Blowing in the Baroque manner

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:33 pm

But the real question is whether Lucas and Treeshark have to duke it out over who gets to keep the avatar.

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:23 pm

AaronMalcomb wrote:But the real question is whether Lucas and Treeshark have to duke it out over who gets to keep the avatar.

Gadzooks I've been gazumped! Luckily I have a back up. Due to the properties of superglue none of my beauty patches fell off from the shock...

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:33 pm

AaronMalcomb wrote:But the real question is whether Lucas and Treeshark have to duke it out over who gets to keep the avatar.

I won, I won ! And I didn't even have to search for the flintlock and the gunpowder.

Luc

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:48 pm

Lucas wrote:
AaronMalcomb wrote:But the real question is whether Lucas and Treeshark have to duke it out over who gets to keep the avatar.
I won, I won ! And I didn't even have to search for the flintlock and the gunpowder.

Luc

Sigh I am reduced to a shadow of my former self.

I did consider this as an avatar but I didn't think I could live up to it!

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:32 pm

treeshark wrote:Or the wig entirely during the Forte passages, I shall invest in some elastic to pass beneath my chin.

Have you any stray FluteBeards® lying about?

fluteress · Post by **fluteress** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:48 pm

I've played Baroque flute for a couple of years now.

I love my Cameron Grenser copy.. mmmm, pretty boxwood.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like.

I'll also recommend--Jan Boland's book on playing Baroque flute. Very good reference for starting out--it's geared toward flute players (modern mainly) who are new to the Baroque flute. Some nice tunes included as well.

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:46 am

treeshark wrote:

For those who are interested:
That's José Maria del Carmen Ribas, a fine player who succeeded Nicholson at the King's Theatre in 1837.

My avatar is William Wollaston (painted in 1759 by Thomas Gainsborough). The Wollastons had a number of philosophers and scientist in the family, but unfortunately this William was a gambler who even had to sell the family estates in order to settle his debts.

(Does this say something about the difference between Treeshark and me?)

Luc

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:47 pm

fluteress wrote:I'll also recommend--Jan Boland's book on playing Baroque flute. Very good reference for starting out--it's geared toward flute players (modern mainly) who are new to the Baroque flute. Some nice tunes included as well.

Thanks for that I'll look it up.
R

Lucas wrote:For those who are interested:
That's José Maria del Carmen Ribas, a fine player who succeeded Nicholson at the King's Theatre in 1837.Luc

The national portrait gallery that owns this picture says it's of Charles Nicholson himself... here's the link.

http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portr ... =406&rNo=8

Here's Ribas.

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:58 pm

treeshark wrote: The national portrait gallery that owns this picture says it's of Charles Nicholson himself...

Yep, sorry about that, but you didn't really expect me to know something about 'modern' players, did you?

Luc

treeshark · Post by **treeshark** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:28 pm

Lucas wrote:Yep, sorry about that, but you didn't really expect me to know something about 'modern' players, did you?Luc

Ha, though I looked up Ribas, Rockstro has a bit about him, interesting. I like your how section, on your site, I visited Chris Wilkes' workshop recently and I'm amazed at the number of hugely skilled operations it takes to make a tooter!

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:34 pm

Amazing how much is involved in making (well) a simple tube with a few holes in it, eh?

Loren