Hard to play!

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Ouch!
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If that's your finger, WallyS,
You headed to ER immediately after the snapshot of course, dintcha?

Well, I hope you heal up good & quick!
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Quit yer whining...
You don't even use that part of the finger for the pipes!!!

...but that fork could come in handy. :D
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:shock:
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Ya can't just a post a picture like that without explaining it - details details details!!!
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nonsense, yer fingertips are still able to cover chanter holes, just cosmetic issue...
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I guess it would help wit those "forked" fingerings we hear so much about....
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I just vomited onto my keyboard.
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How in the world did that happen?

uilleannfinlander wrote:nonsense, yer fingertips are still able to cover chanter holes, just cosmetic issue...
:lol: Haha.. for real. That doesn't effect piper's grip.
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Ouch! Knife, fork, scissors... :shock:
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How in the world did that happen?
Photoshop, I'd imagine.
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Is that what is meant by a "forked fingering" ?

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Isn't the end of the fork that pierced the finger supposed to be bloody too?

By the way, this must be one of those very old chanters where you hit the chanter in your thigh to close it. I still wonder why the popping strap caught on instead...
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The Whistle Collector wrote:How in the world did that happen?

It was a student who repeatedly played a bcd triplet with a one finger b.
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Ugi wrote:Isn't the end of the fork that pierced the finger supposed to be bloody too?
not when its pokin thru a hot dog taped onto yer finger!!! :D :D :D
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