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I'm not really a whistler yet, except for having tested my daughters whistle before sending it to her for christmas last year (I'll be getting my own in a few weeks), but I have been playing keyless flute for almost a year. When I started flute, I was naturally trying to brace it with my right pinki...

I bought a tony Dixon DX026 "duo" for my daugher for christmas. I was trying it out for a while before I gave it to her. The "piccolo mode" had a decent tone but took a LOT of air, especially to hit the seond onctave. It is molded rather than machined and I had to use a nail file...

Non-piper here, but just wanna say... Is there something special about the instrument that would prevent it? People improvise new songs all the time on every instrument under the sun. -edit... sorry to say that like a butthead, I'd be thrilled to hear anyone writing a new song live, it's not an easy...

Well there's video of him playing it, so apparently it works. I wouldn't want to play it though, I'd be afraid of getting splinters.

Hymns and christmas carols sound beautiful on my keyless flute. I've also been practicing Greensleeves and Over the Rainbow.

I'm also trying to get ahold of Billy Miller. My mom bought me one of his D flutes a couple years ago, and I have checked out his website but it seems very out of date, possibly abandoned, the same goes for his facebook page. I tried contacting him via email and FB, both have gotten no response. Apa...

I would tend to agree, on both points. A colored whistle may appeal to some children, but others might like one that has a shine to it, and others still may like one in PVC. I would show her a few and see what she likes. As for the elder daughter, how about a microphone? My 24 year old daughter bou...

Yeah, I think I'm leaning towards the Dixon Sopranno whistle/flute combo (high D), she tried to hold her recorder like my flute at one point, I'll give her the option if she wants to switch. It's going to be a christmas presant, I'm planning on getting all my kids instruments. My younger son is a na...

I'll start by telling a cute story... My 7 year old daughter called me on video chat today after her schoolwork was done. We talked for a little bit and I played her a song on my guitar. When I was done playing, she jumped up and ran away. I asked her mother where she went, she didn't know. Then my ...

You mean like this?

I saw this on facebook this morning, I was going to share it here. Looks like you beat me to it.

kkrell wrote:...Could these be what you are referring to?

Yes! Thank you, that explains it all, now it makes sense. I played classical Boehms flute as a child and I don't remember anything like that, but that was over 20 years ago and it's probobly different between simple system and boehms.

I've been making music my whole life, I can read sheet music (or used to, I mostly play by ear now and I'm trying to regain the skill), I know most of the fancy musical terms, etc... Recently as I've been learning to play keyless flute, I've been reading about people sometimes mentioning a "Lon...

that's what I figured, but sometimes I get lucky. Not this time. I was hoping I'd be able to try before I buy, music shops in my area have absolutely nothing in the way of keyless flutes.

I was cruising the internet tonight and came across a few ads for Roosebeck flutes, with a few different models available. They claim to be ebony or satinwood. I tried to search for a makers website, and only found ads. They range in price form ~$150-$250. one of the websites I found them on was Wal...