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by Michel
Sat May 13, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Re: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood

O'Connel's Trip to Parliament / Splendid Isolation / The Cloon
by Michel
Sat May 13, 2023 6:56 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Re: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood

Tradman wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 7:40 am Michel,

What's the flute you're playing here?

https://youtu.be/S6TjXTXcq8w

Man, that is an excellent performance and recording! Bravo!

Eric
Thanks!

It's a Lejeune 6 key in cocuswood
by Michel
Wed May 10, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Re: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood

I think my post was cancelled by moderators, it was an external link to eBay, maybe this was not right with the forum policy? Apologies for that, if this was the case.
Anyway, it's sold
by Michel
Sat May 06, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Re: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood

dear all
I've been noticed that ebay settings didn't allow bids from abroad. I've fixed this, now it works from everywhere.
thanks
Michel
by Michel
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:02 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood
Replies: 12
Views: 3379

Patrick Olwell 6 key cocuswood

xpost from used instrument exchange

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/viewt ... 5&t=114352
by Michel
Mon May 30, 2016 3:08 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: FS: Bb flute by LeHart
Replies: 5
Views: 2901

Re: FS: Bb flute by LeHart

I'd be all over it if I only had finances.
I just took delivery of a fully keyed C flute by Gilles last week and it's absolutely mint!
by Michel
Sun May 01, 2016 6:05 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: CP: album launch - Michel Balatti The Northern Breeze
Replies: 2
Views: 2398

CP: album launch - Michel Balatti The Northern Breeze

Sup Chiffers!?! Shameless plug here, just wanted to let you know that I've recently recorded my first solo album: http://i.imgur.com/UhOiMao.jpg the album features the playing of my good friends Mike Bryan on guitar and Fabio Biale on piano/Bodhran, plus guests Nuala Kennedy on whistle, Caitlin Nic ...
by Michel
Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:23 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: 2nd Edinburgh "Flute Fling" : Sat.9th May 2015
Replies: 11
Views: 3044

Re: 2nd Edinburgh "Flute Fling" : Sat.9th May 2015

grand stuff, I'll be there of course for the evening gig and ready to get drinks aftewards with any of the CF'ers around!
by Michel
Mon Dec 29, 2014 3:38 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: about flutes in (high) G...
Replies: 13
Views: 3281

Re: about flutes in (high) G...

Antique fourth flutes (G) do exist. I've seen ones by Firth and Pond, J. Haynes, and William Prowse. They are listed in some old flute catalogs. I believe Jem has one by Beckett??? Nowhere near as common as F (third) flutes, though. Tom Abei is making a G flute he calls a bass piccolo. He is doing ...
by Michel
Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:46 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: about flutes in (high) G...
Replies: 13
Views: 3281

Re: about flutes in (high) G...

over the last 10+ years I've owned several G flutes, for your very same reason (use them to play Italian trad). the keyed G Lehart flute mentioned above in fact was mine, unfortunately it was not for sale, it was stolen. If anyone has seen an advertisment for a G lehart flute in Northern Italy PLEAS...
by Michel
Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:27 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy
Replies: 5
Views: 1448

Re: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy

hi all and thanks for your replies the instruments were in the car, the boot was covered by a boot lid but something was already visible, thing is that we opened the boot to take our jackets before getting in the restaurant. the Basmatis were already around by sure when we parked because we know for...
by Michel
Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy
Replies: 5
Views: 1448

Re: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy

also stolen a faux alluminium photographer type case full of Birkin Tree cd's a Canon Eos M photocamera equipped with two vintage manual focus Pentax lenses from the 70's in the boot the thiefs only left a Seamus O'Kane bodhran, it almost sound like a bodhran joke but it's truth! thanks everybody fo...
by Michel
Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: Lost/Stolen/Missing Instruments
Topic: STOLEN: AAA instruments in Milan area Italy
Replies: 1
Views: 47853

Re: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy

also stolen a faux alluminium photographer type case full of Birkin Tree cd's a Canon Eos M photocamera equipped with two vintage manual focus Pentax lenses from the 70's in the boot the thiefs only left a Seamus O'Kane bodhran, it almost sound like a bodhran joke but it's truth! thanks everybody fo...
by Michel
Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:32 am
Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
Topic: AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy
Replies: 0
Views: 895

AAA stolen instruments in Milan area Italy

hi everybody I really hoped to join the discussions here on CF for more funny matters... today while we were on our way to Locarno Switzerland for a Birkin Tree gig our car has been robbed. We were in Lainate (Mi) close by the McDonald's in Via Pirelli. the following instruments have been stolen: 1 ...