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meemtp
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by meemtp » Fri May 20, 2005 8:32 pm
Interesting that so many makers have been involved in competitive cycling. I'm no maker, but I'm a competitive cyclist. David Levine was on the UC Berkley racing team in the late 60's, raced road bikes.
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by ojvoj » Sat May 21, 2005 12:41 am
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by Casey Burns » Sat May 21, 2005 12:50 am
MarkB wrote: Casey Burns is (from his website) in another life a..
Casey also pursues avocational paleontology and other natural history interests, and has become something of a regional expert on Pacific Northwest fossil echinoderms - one of which forms the basis for his instrument stamp.
I got an email from him earlier this week saying that he is off hunting for fossils this week.
MarkB
I also used to be a bicycle mechanic.
Casey
meemtp
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by meemtp » Sat May 21, 2005 9:37 am
Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?
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by dcopley » Sat May 21, 2005 2:03 pm
meemtp wrote: Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?
I'm starting to wonder about that myself, having been a racing cyclist for most of the 1970's. Now I live next to a bike trail and I can hop on my bike and ride 10 miles to visit Dan Bingamon whose workshop is right next to the same trail.
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by mkchen » Sun May 22, 2005 12:18 am
meemtp wrote: Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?
Well, bikes and flutes are both made out of tubes...
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by Terry McGee » Sun May 22, 2005 12:33 am
I think this flute-making thing smacks of bicycle-pump envy!
(Although once I got a compressor for the workshop I gave up pumping up my bike tyres the hard way! Bicylces might be good for exercise, but there's a limit to how much exercise I'm looking for!)
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by eilam » Sun May 22, 2005 9:31 am
<<meemtp wrote:
<<Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?
<<<Well, bikes and flutes are both made out of tubes...
<<<Ming
are you saying that the curve is to start cylindrical and move to conical?
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by peeplj » Sun May 22, 2005 9:38 am
meemtp wrote: Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?
Well, they are both very aerobic activities...so doing one will doubtless improve your lungs and stamina for the other.
It's been many years since I was on a bike, but when I was a kid I used to ride all over Texarkana on one.
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by rama » Sun May 22, 2005 11:17 am
turning, constant turning..... wheels spinning/ wood churning
turning wood - subtraction
turning wheels - addition (forward motion)
turn baby turn.....
Tchie
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by Tchie » Wed May 25, 2005 2:52 am
Lehart had already been one of the great musician before he started to make some insrruments.
I know at least that many flute makers here in France are musicians... So they are busy playing at fest-noz, hehehe.
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by onkel » Wed May 25, 2005 3:20 am
Steampacket wrote: Master craftsman/flutemaker Chris Wilkes plays the uilleann pipes in a band called Killorglin
I got curious about that band and did a Google search. Found their website at:
http://www.killorglin.co.uk
And I was thrilled to find a photo of an aspiring wee busker in their gallery:
http://www.miletitch.fsnet.co.uk/pictures4/kevin.jpg
Anybody knows this young man?
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by bradhurley » Wed May 25, 2005 4:37 am
He might be more recognizeable in this one, playing the instrument for which he is best known (though of course he is one mean bodhran player as well!)
http://www.miletitch.fsnet.co.uk/pictures4/patsy1.jpg
This photo was taken when he still had a Birmingham accent, I believe; and before he moved to Ireland and lost all that weight!
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by Whistlin'Dixie » Wed May 25, 2005 5:04 am
No Way!
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meemtp
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by meemtp » Wed May 25, 2005 7:32 am
He runs something along the lines of 6 miles a day now.
Corin