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Gawd! We all know how truly awful Pakistani-made flutes are. I wonder if all the other products of this factory are equally awful! At least no tin-whistles in sight. Or at least at the time that video was made.... I'm given to understand that making musical instruments is big in Sialkot, and they c...

Nathan and I used to play together a fair amount when he lived in the Twin Cities. Our loss when he moved away!

At what point does this discussion cross into the territory of libel? Just asking for a friend. When someone starts deliberately trying to defame or malign a company, rather than idly pondering how the whistle-making industry works in the modern world? Libel laws are different in different countrie...

Yeah, I don't have much problem with where it's made so long as the product and vision behind it are well in harness with the community's needs. I honestly think you get that with TC. At first I had my doubts, but it's been a pleasant surprise. My cittern was a Foley, so yes, I'm kinda fussy.

I've heard good things about Trinity College. Seems to be one of the best options before going custom-made. :thumbsup: I find myself agreeing with that. I discovered in Mandolin Cafe that TC is made in East Asia somewhere - Japan, S. Korea and China have all reportedly been manufacturing bases at s...

A preowned Trinity College TM-375. This is my first TC of any kind ever, although I've noodled on various of them before and was favorably impressed. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcq8NTTZo1yvHTFZFJOfoKEGu9-Ap7sws5Ug&usqp=CAU I think it was a good deal - around 60% the pr...

Sounds to me like he's improvising.

Brilliant.

Looks like I've found what I'm looking for. Thanks for the interest.

FWIW, even the Irish don't always know the uilleann pipes. I was playing outdoors when a fellow walked up and asked what the contraption was, and given his accent I was quite astonished. He said he'd never known of them until then, and it was pretty evident he was being truthful. Seems like the weir...

Played cittern for years - I have to admit that whatever else I might play, I'm really a backup player by temperament - and owing to circumstances got rid of my instruments. Long story, all well and good, but now after a long hiatus I find myself playing with folks again. It was fun fumbling around ...

Alex now has full permissions.

Another headline:

"Woman spends the summer cleaning over 100 headstones at Cemetery to honor diseased"

...although I think a doctor would be better...

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And then Chiff & Fipple tells me: "This page isn’t workingforums.chiffandfipple.com is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500" Sigh. I might just go back to bed.... We had an update on the 1st, but any ensuing inconveniences should have been cleared up by now. My offi...