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- Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:45 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: FS: Schwedler 12-keyed flute -- "1885" model
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1769
Re: FS: Schwedler 12-keyed flute -- "1885" model
I am the very happy new owner of this wonderful flute! Thanks, Woody, for making this beauty available!
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:02 pm
- Forum: Flute Forum
- Topic: Beware of cheap ebay flutes!
- Replies: 167
- Views: 454310
Re: Beware of cheap ebay flutes!
This German flute collector seems to have fallen for a pretty-looking yet amusical Indian-made flute: http://www.pincusklassik.de/floeten/grosse_indische_floete/index.html I really wonder if he's so naive as to assume that the noise this device emits is an exotic Indian scale? Hindustani and Carnati...
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18268
Re: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
Here's the website I found about a maker of Catalonian shawms:klarnetisto wrote:Ted wrote:I like the Catalonian tenora, a highly developed and keyed Spanish shawm. There are some youtube videos.
http://www.tenoresitiblesjoanroca.com/
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:20 pm
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18268
Re: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
I like the Catalonian tenora, a highly developed and keyed Spanish shawm. There are some youtube videos. In all my years of searching I've found only one website for a maker of tenoras -- and tibles, the treble shawms of Catalonia. But I can't find it at the moment... will post later. Yes, these ar...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:14 pm
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18268
Re: Advice on getting a Shawm or Rauschpfeife or similar, please
Consider John Hanchet: http://www.hanchet-woodwind.co.uk/index.html http://www.hanchet-woodwind.co.uk/indexe.html He makes shawms in several styles. But his Spanish-style shawms cost quite a bit less than his others, and are really quite good. They cost less because the design is simpler and so less...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:17 pm
- Forum: World/Folk Winds
- Topic: Considering xaphoon...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5129
Re: Considering xaphoon...
I bought one about 20 years ago, one of the original bamboo ones. I found that the secret to making it work well is to forget how small it is! In other words, you have to take as much mouthpiece into your mouth as if you were playing a tenor saxophone or bass clarinet, or it won't sound properly. On...