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Loren wrote:

"Actually,

The Copeland is wonderful as well, so you need at least three Low F's =;^)"

Aaron replies:

Aaaaggghhhhh! Stop!

Loren gives dangerous advice.

Thanks, everyone, for the replies; some of you are very generous in posting good information (although Loren's advice -- buy both a Grinter and an Overton -- is not likely to stand me in good stead with the wife. . .). I'm weighing your comments (and even one offer) now and will choose soon. Thanks ...

I think I might break down and pick up a low F whistle, after hearing Michael's Overton on his "Comparisons. . ." post, and those awesome Lunasa tunes. Is there a consensus on the best low Fs out there, or is any high-end maker going to have a quality F? (I've heard mixed reviews on the Wa...

Hey Michael: Nice comparison. (I think I may have to go an order an Overton F, now. . .) About that $35 PVC flute: say a guy wanted a taste of flute to see if he wanted to add that instrument to his collection -- would that PVC flute be a good introduction and a good instrument to get a feel on befo...

Hey, thanks. Although I'm frightened that reading this board is going to run my bank account into the ground, I hope to learn a lot, too (already have).

"Vegan" Aaron

(Yeah, the hardest part was giving up cheese...);

I was just thinking of ordering an A, and this thread pushed me over the edge: just ordered a Water Weasel in A from Andy's Front Hall. The chap who took my order informed me that there's a lot of code printing ("Rigid PVC", and schedule numbers, etc.) on the whistle, but if the tone is as...

R. Carlos Nakai has a book out in which he describes a system for writing Native American flute music (he calls his system TABlature), and in which he includes a number of tunes from his earlier recordings. Once you learn tablature, you can find quite a few tunebooks at places like The Oregon Flute ...