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Hi folks, Thought it might be worth posting a "wanted" ad here, in case there's anyone wanting to sell a flute and who is based in Northern Germany (since I'd like to try before I buy...). What I'm looking for: - Ideally, a fully-keyed, loud session flute - If the "loud" and &quo...

Funny, I'd always thought the Eb key was either a) For tuning, like on a Boehm flute b) A joke by makers to distinguish novice first-time buyers from serious amateurs Then again, Grey Larsen uses an Eb beautifully on Walls of Liscarroll (technically a D# since it's a Dmix tune I guess) and there's a...

I find I stop disliking tunes just about the first time I hear them played properly.

(I bet I could even get to like Tam Linn if I ever heard it played so that it didn't sound like someone practising arpeggios.)

Hi Marcus! Many thanks for the add to the Swedish list – it would of course be easier to ship within Europe. Just to confirm though, this is a "half-finished" 3/8 set if that makes sense. It's not the finished set which David sells for the price you mention but the "easy kit" (72...

Last one of today: Fagerstrom Technopipes, vgc. Seen moderate use but in full working order. These pipes are the Asturian/Galician version. Originally cost about 350 EUR (bought from Kilts & More shop in Germany), willing to let them go for 200 EUR or 250 USD, plus free standard shipping worldwi...

While I am at it, another offer: Tim Liu's (http://www.2measures.com/) Di-Zi instructional course and C/G Di-Zi. Also hardly touched, original cost USD 259, I'm happy to let it go for USD 150 and free standard shipping worldwide (any extra shipping insurance required is at buyer's cost). Information...

Hi Folks, I have a hardly-touched Daye set needing a new home where it will actually be played. The set is 3/8 + leather bag and hard case. The set was originally the "Easy Kit" and is completed as far as being completely playable but I have not touched the "decorative" stuff (ba...

Hi Folks, I have a hardly-touched Daye set needing a new home where it will actually be played. The set is 3/8 + leather bag and hard case. The set was originally the "Easy Kit" and is completed as far as being completely playable but I have not touched the "decorative" stuff (ba...

... The reed should be open enough for the low D to "come" without the gargle/autocran but close enough for the high B to "come" easily and NOT "fall down" (with your "secure" fingering, that is). A shiftable bridle is IMO important to always guarantee this i...

Hi Folks, Title says it all. I have a nearly-new set of Technopipes I bought in January 2008 that I would like to find a new home for. I have only played with them on and off but not enough to merit keeping them permanently. I would therefore like to give someone else the chance of owning them at a ...

Whistle players can always opt for the Technopipes from Fagerström: http://www.technopipes.com/ I actually have a Galician one of these I'm looking to send to a good home (I'll post it on the Used Instruments page anon). The Galician open fingering is almost identical to tin whistle. And you get dro...

The only effect on embouchure I have noted has been positive. One flute I play is the Burns Folk Flute and this has a slightly smaller and more "ovoid" embouchure, meaning that it needs to be played tighter. It's a bit like the flute/piccolo combo - playing picc certainly improved my embou...

Hi Folks, Just acquired a new low whistle - I'll won't mention the maker just yet - and am very pleased with the low register and the next notes up to high G. However, both the high A and the B are very flat (and thus almost impossible to "bend back up" by increasing air pressure), and I a...

Translation: Diese Whistle ist handgefertigt von der Fa.vMK Whistles und besteht aus schwarz eloxierten Aluminium. Das Verbindungsrohr besteht aus Messing! Sie wurde kaum benutzt und ist in sehr gutem Zustand! This whistle is handmade by MK Whistles and manufactured from black anodized aluminium. Th...

There's an MK on ebay at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130283746514&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching If it stays where it is (100 EUR) it might be a catch. (And no, I am NOT the seller!) Bill's point about kerrywhistles is a great tip - the site ...