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... And for the multi-instrumentalists, Colleen Shanks and Chris Gray on Uilleann pipes with Heather McLeod and Chris Gray on whistle. Bruce Childress will be there as a vendor ...

... an issue out of Just Intonation v Equal Temperament thing. Even on the Uilleann pipes, where you don't have an embouchure, the difference is negligible and within the range ...

... within each note produced. When you look at an instrument such as the Uilleann pipes, which has physical reeds that you can manipulate with your fingers, you find that even ...

... just a matter of making up my mind. I play with a group that includes uilleann pipes, with a particularly nice and loud chanter, so to compete I'm thinking the Forbes, which ...

... The key of G is the wheelhouse of the D Irish flute, whistle, and uilleann pipes (the pipes' regulators are in G, not D) so the cork should be placed so that both D's ...

I went from Highland pipes > uilleann pipes > flute > Low Whistle so I've always been used to using the various fleshy pads on the underside ...

Although not a flute I did import a set of new ebony and boxwood Uilleann Pipes from Germany. No Cites involved. I paid import duty (I believe 20%) to the courier then ...

... the Bb thumb key. I'm not a fan of thumb keys in general (except on uilleann pipes).

Yes if you watch good trad players of flute, whistle, or uilleann pipes a finger doing a "pat" will rise to a couple inches or so a split-second before ...

... strike hard. Yes if you watch good trad players of flute, whistle, or uilleann pipes a finger doing a "pat" will rise to a couple inches or so a split-second before ...

... will make the tone even less powerful. The things I tried, their uilleann pipes, Highland pipes, Spanish Gaita, or whistles, didn't come anywhere near the performance ...

... to give up flute. Luckily vertically held things like whistles and bagpipes are completely comfortable. Can you get a big sound on the Carbony? ... will make the tone even less powerful. The things I tried, their uilleann pipes, Highland pipes, Spanish Gaita, or whistles, didn't come anywhere ...

I came at flute backwards; the sequence was Highland bagpipes > Uilleann pipes > flute. So in learning flute I brought no preconceptions from the whistle, Boehm ...

... tuning vs actual tuning" argument may also hold for flat sets of uilleann pipes.

... for one. The sock idea occurred to me, a late friend used to keep a uilleann pipes chanter in one. Perhaps a roll would suit, cloth, leather, towel (if you want cheap). ...