The Ultimate Low Bb

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:09 am

Our fellow fipple-flautists, have outdone themselves! Here is a beautiful low instrument made by recorder-maker Adriana Breukink.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:33 am

it has been dubbed "Lady Lung Destroyer"

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:47 am

And some complain about their whistle cloggin'...

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:01 am

Wow! What a sub woofer. Do you have any idea how much one of those would set me back Walden? I'm not seriously contemplating it but I'm curious. I've got enough new wood to be going on with right now.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:23 am

On 2003-02-20 10:01, Wombat wrote:
Do you have any idea how much one of those would set me back Walden? I'm not seriously contemplating it but I'm curious.

It runs 2,900 euros. That recorder is 10 ft. long!

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:26 am

When the music ends, that thing doubles in the caber toss.

Cinead · Post by **Cinead** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:43 am

Wouldn't you need an air compressor to play that thing?

herbivore12 · Post by **herbivore12** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 11:20 am

And another European fipple-flute can be found in the pages at:

http://www.fujara.sk

Only six or seven feet long, though, rather than ten. They grow them big in Europe. . .

Man, click on those sound samples. This instrument, the fujara, has an amazing, haunting sound. Must . . . put . . . credit. . .card . . . away. Argh!

--Aaron

ScottStewart · Post by **ScottStewart** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 11:22 am

On 2003-02-20 10:26, jim_mc wrote:
When the music ends, that thing doubles in the caber toss.

Shouldn't all recorders be thrown in a caber toss, into some convenient loch?

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:06 pm

I do believe that Thomas Hastay may have posted that pic before, perhaps on the old board.

I still wonder how any human musters the lung power to play such a monstrosity. At the very least, I'd need a VERY large compressed air tank. Then, of course, there's the muscle and balance to hold the thing upright.

Gaacckk! I usually have breathing troubles with a low D.

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:21 pm

Not to mention the *VERY* difficult piper's grip you would need to use!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:29 pm

On 2003-02-20 13:21, BrassBlower wrote:
Not to mention the *VERY* difficult piper's grip you would need to use!

There is historical reference to sub-contra bass recorders being played using the feet. It says on the site, "Mersenne even mentions this recorder with keys that can be played with the feet or by another player."

curioso · Post by **curioso** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 3:24 pm

Hey all you whistle makers out there, here's a chance to make your mark! (1) Build the worlds biggest tin whistle (2) Get 6 or more C&F'ers to play an aire on it (maybe more for lung power), and (3) Make your mark in the Guinness Book of World Records! Heck, paint it black, and maybe Guinness would even sponser it! You cold even invite Andrea Corr! Hm... and you could put signs on it like race cars, from sponsers like the Whistle shop...

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 3:35 pm

Some case, I'll bet.
Jef

Soineanta · Post by **Soineanta** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 3:58 pm

Has anyone alerted the U.S. Army?
All they'd have to do is bring that honkin' thing to Iraq, place it close to Saddam, and blast him to bits via the second-octave Bb.
A single note, and music saves the day again!

(If only it WERE that easy...)