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Hi All, I recently had such a good experience dealing with Dave Copley that I wanted to send out a public thank you. I won't bore everyone with the details, but suffice it to say he did a free warranty repair on my new flute with astonishingly rapid turnaround and grace. He is a class act :). As for...

Hi Bill, I've had this -- and it's very mysterious when it occurs. I've done some conjecturin' on it though. When it is very dry -- and in New Hampshire we've just come out of a crazy arctic cold snap, so the furnace has been drying the place out constantly -- the corks of my Dixon polymer dry out q...

Me neither

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Hi Cathy

Thanks for the reply . . . exactly the kind of stuff I was hoping for . I thought I was the only one who did that kind of thing.

Whew. Crickets were starting to chirp in the balconey of this thread until you came along.

Alan

Those flutes are quite goodlookin' at any rate

Just for the record -- I'm just brainstorming here . . . not trying to be bossy. The forum works well for me too . But clearly there are issues . . .

It seems like a good model for forum etiquette would that of an open session in a pub: 1) Be friendly; 2) Cheerfully ignore drunks -- and flame warriors; 3) Play tunes -- and comment on topics -- you know with tasteful enthusiasm; 4) Sit quietly and attentively for tunes and topics you don't 5) Don'...

What a place to jump in with a first post

Trust me, it's not all like this

Now please, can we let this thread die? Er . . . starting . . . now oops . . . now

yeah -- I've read the Dixon low whistle/flute combo is only so-so. But my Dixon three piece conical polymer was really what got me serious about this whole thing -- cheap, indestructible, fun, easy and sounds good. That Casey Burns beginner sure looks good though .

I second what Mr. Eskin says about the Tipple flute -- it's the first one I got -- it was about $25 for the non-tuneable -- and it's what got me into this whole craziness. It's very fun to play and sounds good (listen to Eskin's beautiful recording under the Tipple review thread -- amazing that that...

Oh one more thing (as carpal tunnel sets in from all this typing) . . . Whatever you do, DO NOT be tempted by some of the junk on ebay. I got an eight key 19th century german flute for a couple hundred and its junk. Pakistani flutes, have similiar reputation. Do the research and get a name maker, ot...

Hi Derek, I second what Ben said -- there are several good beginner flutes and a lot of divergent opinions on them :). There seems, however, to be a general career arc for many aspiring Irish flute players: 1) whistle, then 2) a good inexpensive flute 3) initial frustration followed by 4) several mo...

Hey thanks for posting this question -- I'd actually wondered about this myself. It would be ALOT of fun to play some baroque stuff on my keyless Copley. Now if I could just get my brother to take up the cello again for a little continuo . . . Speaking of cello -- I like the suggestion re: Bach cell...

Hi All :) Don't you love the "ah-ha" moment when something clicks?. It seems like some of the best posts I've read here arise from such moments -- whether it be an actual beginner sharing his or her excitement about a breakthrough or an experienced player recalling one to pass down. A grea...

Hey Leo,

It's a keyless