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keithsandra wrote: With what he is giving us we can get a local craftsman to produce whistles custom made to our exact requirements if we like, at a fraction of the cost of current high end whistles. Or we can make our own whistles until we're satisfied. I've just bought enough plastic materials fo...

Hi, just thought I leave a little note to say that this weekend is Tonder Festival weekend, Denmark. www.tf.dk As it was the last 6 years since we are attending, the line up is great and we are looking forward to some good concerts in the evenings. If any of you are going, during the days please com...

. For those who like low whistle and jazz, here's a clip with Cormac and band. I still can't tell the difference between kerry pro and overton, so i don't know what he's playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKNkW_-j1k In this clip he is playing an Overton made by Bernard which was modified by C...

Hello and apologies to anyone who is waiting for an email-reply from us. As many of you know emails always have been answered by Brigitte, my wife. Since moving to Germany she has been organising my office and most important been the line out to the world in answering our emails. She always answers ...

nicholson type flutes He advocated large tone holes, large embouchure holes, and head pieces that were lined with metal. Not ALL Nicholsons have large tone holes or embouchoure holes. I have a Nicholson (8 key Prowse) original as new condition and the holes are quite small. The flute itself is also...

The Eb is a De Keyser which was a lovely player... Wait a minute, I have one of those in D. Dang, you mean I don't have any excuses?! :swear: Thanks for all the responses. Absolutely :P I also have a keyless DeKeyser in D which is a lovely player and will not part with it. From what I have seen of ...

I saw them in December, met Alan and played his flutes. The D is a Grinter, I couldn´t play it in tune at all like my own one which shows to me what a great player he is. The Eb is a De Keyser which was a lovely player and the Bb was made by Geoff Woof which Alan thought was one of only two that he ...

Nice one Evertjan, it seems Spillane and Lunny have obviously resolved a few issues they had between themselves. Would have been interested to see them myself as they were my favourite band when I was in my late teens, also because where the gig was as my mum originally came from Ardara and have not...

Hi Evertjan Thats a blast from the past.... I must have seen them play live about 25 times in all and the last time was in 93 or 94 at Finsbury Park in London but without Lunny. Funny that they played in the Highlands Hotel as I have a poster still kicking around somewhere advertising them playing t...

Thanks for the plug Gary. I was just reading some German reviews this morning and everyone seems to really like it. I play whistles on a few tracks as you may expect and for the first time on Cd, flute on three tracks I think, I definately know 2 with my Wilkes and 1 with my low Olwell bamboo C. two...

Hi, last weekend we have been at the Tonder festival in Denmark and saw a concert of a Danish band which we now have a couple of CDs of as well as one of another band project the fiddle/hurdy gurdy/whistle player of this band is in. If you have heard of Hedningarna before and like their music I am p...

Just for curiosity has anyone heard from Thom since this thread started. I have been trying to reach him for a few weeks now and have not heard anything back. Have tried email, phone, fax, answerphone and the email form on his website is there any other way??
Thanks
Colin

They are an excellent band and brilliant entertainers live, great fun too. If you are into folk/rock they are one of the best out there. It has been nearly a year since I played with them (Dranouter to an audience of ca 10,000) as each time they were on my side of Germany I wasn´t and in January I w...

I absolutely love my Overton low whistles. These are probably my favorite low whistles. However, I've noticed a slight wiggle at the joint where the two pieces meet. Is this typical of the tunable Overtons? Does it need more tape wrapped around the inner piece? I've also noticed that when tuning, t...

Bloomfield wrote:Inches or cm, doesn't matter. If someone could measure his/her Olwell C for me that would be great. Just the length.

Thanks!

I assume you mean the blackwood model, but in case you meant a bamboo one then the one I have is 63.5 cm
Colin