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What the heck is one of these?

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW


Only £21 at the moment, whatever it may be :-?

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It looks like a Flageolet :o got to be the coolest thing to whip out at a sessh though 8) 8)
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Post by Azathoth »

Looks neat -- anyone want to ask what the bell tone is?

One thing that might be tricky is the postage, since the seller is located in "France, United Kingdom".

:-?
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Azathoth wrote: One thing that might be tricky is the postage, since the seller is located in "France, United Kingdom".

:-?
Explanation: the seller is a troll who lives in the Chunnel.
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France is just down the road a bit from Swindon, not far from Edinburgh... :)
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Azathoth wrote: ......since the seller is located in "France, United Kingdom".

:-?
If only it was.....,

Au revoir,
D.

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Post by Bloomfield »

dubhlinn wrote:
Azathoth wrote: ......since the seller is located in "France, United Kingdom".

:-?
If only it was.....,

Au revoir,
D.

:lol: :lol:
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Bloomfield wrote:
dubhlinn wrote:
Azathoth wrote: ......since the seller is located in "France, United Kingdom".

:-?
If only it was.....,

Au revoir,
D.

:lol: :lol:
Ouick, officer! Arrest him, he's a Jacobite!

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Mmmm... close but no cigar.
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Post by Jayhawk »

Is it just me, or is that instrument missing a couple of tone holes? The keys look like they're placed for incidentals not to extend the range...

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Post by peeplj »

With that style flageolet, there are two additional tone holes in back, for the thumbs.

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Post by vomitbunny »

That's a French Flageolet. It has four tone holes in front, two in back.
Just as muslims can only eat and drink with a certain hand, the French have one finger on each hand reserved just for wine and cheese, and can't use them to play instruments. So they use just two fingers and the thumb on each hand to play.
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vomitbunny wrote:Just as muslims can only eat and drink with a certain hand, the French have one finger on each hand reserved just for wine and cheese, and can't use them to play instruments. So they use just two fingers and the thumb on each hand to play.

If I didn't know better I would believe that. :lol:
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Post by stiofan »

furthermore, do we know what the relationship is between flageolet and flagellate?


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Flageolet
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=flagellate
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stiofan wrote:furthermore, do we know what the relationship is between flageolet and flagellate?


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Flageolet
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=flagellate
Beats me! :twisted:
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