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by Silvano
Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:37 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: CP: Switzerland: Basler Tattoo and workshops
Replies: 7
Views: 1378

Re: CP: Switzerland: Basler Tattoo and workshops

Nice pictures. I regret I did not make it on Friday.
I had the chance to meet Brigitte, Colin, Sam and Ross on saturday, it was just owerwhelming.

Colin, my wife loves the Bb :love:


Silvano
by Silvano
Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Devondancer update
Replies: 1968
Views: 158358

This is all too upsetting. I'm afraid I can't take much more of this. I say we take a vote on it and let Lesley know it's time to stop messing about and just get better, already. djm She is doing well, dj. You can relax. Everyone is pleased with her, she is wide awake, virtually painfree and quite ...
by Silvano
Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:10 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: pocket knife
Replies: 36
Views: 3615

I've carried this thing -- Swiss Army Soldier model http://www.harrys.com/images/soldier.jpg This is in fact the original Swiss Army Soldier knife, I still have mine in my desk. But usually I keep others from Wenger or Victorinox (both already named) with me. At least these knifes are still really ...
by Silvano
Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:57 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Thinking of getting another whistle
Replies: 13
Views: 1632

Re: Thinking of getting another whistle

rap4th wrote:Thinking of getting another whistle
Really only one? :wink:

Welcome to the forum
Silvano
by Silvano
Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:56 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: high (and yes, I do mean high) A whistle
Replies: 25
Views: 3785

Two years ago I made one myself just for fun. The line of the holes is a little bit offset to the fipple, but I can not close the holes anyway with my fingers :D . For comparison I places a high D from Brad Anderson on the picture. Silvano http://lh4.google.ch/bergi42/SHC3MYwuDNI/AAAAAAAAAU8/EoFc6vi...
by Silvano
Mon May 12, 2008 4:44 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Burke whistle on ebay UK
Replies: 4
Views: 1553

Here the clicky:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Burke-D-Brass-Ses ... dZViewItem

with thanks to Dave for his great work in his page.

Silvano
by Silvano
Fri May 09, 2008 4:45 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: This happens very very rarely...
Replies: 16
Views: 2102

I like it. Good job!

Silvano
by Silvano
Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Clockwise
Replies: 47
Views: 6463

Intersting question, and interesting answers as well. If I just imagine say a house or a hill, I' d say I' d rather tend to go clockwise. I am right-handed. OTH when I think of all usual walks I used to do in different locations or I do now here I discover some are clockwise and others counterclockw...
by Silvano
Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:26 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1478

pickinduck wrote: But the list didn't have the Bb whistle.
In the list in the page "deciphering whistle keys" in the C&F main page it does:


http://www.chiffandfipple.com/whistlekeys.html

Silvano
by Silvano
Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: CONTACT
Replies: 16
Views: 1692

Fool's day is tomorrow, is it?

Silvano
by Silvano
Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:57 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Brother Steve's Tin Whistle Pages
Replies: 9
Views: 2521

MTGuru wrote: As a temporary solution, you could try going through one of the many web proxy servers.
This works!

Thanks MTGuru!
Silvano
by Silvano
Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:25 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Brother Steve's Tin Whistle Pages
Replies: 9
Views: 2521

Thanks everybody!
This is odd, the page won't show up and it does not seem I have problems with the connection. Any suggestions why this could be?


s1m0n wrote
Probably a temporary server issue.
I can't think this lasts for weeks.

Thanks
Silvano
by Silvano
Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:41 am
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Whistle Forum
Topic: Brother Steve's Tin Whistle Pages
Replies: 9
Views: 2521

Brother Steve's Tin Whistle Pages

Hi everybody!

Does someone know what happend to Brother Steve's Pages?

http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/

It is a few weeks they won't show up. Or is it only me?

Thanks
Silvano
by Silvano
Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: The Chiff and Fipple Poststructural Pub
Topic: Happy Spring!!!!
Replies: 67
Views: 5865

I'm jealous. I WANT another foot of snow, and instead it's all going to you folks who don't appreciate it! Actually I appreciate snow and it is not unusual but also rare to have snowfall in the end of March here. It is just I liked it more having snow in winter, where we had also periods of 16 °C (...