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- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Wobbly embouchure due to sweating (and how to deal with it?)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 512
Re: Wobbly embouchure due to sweating (and how to deal with it?)
For years, I had the same problem your report, especially when nervous. I am a cyclist. Handlebar tape usually comes with double-sided sticky tape underneath to keep the tape from slipping over time. The outer surface is slightly textured to keep sweaty hands from slipping. So I cut a small piece of...
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:44 am
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Drilling a hole in blackwood
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1984
Re: Drilling a hole in blackwood
Thanks for the ideas above. I like the look of the brad point a lot. My sense of caution says to ask around my friends to see if anyone has a drill press, and use a brad of the right size.
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:04 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Drilling a hole in blackwood
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1984
Re: Drilling a hole in blackwood
Favourite flute: the one I used is an Australian make "Piezobarrel". You can also get a much more expensive German one made by Rumberger. It doesn't require phantom power. I am using mine on an uilleann pipe chanter, which is hard to mic since the sound comes out the finger holes, so the m...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:58 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Drilling a hole in blackwood
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1984
Drilling a hole in blackwood
I have a small piezo mic designed to be inserted into the body of an instrument. The procedure is to drill a hole of the appropriate diameter (5mm), glue an internally threaded metal cylinder into the hole, and then the mic or a plug can be screwed into the metal cylinder. This was no bother with bo...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:20 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Copley, Gallagher, or other for small hands and comfort?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9623
Re: Copley, Gallagher, or other for small hands and comfort?
I have an original Siccama, and agree with the above comments about reach, tone and tuning. If you play the silver flute, you won't find the keys bothersome, and as (I think) Jim Stone pointed out, the plateau key for the lower hand ring finger makes it easy to use the short F for D to F transitions.
- Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:34 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Request your thoughts on D'Almaine - London 8 key Cocus Wood Flute
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4214
Re: Request your thoughts on D'Almaine - London 8 key Cocus Wood Flute
I bought a used flute at auction in the UK (Siccama made by Hudson ~1850-52) a few years ago, and I had them send it to Arthur Haswell for an inspection/"do anything that you feel is necessary to restore it to perfect playing condition". Cost was reasonable and everything was indeed perfec...
- Mon May 10, 2021 1:16 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Derrick Gleeson’s work
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6916
Re: Derrick Gleeson’s work
Derrick refurbished a Wooff NBD set for me. Great work, great communication, fairly priced, and as others have noted, a gentleman who was a pleasure to deal with.
Hugh
Hugh
- Mon May 10, 2021 1:14 pm
- Forum: Uilleann Pipe forum
- Topic: Bellows, Bellows, Bellows
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13383
Re: Bellows, Bellows, Bellows
Putting in another plug for Thompson bellows, small but so efficient, and drive a full set easily. I have had larger bellows, but I don't like them nearly as much because there was more slack/delayed response with them. To paraphrase, bigger is not always better.
- Wed May 05, 2021 5:04 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: More questions on Embouchure hole designs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2935
Re: More questions on Embouchure hole designs
My first flute was a McGee with rounded rectangle embouchure. A few weeks later I got a flute with an elliptical embouchure that I much preferred. 1) for a beginner, I found the rounded rectangle more forgiving since the sweet spot is wider than on the ellipse, but the tone seemed to me less interes...
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: Sold and Old
- Topic: Narrow-bore half set in D by Joe Kennedy SOLD
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1748
Re: Narrow-bore half set in D by Joe Kennedy
The set is now sold. Thanks to those who inquired.
Hugh
Hugh
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Opinions about bubinga wood ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3091
Re: Opinions about bubinga wood ?
I had a recorder in bubinga and I noticed that the grain raised in the windway, so it was no longer flat and smooth, and the lip wasn't sharp. Pretty as can be, but functionally, didn't work that well in my opinion.
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: Sold and Old
- Topic: Narrow-bore half set in D by Joe Kennedy SOLD
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1748
Narrow-bore half set in D by Joe Kennedy SOLD
For sale: narrow bore D half set by Joe Kennedy. The keyless chanter is patterned after a Taylor brothers’ chanter, and has a mellow tone, and good tuning, and comes with two reeds by Joe. The drones have Joe’s synthetic reeds and are stable and nicely balanced with the chanter, are mounted in an L&...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:49 pm
- Forum: Sold and Old
- Topic: Morvan 8-key flute in cocus
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2055
Morvan 8-key flute in cocus
For sale: 8-key cocus flute by Stephane Morvan, sterling keys. His flutes are played by Jean-Michel Veillon, Sylvain Barou, and Calum Stewart. Great tuning, fat Pratten sound, all keys in perfect working order, wood is immaculate. Made about 2010. Comes with a custom Northwind leather covered case. ...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:09 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Looking for a 6 hole D Fife/piccolo In canada
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14756
Re: Looking for a 6 hole D Fife/piccolo In canada
Kintailpipes-glad you are enjoying the piccolo. I agree with the transverse whistle but better descriptor-that's what my bandmates said as well.
Hugh
Hugh
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:54 pm
- Forum: Sold and Old
- Topic: Narrow bore D half set by Joe Kennedy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1873
Narrow bore D half set by Joe Kennedy
For sale: narrow bore D half set by Joe Kennedy. The keyless chanter is patterned after a Taylor brothers’ chanter, and has a mellow tone, and good tuning,and comes with two reeds by Joe. The drones have Joe’s synthetic reeds and are stable and nicely balanced with the chanter, and are mounted in an...