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On 2002-10-29 02:52, Wombat wrote: I'm not much into the bush band scene, although that would change if I heard more bands I liked. One thing that puts me off is what I perceive as a tendency in singers not just to avoid ornamentation but to butcher nuances in the melody in order to sound 'Australi...

Bill,as this thread concerns "tuning"I wonder if re-naming the topic to include this might be more specific for future reference.Just a thought... Mike

There are many songs and balads from the Australian bush music repetoire that I enjoy playing as tunes but I must admit to paying scarce attention to the words while I am playing although I do know the words.I feel if I were only to play and phrase as I would sing,the melody would be too static.I mu...

On 2002-10-27 14:39, serpent wrote: To avoid further bitterness and the possibility of more nasty, venomous hate-posts, I am going to drop the idea of a technical forum for wind instruments. I did not try to force anyone to not comment - I <font size=+1>requested</font> that they not do so, quite p...

On 2002-10-28 10:28, serpent wrote: Mike, we gotta talk about that keyboard you're using! :smile: Getting ? for ' on my display. Thanks much for the interesting vignette! Never a bad idea to get someone with real know-how to help, huh? Dave, thanks for the link - I've D/L-ed and will try it out thi...

On 2002-10-28 00:08, serpent wrote: And still, through all this, the very first high-C and high-D whistles I made, are perfect. Go figure. A long time ago, in a C&F thread far, far away, somebody made the observation that the human ear is a highly-sophisticated instrument. What think you?? Chee...

Thanks Wizzy,I,ll give it a try :roll:

Bill,although I started one and a quarter of the tech/tweek threads and have enjoyed your threads immensely, I do feel it would be prudent to back off a little and take a back seat for awhile on this matter. Mike

Breaking my own rule a little, but, Mike, what is the audible effect of the ring on the Gen? Does it (perception) flatten the note at all? And have you (or anyone else.. There is a slight flattening of the 1st oct bell note but 2nd oct remains unafected for some reason.I use a IOmm alloy sleave for...

Someone said recently(I forget who)that the best tweekers are the top whistlemakers.The whistles you have mentioned, for all there faults, provide a lot of clues for creating a great whistle.Much has been said about the tuning benefits a conical bore provides but I have never `heard´ the evidence of...

On 2002-10-26 11:47, Whitmores75087 wrote: My "solution": I'm hoping that over time the tunes I love will seep into my brain and one magic day I'll find they are suddenly "there" (total mastery) without flogging the tune to death and hating it. Will it ever happen, or should I q...

On 2002-10-26 16:44, blackhawk wrote: Are you all saying that you can get your fingers on all the holes of a Gen F at the same time, to get a bell note? I can't imagine that. I'm only 5'9", 200 lbs, but my fingers won't all fit on it at the same time, so I gave mine away. Some of us are even l...

On 2002-10-26 10:27, serpent wrote: Hey, Mike, I don't own either of those, but I love the title of the thread! :smile: Very, very good, mate! Get to Clarke tweeks and I'll jump in! Cheers, Bill Whedon I figured my F Gen tweek would be good for about a quarter of a thread so please jump in with you...

On 2002-10-26 13:10, Loren wrote: I was thinking the same thing: Airflow reacts very differently at supersonic speeds when compared with the speeds we're talking about. Once again we need a PhD., this time in aerodynamics, or.....a highly experienced maker of fine bladed woodwinds to accurately ans...

On 2002-10-26 09:48, Paul wrote: This is from a friend of mine e-mailed some more info regarding the definition of the word. Peter Laban came up with the same thing on the Traditional Music Forum so maybe it is the real definition of the word. It sounds reasonable to me. As far as I know, traveling...