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@keith • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"It's more breathy than my high 'D' ABS piccolo & my delrin low 'D' flute, but may just be down to my technique with it. Early days...."

@keith • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":

"My second aluminium whistle came today, & I'm getting used to their sound a bit more now, & beginning to really like them. So far, a Dixon Duo in..."

@keith • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"My Duo just came this morning. First impressions :- Whistle nice tone & fairly easy second octave. With the flute head, breathy, (but could just be me,..."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"No, it's not easy finding your embouchure on a flute, but it will come - & then it's just a matter of perfecting it. All I can offer is that you place..."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"The Duo is an aluminium body with two heads in ABS plastic, one is a whistle, the other is a flute, & yes, tunable. (URL=DX206 PICCOLO/ WHISTLE DUO )"

@keith • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"Well, here I am buying a couple more whistles, & I expect you're all thinking that I'm being extravagant, but honestly, I went through life without the..."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":

"I have been playing my various whistles these past few days, & I have come to the conclusion that I prefer whistles lower than the high D - & so I..."

@keith • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"A Tony Dixon Duo in C to join the 'collection' too, (just ordered)."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":

"I'm liking my low whistles best.Recently, I added a Tony Dixon tunable aluminium in 'A' to my collection, which has a nice tone, but plays a bit loud for my..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"I didn't actually make any New Year Resolutions..............as they usually get broken...........& this year would have been no different! Shearwater..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Finger Exercises":

"I came across this video, (a recommendation on another forum). [quote]..."

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":

"My sister recognised my playing of Edelweiss, (on my new low D whistle)...........I must be getting better!"

@keith • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"I'm having a good time & beginning to get the hang of this 'pipers grip' now, & am able to relax it a bit, which seems to produce less mistakes..."

@keith • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"Happy New Year."

@keith • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Beginner Players:

"I agree with the Clarke Sweetone as a nice starter, but I also found a Dixon one piece ABS a good one too, although I've not had any problems with my..."

@keith • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"Ah! The waiting..........hope you don't have to wait long. (I was quite surprised when mine turned up unannounced, but pleased.) Re small hands - it might..."

@keith • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"My 'Howard' just came, it's got a lovely tone - I hope yours is as good."

@keith • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"It just arrived, & I could hardly wait to get it out of its box.........it has a lovely tone. (Can't find anything wrong with it to class it as a 'B'..."

@keith • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Tutorial (low D)":

"I came across these tutorials that may be of interest. Quote: https://www.howardmusic.co.uk/resources/"

@keith • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":

"As I have reported in another thread, thanks to a post on another forum, (you know the one), I have put my money down for a Howard Low D - so the New Year..."

@keith • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

"....& now, owing to a thread 'on another forum', I will soon be having a Low 'D' Howard joining the 'collection'. As I found out that they sell 'B'..."

@keith • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "What's your favourite whistle made of?":

"That way works fine, thanks, Norman, & I also find that covering up half of the aperture with electrical tape works well too."

@keith • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New Year Resolution":

" Well, aparently, I have 3x Tony Dixon, (2x alto 'A', 1x alto 'G'), 3x Clarkes, (2x 'C', 1x 'D'), a Feadog 'D', a Waltons 'D', a Dixon ABS 'D', plus 14x..."