Ah, but there are Rennaissance and Baroque recorders. The ones we usually see are Baroque. The Rennaissance ones are less ellaborate, look more like sticks.
If they’re Baroque, maybe you oughta Fix 'em!
–James
I think it’s Baroque in the sense of #2 in this dictionary entry:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=baroque&x=0&y=0
I think I would have long stopped poking fun at Susatos if it wouldn’t always produce such hilarious threads. You can say what you like about recorders and Susatos, but their entertainment value is high.
Perhaps I should mention, in the interest of full disclosure, that they made me wear wool slacks and play recorder at family reunions when I was a kid. I am marked for life; and I doubt I’ll ever again will be able to put on a pair of wool slacks without a shudder.
Actually, the good Rennaissance Recorders look more like…(gasp) whistles.
Loren
You’re right…
Renny recorders:
Hardly,
I know a recorder player that is part of an Irish Band that does play in pubs. We met at a session in Heidelberg, Germany. She’s fast man, and the tone is great. Close your eyes and you’d swear she was whistling. So, from the seen it and done it standpoint… I’ve seen it done and done well.
Telling Bloomie to get a life? That’s rich. 
Here’s the difference I see: there is definitely some overlap of capabilities, however the whistle is unable to do some things that the recorder can do, while the recorder, in particular, can’t ornament some types of songs in the way that a whistle can. For example, while slides will work to a small degree on the recorder, they work much better on the whistle.. It’s all about what works.
Geez, though. Does anyone mind me saying what a drag it is–I mean, talking about r*******s while saving up energy for my next OT post?
Well, in the meantime, here are some “church bulletin bloopers:”
“For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.”
“Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say ‘Hell’ to someone who doesn’t care much about you.”
“Don’t let worry kill you. Let the church help.”
“The Low Self-Esteem Suport Group will meet Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Please use the back door.”
“Weight Watchers will meet at 7:00p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double door at the side entrance.”
“The associate minister unveiled the church’s new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: ‘I Upped My Pledge–Up Yours.’”
There must be something about whistles and recorders in there somewhere.
“The associate minister unveiled the church’s new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: ‘I Upped My Pledge–Up Yours.’”
WOOF!