erik the flutemaker's wooden whistles
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erik the flutemaker's wooden whistles
In his videos they sound really good and mellow. I'm wondering what your thoughts are. Do they require any special maintenance? Good value?
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Re: erik the flutemaker's wooden whistles
I had a Cocobolo whistle in D from Erik and it was a very mellow, rich-toned instrument. The fipple is a Susato so it is very good quality.
Maintenance is only a little almond oil on the wood every 6 months or so. I think the value is there price-wise.
The only reason I sold it it was because of the large toneholes. Too large for me anyway. I don't have thin fingers either (but I do prefer the smaller toneholes of Baroque/French style flutes however) but they were at least 30-35% larger than my Clark, Generation and Feadog whistles. Big!
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Maintenance is only a little almond oil on the wood every 6 months or so. I think the value is there price-wise.
The only reason I sold it it was because of the large toneholes. Too large for me anyway. I don't have thin fingers either (but I do prefer the smaller toneholes of Baroque/French style flutes however) but they were at least 30-35% larger than my Clark, Generation and Feadog whistles. Big!
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'...I want to warn you that playing the flute is impossible for those who have no tongue, for all notes must be led by the tongue; therefore, those of you who take pleasure in playing the flute should guard your tongue against mould, which is to say, drink often.'
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Re: erik the flutemaker's wooden whistles
the holes seemed bigger in the pictures but I hadn't considered how that might affect me. i feel like i need to see one in person to be certain