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Hi folks, practising for a while now, but whatever I do, after a short time of playing my right hand cramps and hurts devilish. I notice myself pressing the thumb on the chanter directly below the middle finger of the right hand for not losing the "grip" of the chanter. Do you have any tip...

Yeah, you think in the right way

Wow. A boxwood mainstock. Nice.

Here in my circle of friends, we would call you a "fettarsch" which is no offense (like lardass in english) but a lil' "insider" - hard to explain in english.

Wo-hoo. I want that set.

"I play the bodhran, I know EVERY tune!"

Ontopic: Not many, maybe 20 tunes. But it also sometimes happens that I hear a tune and can play it but can't remember having practised it anytime...mysterious.

Thanks! Of course, Markus does (as we see :D), maybe not for everyone - don't know. :) Next week I'll meet a teacher here in frankfurt, with a little bit of luck I can begin my piper's career (;)) in a more traditional way than "learning by doing" as I did until now ... And to drive this t...

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Left - self-made (just with a 'little' guidance by Andreas Rogge) flute
Right - concert D half set, plumwood, brass, boxwood, mainstock maple, drawn with leather. Made by M. Gäbel, Detmold, Germany

Hi folks, short history at the beginning: I started uilleann piping some weeks ago and immediately got struck by the bug. ;) At the moment, I have a 1/2 set by "hobby maker" (quoted because he makes wonderful pipes which are better than many 'commercial' ones I saw or played) M. Gäbel for ...

Mh, my first posting here...hi folks! :) Pekkos: I also play a flemish pipe in G/C made by M. Gäbel, but I really can't imagine that "octave key" ... could you give me a more detailed description of that? But after all I wouldn't say that a flemish pipe is ideal for Mr.Threadstarter's purp...