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Nanohedron wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:34 pm [.....]This is another example of why I don't Chiff by phone (unless my laptop's down). I suppose I'd get more exercise, though, even if I'm bumping into things.

That was Safari on MacOs being 'helpful'. I only bought it for the screen, and it won't easily 'take' a linux boot.

Nanohedron wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:16 pm

DrPhill wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:01 pm Best guess is that the timber is spell...

Never heard of a wood called "spell" before. Could you elucidate?

Well spotted.....
Damn spell checker. S A P E L E. I spotted the mangling of P V A.

I used exactly the same technique to make a whistle case. It was stuck together with Ava glue and has remained firmly fixed for more than five years. Best guess is that the timber is spell - but I cannot be sure as it was salvaged from a bookcase. I do not have a lathe and so rounded it by hand with...

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See the UIE:
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Reduced to 275gbp

So my suspicions were possibly right.... thanks. That is an added benefit to flutes for me. I like those pictures of marching whistle bands - they must sound awesome. Also the high whistles may suffer less from wind than low whistles? Sometimes I get a twinge of envy for those living in an area with...

One of the things that I found irksome about the low whistle was the way it could falter in the wind. I tried my flute outside t'other day and it seemed more robust. Is this just wishful thinking, or is outdoor flue playing more practical than outdoor low whistle playing? Of course the low whistle d...

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Hi DrPhil You can swap heads between your whistle and your flute and both will still work. The low D is effectively a small holed RR body with a whistle head. I tried swopping bodies with a young friend (me whistle and him flute) and they worked perfectly. David Thanks, I had suspected as much thou...

Update: Well, after doing some searching and some enquiring I failed to find a GLP this side of the pond - and I balked at giving the UK government almost 25% of the purchase price (they would only spaff it on their friends). I tried plan B and bought-on-trial a flute from Phil Bleazey. I have not s...

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est wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:10 pm They may make you mask up like this woman https://www.mccormicksnet.com/Flute-Cover-p/3070017.htm

Good point - that's +1 for video conferencing then.....