Flutemakers' other activities

meemtp · Post 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.

ojvoj · Post by **ojvoj** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:41 am

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Casey Burns · Post 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 · Post by **meemtp** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:37 am

Aha!, ok what's the connection between bikes and fluting?

dcopley · Post 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.

Dave Copley
Loveland, Ohio

mkchen · Post 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...

Ming

Terry McGee · Post 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!)

Terry

eilam · Post 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?

peeplj · Post 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.

--James

rama · Post 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 · Post 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.

onkel · Post 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?

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:37 am

onkel wrote:And I was thrilled to find a photo of a aspiring wee busker in their gallery:
http://www.miletitch.fsnet.co.uk/pictures4/kevin.jpg
Anybody knows this young man?

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!

Whistlin'Dixie · Post by **Whistlin'Dixie** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:04 am

No Way!

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meemtp · Post by **meemtp** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:32 am

He runs something along the lines of 6 miles a day now.