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M&E wooden flutes seem to be every bit as good as the polymer ones. I only have a wooden headjoint for my 5-key (lefty) polymer body but that one is real good. I got Michael to make mine half-lined (French style is it?) mainly as a contrast to the lined polymer head and it works very well. He do...

Henke - the Caol Ila 12 yr old is very pleasant but, for me does not compare with a 10 yr old Laphroig, or indeed a Bruichladdich, not quiet the same intensity of smoke, peat and iodine; Ah Islay Malts - are there any others. 10yo Laphroaig is good, the 10yo Cask Strength is fantastic. Which Bruich...

Damn. I might have jumped on these if it wasn't for the fact that I'll start university this fall, and I'm having a new headjoint made for the F&P. Good luck with the sale, I might be here to pick them up in a year or two if you don't manage to sell them (tough market, and lefties are even harde...

It's good to be Charles MacLean... I'm also a long time taster of single-malt whiskeys... although I pretty much settled on Glenlivet some years back. There's a small Waterford snifter that I use at home to enjoy its gentle honey-heather flavor. Sigh ... too early yet - best get my mind back on the...

IMO- The M&E is great and plays like some of the best of them. The keys work well. Everything about it is functional, but it hasn't got the same finish and attention to detail as the expensive ones. Yeah- you get what you pay for. There is going to be a trade off somewhere, but it isn't in how i...

Thanks for that video Rama, I really enjoyed it! However, I'm not half the artist he was, so I'm not entitled to more than half the drink... :wink: All jokes aside, I do believe that his attitude towards liquor was quite different from mine, although I enjoyed his descriptions very much. When it com...

the flute was actually out of tune with the fiddle...now that we seem to be caught up with the internal tuning of flutes.;) guitar rhythm seemed spot on......... Is that you Kevin? Didn't know you where hanging around here. How are you doing? Shame I missed you when you guys where in Strängnäs, but...

As far as air speed goes, yup, the same applies to the flute, the higher the tone, the faster the required air speed, in general, and vice versa. However, as has already been said, the tongue does not have a role in the speed of the air stream, as that's all done by a coordinated effort of the uppe...

Nice clip. "Whatever works" I think is the phrase. It reminded me, I have to text Kevin and ask how he's doing. He was very ill last time he was here a week or so ago. I didn't get a chance to catch up with him because I was out in the woods, but my fiance saw the gig. Stomach disorders ar...

Michael has changed his endcap numerous times. I think this is authentic.

Somebody is going to get a great deal. But then M&E's always are, more or less. Sort of like a Glen Grant
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When I feel like I should practice and am not motivated, I sit down and watch some video clips of great flute players I admire. If I'm still not motivated, I might play a few minutes just to see if it changes, if it doesn't I would go have some
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Ok, which one of you registered a new account just to stir up a mess? Do I smell whiskey? :boggle: If you meant me, I'm totally innocent this time. :puppyeyes: However, this thread has cracked me up. I don't know if the OP is for real eighter but I, like Jem, have a feeling that he probably is. Wow...

I guess the question would be: What do you want to do with the flute? The Dixon 3pc I've tried was a fine instrument, very easy to play, good sound and good ergonomics. Not particularly loud though, maybe not loud enough for sessions (although louder than a low D whistle of course). The alternative ...

People playing right handed antiques like R&R left handed isn't all that weird. Since they don't use the keys much they just play the flute they have in whatever way is most comfortable, and don't bother to learn to play the thing right handed like a classical player would have to. They may pref...

Cathy Wilde wrote: My bathtub's lefty.

Then your bathtub has got it right

Does it also drink
whisky?