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I’m wondering if it is much better to keep fingers pretty low. It makes sense to me to have less movement all around. But when I want to play a roll I’ve been in the habit for years to raise up the fingers high and strike hard. Does the finger to flute clearance really make a huge difference?

I am about to tie in the small ("3/8") set of David Daye drones into my bag. He supplied a vinyl bag with the kit but I think I will tie into my leather bag. He mailed a set of printed directions that cautioned about making sure that the hole is cut in a place that allows the drones to res...

Sold thank you

I lowered the starting bid to $99 get the bidding started.

Irish flute Made By Des Seery Polymer Key Of D. Pratten style flute. He makes them from a unique resin called Delrin Acetal resin. This is a heavy honker with a solid low d. Breaks into 4 pieces and fits into the foam pouch. Has a tuning slide and threaded tendons. This is for players with pretty bi...

I would describe the embouchure that I have used as trying to turn the corners of the mouth up and tighten them. But I see a lot of different information now on YouTube. For example, I recently stopped worrying about the corners of the mouth, but instead focused on flattening the area under the nose...

Just trying to practice the pole feature on the test site

Bump: still seeking a practice set such as David Daye or Pat Sky budget set.

Hoping a David Daye or other similar price range practice set comes up for sale. I’m in the San Francisco area. Thanks! Brian

I did a search but still a little confused. I have a LeHart keyless flute and am considering to add one or two keys. I play some tunes with friends that are in many keys. If I were to get 2 keys, which would be the most useful?

Thank you all, this is certainly giving me a lot to think about. I think the first order of business for me is to get comfortable with some alternate fingerings. And also just to keep learning the Boehm flute I bought on eBay for the really tough keys. Short answer for me, just buying a bunch of whi...

I realize this is much more of a music theory question, but I thought I’d start here since it does relate to the whistle. I have a friend who plays piano accordion . When we get together we play about half our tunes in D, mostly Irish or Scottish tunes. But she likes to pull out some really interest...

I should have added “in addition to the Harpsicle”

My apologies for not replying . I appreciate all of this information here. I had no idea of the complexity of the instrument. I’m assuming like the world of flutes and uileann pipes ( especially) that “budget” harps are a waste of materials. Meaning the Pakistani sets etc. found on EBay. However eve...

I’ve only had it for a year, has a plastic box/ case. One piece, black, plastic D flute, non tune able.