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Honestly, watching that second gentleman dance almost made me forget the musical discussion - brilliant. Thanks again, Mr. Gumby.

Thank you Pancilpiper, there's nothing like REAL illumination; if a picture is worth a thousand words, that comparison was priceless. When I was young I loved R&B, soul, rock, especially amazing guitar riffs and the rhythm section. I later discovered IT and was so drawn to it that I actually hav...

Lovely indeed; thanks.

I just realised I actually have a few tapes digitised so for starters I have lifted a few bits off the storage disc. First is part a recording from 1962, made by John Vaughan, as it were to set the scene, the natural environment if you will. Part of the tape is filled with a few of the Doolin 'loca...

Unfortunate never to have met him, but fortunate that I "know" him through my friend and teacher Bill Ochs who produced "Ireland's Whistling Ambassador Micho Russell." I also happened upon (in the South Street Seaport long ago in NYC) a soft covered book of his tunes called "...

As always, thanks Feadoggie.

Ok, here's a can't miss opportunity to make fun of the big whistle collector's playing - just tell me how I can post some tunes for ridicule and hopefully constructive criticism. I have an Edirol R1 Wave/MP3 field recorder so I can record and get onto my computer tunes in say MP3 format. Do I then h...

To be fair to John Sindt... the price he set is "fair" as well as consistent, and much below all of the "hyped" prices seen in the various markets. Collectibles of any kind wreak havoc on the issue of value, whether musical instruments, dolls, baseball cards, gemstones, classic ...

Perhaps just an unfortunate few. Come on Phil, one of the main recurring subjects on this forum is the old ' what does so and so play ' or ' what whistle is this? '. I'd say it's more than a few unfortunate. In fairness though, it's possibly less pronounced now than it was maybe ten years ago on th...

Volumes 1 and 2 on their way...something Mr. Gumby said made sense and finally tipped me.

whatever you do don't harm the metal don't harm the shape don't scrape it don't file it don't gouge it Be gentle use soft materials (fabric, fiber, &cet) Be warned the fipple gods are merciless This makes so much sense to me. I pose the following as a question and not judicious input. Is it eve...

For my 65th birthday, I treated myself to something I've eyed for a while - the 3-piece O'Brien Rover (soprano D). After back and forth with David, I decided on the African blackwood. This was a departure in that I generally prefer metal or delrin. While being cosmetically beautiful and impeccably c...

Most low Ds I've played require usually too much pressure or too much air to be playing in the upper second octave and start of the third octave. So my question is, are there any makers out there making such low D whistles? I've probably said this here before but I'll repeat it again. I think what ...