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I have a lovely Syn whistle, made of thick aluminum with a brass tuning slide. The whistle is great, but the brass joint has become so corroded that it won't budge--I can't tune it! It's been getting hotter, so my whistle's been quite flat for the last few sessions, which of course is no fun. I've b...

thanks all! for some reason i hadn't thought about actually sticking something down there to push it out. i just used some folded paper. it worked!

so my whistle grew a bunch of gunk in its windway. i have a syn (:D) so the windway is curved. i tried a thorough soap and watering but it's still in there. anyone have any ideas to help me unstuff my poor whistle's throat?
thanks!

Hello all, I'm a flute/whistle player and I came across this harp on craigslist: http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/msg/318617038.html I don't know a thing about harps yet, but I'd like to :D So I come seeking knowledge from you fine people! Is this a "folk" harp? I can't tell if it has foo...

have any of you played the syn low D? i just "discovered" it today at gaeliccrossings. and i was just curious about it. any thoughts?

DANG that sounds nice.

i have one. a lovely casey burns flute for little girl hands.

different, different, different embouchure. on wooden flutes, i think the generally accepted idea is to play quite rolled in with a small jetstream of air, whereas with the boehm flute you'd want to be covering maybe just 1/3 of the embouchure hole.. and i think of the sound (and my embouchure, mout...

your avatar hurts my head....

thanks!

any opinions? anyone tried this small-holed seery?
how does it compare to, say, the M&E rudall & rose?

thanks!

FINALLY sold! congratulations!
but who bought it? curious minds want to know.

check THESE http://home.earthlink.net/~life2all/dou ... index.html out:
there will probably be a million more recommendations for tipple flutes on this post.

one would be nice....