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@keith
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
Posted a response to "What tune are you working on this week?":
"Scarborough Fair & Greensleeves are my harmonica forum challenge this month, so I think I'll try to get Greensleeves onto my list, I know it's a bit..."
@keith
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I had a count up of all my whistles, flutes, piccolos, & fifes this morning...........
........suffice it to say that I have enough, but I think I..."
@keith
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
Posted a response to "Favorite whistles":
"I think I've come to the conclusion that the thicker walled whistles give the best tone.My standard 'beginner' whistles, (Generations/Walton/Feadog), are..."
@keith
• 4 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"TD Trad brass high D piccolo arrived this morning, it plays well, & isn't at all shrill sounding, in fact, it has quite a nice tone.
Playing simple..."
@keith
• 19 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
"Not that I know of....... I can only just squeeze my fingers onto a high 'G'........ a high 'F' is reasonable though."
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Updated a Group discussion "":
Updated a Group discussion "":
"Add info about your low whistles here, so as we can see who has what.
I'll start with my present collection.....
Tony Dixon Trad brass in 'A' (bought..."
Low Whistles
Low Whistles
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Updated a Group discussion "":
Updated a Group discussion "":
"Add info about your low whistles here, so as we can see who has what.
I'll start with my present collection.....
Tony Dixon Trad brass in 'A' (bought..."
Low Whistles
Low Whistles
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "What are your low whistles?":
Created a new Group discussion "What are your low whistles?":
"Add info about your low whistles here, so as we can see who has what.
I'll start with my present collection.....
Tony Dixon Trad brass in 'A' (bought..."
Low Whistles
Low Whistles
@strumelia
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I'm impressed by folks who can play whistles, flutes, piccolos, and recorders! They are similar enough so as to make it confusing to switch around, I..."
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on What's a favorite medieval tune you play on the whistle?:
Posted a new Comment on What's a favorite medieval tune you play on the whistle?:
"I have a few oldies that I like to play.
Scarborough Fair
Greensleeves, (only managed that on a recorder, not on a whistle, yet)
House of the Rising..."
@strumelia
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"I think my Bb whistle are the ones I most often reach for. But I think if I didn't have little lady hands, it might be the A's that were my favorites. As..."
@strumelia
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
"Are there commercial penny whistles in keys higher than high G? {{shudder}}"
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
Posted a new Comment on At what key is a whistle considered "LOW"?:
"I've since found out that the dividing line is 'G', this is because there is a high 'G', so they call an octave below it a low 'G' whistle."
@keith
• 21 hours ago
• comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
Posted a new Comment on What is the LOWEST key of whistle you've ever played?:
"OK, a further update.
Of all my whistles, my 'A' whistles see the most action, followed by my low 'F'.
Whilst I tend to play my low 'D' flutes more than..."
@keith
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":
"I still like to try new things out - if at the right price.An opportunity to buy/try a Susato Eb at a reasonable price (£19) has come up, it has been lying..."
@larrys
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Keith: Good for you, Larry, I hope it works out OK, I used to like mine, it was just a bit too quiet for me. It is a bit quiet, but I'm ok with that"
@keith
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Good for you, Larry, I hope it works out OK, I used to like mine, it was just a bit too quiet for me."
@larrys
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Got myself a tenor recorder today. I had one before but didn't get on with it. I intend to stick with it this time"
@keith
• 5 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Decided to try out a (cheap) bamboo Chinese Dizi - it arrived with some 'membrane' in a packet, no idea what it was meant for, but there seemed to be one..."
@keith
• 3 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Just noticed - I'm not hosting until the 7th July.
(At least that gives me a week to dust off the cobwebs.)
My high D aluminium TD arrived, it's an older..."
@larrys
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Keith: Yep, that's the place - Seasons of the Ukulele challenge.
Everyone else is better than me, & I seldom 'sing', but I still have fun sometimes,..."
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Yep, that's the place - Seasons of the Ukulele challenge.
Everyone else is better than me, & I seldom 'sing', but I still have fun sometimes, when I..."
@larrys
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Keith: I'll be hosting my uke forum challenge again next week, so I'd better get a bit of practice in this week. Uke forum? Do you mean Ukulele underground?"
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I'll be hosting my uke forum challenge again next week, so I'd better get a bit of practice in this week."
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"I have been having a good time with my M&E 'F' flute this past 2 days, seemed to get the embouchure just right, on some easy tunes.
(Have also been..."
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Cheers, Larry - my high C has a good tone, so this one should have too."
@larrys
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Keith: I won!
£26 & it was mine. Yay! Enjoy"
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"I won!
£26 & it was mine."
@keith
• 4 weeks ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Yeah, I know I shouldn't have, but I looked on Ebay.........
& there was a pre used Tony Dixon tunable high D in aluminium.......
just sitting there..."
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"I have a feeling that may be due to the prevalence of wound strings on guitars, my ukes have fluorocarbon strings in the main - but I will also be trying it..."
@larrys
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Keith: Funnily enough, I've just bought a glass slide for my ukes, I'd been been meaning to get one for ages, (about a year actually). I already have a..."
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Funnily enough, I've just bought a glass slide for my ukes, I'd been been meaning to get one for ages, (about a year actually)."
@larrys
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"I'm currently enjoying playing with slide guitar in open G tuning.
https://youtu.be/Gaoe_TllkO8"
@keith
• one month ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
Posted a response to "What other instruments do you like to play?":
"Thought I'd try multi tracking a tune using 3 different whistles.
Shall We Gather at the River using 3 different whistles"
@strumelia
• 2 months ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
Posted a response to "The Drifting Thread":
"Thanks Keith!The whole reason I can't update my older computer to win 10 is not because it's not capable (it is), but because several of the specialized..."