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by MandoMark
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:36 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: The Bucks of oranmore/slow version to learn from?
Replies: 29
Views: 5084

chrisp wrote:Thanks trixle,

Do you think there's something similar for a Mac?
ASD works on Mac.
by MandoMark
Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:13 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: poems to make Dale cringe
Replies: 44
Views: 5226

If poets wrote poems whose titles were anagrams of their names... I Will Alarm Islamic Owls by William Carlos Williams I will be alarming the Islamic owls that are in the barn and which you warned me are very jittery and susceptible to loud noises Forgive me they see so well in the dark so feathery ...
by MandoMark
Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:17 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: All black Clarke original
Replies: 20
Views: 3662

peeplj wrote:I have one that came from thewhistleshop years ago.

--James
That's probably where I got mine 8 years ago. It sat in a desk drawer until about 2 months ago when the bug bit again. Boy, just think of how good I'd be now if I had been playing all this time... :(
by MandoMark
Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:02 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Oh source of all knowledge, I need help
Replies: 22
Views: 1606

cowtime wrote:Thanks folks, y'all really are the source of all knowledge.

(trying to help out our lawyer with this search)
If your lawyer has you looking to whistle and flute message boards for legal research, you MAY want to consider a new lawyer...

I'm just sayin'...
by MandoMark
Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:27 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: A QUESTION ONLY FOR EXPERTS
Replies: 16
Views: 2292

What kind of expert do I have to be?
by MandoMark
Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: First Take: Redesigned Burke brass session D
Replies: 31
Views: 7556

Dang server errors! Double post...
by MandoMark
Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: First Take: Redesigned Burke brass session D
Replies: 31
Views: 7556

I hesitate posting here, as I'm a complete noob (been playing regularly since maybe late June) WRT whistles, but I've played stringed instruments for years so I think I'm progressing fairly well... I just received a brass Session Burke (got it on Saturday, thanks Mike!!!). I did notice that compared...
by MandoMark
Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: two quotes on solitude
Replies: 25
Views: 1805

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by MandoMark
Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:52 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: seriously, never used Burke D alum session for sale...
Replies: 3
Views: 981

So, it wasn't a good present? Why was that?

I just got a brass Burke session, or I'd be all over that.
by MandoMark
Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:44 am
Forum: Traditional String Instruments
Topic: Photo of your string instrument
Replies: 82
Views: 203652

Here's one of the stable... Gypsy mandola. Sitka spruce top, cocobolo sides and back, ebony board.

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by MandoMark
Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:23 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Tarnished brass - what do you do?
Replies: 26
Views: 4488

peeplj wrote:
That said, there's nothing wrong with polishing your whistle from time to time.
-James
But preacher said that this would make me go blind...

That's pretty much what I was thinking. Thanks for the confirmation.
by MandoMark
Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Tarnished brass - what do you do?
Replies: 26
Views: 4488

Tarnished brass - what do you do?

I just received my Burke D Session Brass this morning. After playing it for about an hour or so I'm noticing that my "toxic death sweat" which corrodes mandolin and bouzouki strings in short order will also impact the finish on the brass of the whistle. So, should I: a) invest in some bras...
by MandoMark
Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:44 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Olympic memories
Replies: 7
Views: 693

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'nuff said.
by MandoMark
Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Hi from Canada,. No welcome forum
Replies: 18
Views: 3574

Re: Hi from Canada,. No welcome forum

bikini-girls wrote:Hi everyone, my name is Jeremy and I'm from Canada.

Looking forward to commuting with everyone and see you around the forums.
Do you have your own machine guns?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBo4wZmH0UQ
by MandoMark
Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:20 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: seti@home
Replies: 9
Views: 748

I did it for a while, til I realized it was bringing my old mac to a standstill, and burning that little graphic image into my display. We haven't run it for at least 5 years, and I can still see the outline of the graph on my monitor. And no, I didn't make contact. That, and I'd rather not spend t...