyed flute th...

Oops - here is a different one llandecu@hotmail.com or may be worth a try - Spain and rest of the world Llan De Cubel, Apartado 2127, 33080 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Phone: + 34 (9)8 5972323, + 34 (9)09 479210, Fax: + 34 (9)29 475065. E-mail: llandecu@hotmail.com UK: Anna-Wendy Stevenson, Phone: +44 ...

Did a quick search and came up with this site of the band he plays with (which you've probably discovered) http://www.llandecubel.com/english.html email - E-mail: llan@llandecubel.com http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=342 have you come across any videos of him playing solo or o...

Timber is a living thing...

Not true I'm afraid - a felled tree ie timber does not live on, it's as dead as a dodo - it shrinks and expands but is definately dead or you'd have little buds, twigs and leaves growing out of your flute .

were the top few notes on the D flute (high B C# and D) the hardest to reach for you? Yes top notes above g and bottom D were gifficult for me Practise on the embouchure is what it takes - long tones on all the notes going up to the highest you can get G? and then when that's achieved move up to A ...

It's getting there - can I suggest that you sit upright with your head up and on a chair rather than a sofa - breathing is a major part of flute playing and sitting in a correct position will help IMHO.

Black stick with lines is for measuring position of the cork

Thanks that brings back a few memories - they were a great band

Those latches are nice - I need some replacements for my case whre did you get them?

i wish she or someone of her ilk would teach wooden flute at Hammersmith irish cultural centre Yes that would be good - she's a good player haven't heard of her recently - I think Hammersmith irish cultural centre is closing for redeveloping or something for approx 18-24 months more here :- http://...

but I would guess that is the stain getting into the end grain preferentially and making that area darker. Hmm doesn't look like that to me - its on some of the end grain and also on the the other front piece - looks as though it's previously been stained and then sanded, except that there is a pen...

I meant the staining around the comb joints - what's causing that?

Dovetail joints

Those are not dovetail joints - strange staining is that intentional?