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by cng1
Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:40 pm
Forum: Sold and Old
Topic: Walt Sweet Shannon flute SOLD
Replies: 1
Views: 642

Re: Walt Sweet Shannon flute

Sold
by cng1
Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Sold and Old
Topic: Walt Sweet Shannon flute SOLD
Replies: 1
Views: 642

Walt Sweet Shannon flute SOLD

Selling my Walt Sweet Shannon flute, with case, $200 shipped in the continental US. Offset 3rd hole for ergonomics. Excellent condition.

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by cng1
Sat May 23, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Flute Forum
Topic: Copley and Burns Blackwood Flutes: Grass is always greener..
Replies: 9
Views: 5132

Re: Copley and Burns Blackwood Flutes: Grass is always green

I was recently corresponding with Dave Copley about a Delrin flute and I was also concerned about hole spacing and ergonomics. For the Delrin, at least (I'd imagine also for wood) he has an option to reduce the spacing between the L2-L3 and/or the R2-R3 holes (the middle-ring finger stretch on each ...
by cng1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: 2020 Tin Whistle Enthusiasts Q & A
Replies: 142
Views: 61076

Re: 2020 Tin Whistle Enthusiasts Q & A

1. What did you accomplish on whistle in 2019? I started playing! In ~October 2019. 2. What are your whistle-related goals for 2020? I want to make some whistles, actually ... and particularly experiment with additional holes for chromatic or mostly-chromatic instruments. Also, I want to develop my...
by cng1
Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Piccolo Case for Whistle
Replies: 12
Views: 4819

Re: Piccolo Case for Whistle

My inelegant "hard case" for whistle transport is a length of pvc pipe with two ends capped with the appropriate size cap and a bit of paper towel in each end. This no glue required system is sturdy as heck. I made some of these too. Very easy; they even cut the PVC for me at the hardware...
by cng1
Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:19 am
Forum: The Trad Tech Forum
Topic: WIDesigner release 2.4.0 now available
Replies: 33
Views: 51010

Re: WIDesigner release 2.4.0 now available

This program seems to be quite amazing. Is it based on the PhD thesis of Paul Dickens? I recently started looking into fiddling with designing my own whistles, then started looking into flute/whistle acoustics and thinking about how to simulate it, then found his thesis, then found WIDesigner. I was...