Received Becker Alto G
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MichaelRS
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Received Becker Alto G
Well what can I say? I like it well enough. Has a nice mellow tune, slightly arie, but it plays well in both octaves with an easy transition.
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
Sorry, I don't understand. What do you mean by "arie"? Do you mean "airy"? If so, what do you mean by that? What does having a "mellow tune" mean? Having a "mellow tune" and being "arie" both imply to me that you mean that it sounds lyrical. Mind you, I wouldn't know what that meant either ...MichaelRS wrote:Well what can I say? I like it well enough. Has a nice mellow tune, slightly arie, but it plays well in both octaves with an easy transition.
To be honest, I'm not even sure what an "easy transition" means either.
I'm properly confused ...
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
Likely autocorrect on a phone.....
I read that as.......has a nice mellow tone, a little bit airy sounding, with a fairly easy second octave.
I read that as.......has a nice mellow tone, a little bit airy sounding, with a fairly easy second octave.
Keith.
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Trying to do justice to my various musical instruments.
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
Ah. Maybe. I'm sorry. It is my fault on such things. I genuinely find it hard to understand, as I tend to look for meanings in the words that are there, rather than the ones that aren't. It's some sort of brain quirk of mine, I think.fatmac wrote:Likely autocorrect on a phone.....
I read that as.......has a nice mellow tone, a little bit airy sounding, with a fairly easy second octave.
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
I'm in Orange County CA too, perhaps we could get together sometime and I could hear the Becker and you could play any of my whistles you might like.
Never heard or played a Becker, I'm interested in it.
Never heard or played a Becker, I'm interested in it.
Richard Cook
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1945 Starck Highland pipes
Goldie Low D whistle
c1980 Quinn uilleann pipes
1945 Starck Highland pipes
Goldie Low D whistle
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
I have the Becker high D, C, and the alto A. I enjoy playing them, especially the A, and they really are affordable. Maybe I will get the G one day.
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Re: Received Becker Alto G
Sorry. I was voice typing the OP and I was in a hurry so I did not proofread it well.
Fatmac [thank you] gave the correct interpretation.
Fatmac [thank you] gave the correct interpretation.