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Make the water a wee bit hotter, and give it another go. The nickel Generations, so I'm told, are more stubborn than the brass ones. A little persistence should pay off. Any hotter and the plastic will surely melt! I think you have to do this many times, more attempts. Then it will suddenly give af...

I believe it's tweaked in the usual ways At this point of the discussion it's probably worth remembering Cillian O'Briain was the one who came up with the whole concept of 'improving' stock whistles. Everybody after that just used his idea. Thankyou for that big information. We owe him a lot for st...

I’ve started playing again after 15 years or so and one of the old whistles I dug out was an O’Briain Improved. Does that mean it’s been tweaked? Does anyone know how? Didn’t see too much on their FB page... It's a very well tweaked Feadog whistle, one of the best I would say. But I must add that T...

Damn that sucks! Have you tried oxxooo for 3rd octave D on the Impempe? On some whistles that works better than oxxxxx. Just as an emergency solution. Unfortunately I've found on either whistle that oxxooo just sounds like I'm trying to do a strangled C natural, lol. I figured it out, but I have to...

blackhawk wrote:

Tommy wrote:OK, sounds like a good plan.

Tommy does a fantastic tweak on Walton's whistles.

I must agree, I love my tweaked Walton by Tommy Dion. I also got my Feadóg tweaked by him, and it sounds great.

But most of all I would really like to hear someone who has the Rudall-Rose model and how they like it and what they don't like about it. [Leste du ikke hva jeg skrev? :)] The RR is sweeter, takes significantly less air to blow, and has a much smaller dynamic range. The Nicholson model has signific...

[quote="busterbill"]I have no idea what you will like. But it wanted to put to rest the myth that the Nicholson is not as loud as the Pratten. I have been in rooms with the players of both and perceive no volume difference. That may fall into the "only dogs can hear" category. Bo...

I would ask to have it made in boxwood, since it’s not a rare or vulnerable species so far as I know. As to which model, I have no idea! I've thought about it, seriously. But I REALLY want a flute in Cocuswood. It's been a dream to have that "perfect" flute, made by my dream maker and dre...

I'm now on the waiting list for a keyless flute in D by Olwell. I'm thinking of choosing Cocuswood, but if he doesn't have it in when my turn, I guess I'll go for European Boxwood. Here's some things I wonder a lot about and hopefully you could help me out with some thoughts and ideas, preference an...

Anyone knows if Chris Wall makes his own brass tubes for his SweetBrass Whistles? He makes an fantastic mouthpiece that sounds wonderful on his whistles. It's for sure one of my favorite. Don't know if it can be called a tweaked whistle? I do indeed make both the mouthpiece and tube right here in m...

I recently (in Ireland) came across a lovely flute maker Damian Thompson. I had a chance to try some of his (polymer) flutes and they are excellent. Keyed and unkeyed. Powerful instruments. Damian works in GB his website: http://www.thompsonflutes.com - you also find him on Facebook. The Two Pieced...

Casey Burns Folk Flute. Casey Burns makes an excellent flute. My current flute is one of his standard models. There are also other makers who make "ergonomic" models, so definitely ask around if there are other makers who interest you. I just got an answer from Olwell, and that he/they wo...

Yes, after thinking it through what you both said about the Eb(dyersituations & conical bore), I've come to the conclusion to get an D. So now, if I can't get my hands on an Olwell, I'm seriously thinking of David Copley and now, Casey Burns Folk Flute. I really like that you can get it for smal...

Other recommendations are "Galeòn Delrin Pratten", " Des Seery" and maybe "McGee Grey Larsen Preferred"? Any advice and recommendations/suggestions are very welcome, thankyou. :) The typical recommendations I see around here include: Copley, Forbes, Somers, and Shannon...

....Still, a significant sufficient number of makers make mainly Delrin flutes, and charge less for them than for their own wooden counterparts, if they make them as well - the material, if nothing else, is cheaper and more readily available. There are a number of reasons for a wooden flute costing...