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I play a 5-key Ormiston flute, and i love it. It's absolutely my "lifetime" flute. I had sampled some number of flutes at my local session (just for a few minutes at a time, mind) and Ormiston and one other maker were the ones i felt instantly comfortable playing Those two became my "...

I've come from a place of being mildly curious about low whistle and therefore am not terribly likely to be buying any more to keep investigating or comparing. Never say never, though. :) The first one i bought years ago was the Howard. I like the big rich creamy low octave, but i find the high octa...

That is among the coolest things ever. Human creativity is endless and i love it so much.

When i started i was terrified of regulators. In fact i started probably a year later than i might have if the regulators hadn't scared me off. I had my practice set for a year before adding drones, and i was happy as a clam with my half set. Then about 4-5 years in i literally had a dream where i w...

I've got a handful of low D whistles (Howard, Kerry Optima, MK, and Humphrey) and of these, for me the absolute standout is the Humphrey Journeyman low D. Straight away i loved it but it took me a day or two to figure out why. It has everything i want: good volume, no clogging issues so far, and pla...

I would be very interested in the Faust pipes. I'm just (re)starting on the forum so i (think that's why) don't have PM privileges, but i think my email button should work...?