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Never mind! I traded a few emails with Casey Burns, who was kind enough to offer to send me two flute bodies with my purchase, one in-line and one ergonomic, and I can just mail him back the one I don't prefer. Takes all the uncertainty out of it! That was all the hand-holding I needed (aside from p...

When I was a child, maybe ten years old, my aunt brought me to a Renaissance festival. I met a flute maker there by the name of Billy Miller, and I purchased a cassette recording from him, titled Pipe Dreams. I listened to that tape over and over again for years. I have no idea what happened to the ...

Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone! I'm finally ALMOST ready to place an order for a flute. I can feel it coming...today or tomorrow for sure! I just seeking a little advice (in another post) before I seal the deal and a flute starts making its way toward me. (Or maybe I'm just looking for a l...

Dear All, I am about to purchase my first flute for Irish music. On eBay, there is this listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115305160135 It's a Casey Burns folk flute with ergonomic layout. I'm waiting to hear back about whether it has the standard, small handed, or large hole spacing; what year it wa...

Thank you, TxWhistler!

I'm looking forward to the struggles!

Hello! I'm new here, and thought I'd introduce myself. I play tin whistle at a beginner/intermediate level. I used to play the Bulgarian kaval, but I haven't kept up with that. Now that I have a daughter who is learning to play Irish accordion, I'm thinking about swapping out my kavals and getting a...

[Thread revival. - Mod] I know this is an ancient thread, but in case there's anyone else out there wondering about options for removing the swastika from a Hohner box, I have some recent experience. Our 10-year-old daughter asked us for a couple months for accordion lessons, and after some time li...

I have a D and a C Bulgarian kaval, both made by Radoslav Paskalev from mopane. My C kaval actually does have one offset finger hole, the lowest hole. My kaval teacher at the time played mostly on a C kaval made by Aleksandr Eppler, which also had the single offset hole. I requested the offset pinky...