Hi Johnny, I'm a regular lurker here and I'll be there -- probably Thurs thru Sunday, with some hiking and moto trips through the surrounding country mixed...
very nice, very very relaxing..good job jim Live Long and In Peace Charlie ... From: jimtzu2 <jimtzu2@...> To: NAFMusic@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
I cannot make it, if it is June 13. I will either be playing God Bless America at the Cardinals Game with St. Louis Flute Society members ( not NAF related...
Can't make it....Gas prices are too high... A good place to meet for lunch or breakfast is the Bumbleberry Inn.... Great food..... Mark Church... ... time as a...
Jimtzu, I knew there would be a horse there somewhere! I knew it as soon as I saw the first photo, so, it is wonderful when it appears in the last view. What...
Thank you Pavan, A Pavanne is a musical form in French, possibly? With the name Kumar, I am going to assume you are from India or Pakisatan? Cindy B. pavan...
I will be attending the flute festival at Zion this week. I would like to buy a flute. How do we try flutes hygenically? I was actually thinking of bringing...
Arthur, I have several different diameters of clear plastic water tubing that I use when needed. I cut a 3 to 4 inch long piece of tube straight across and...
... I was in a shop once where they handed the customer a little 2" or so length of clear plastic tubing that inserted snugly into the mouthpiece of a flute....
Hey all, Can we get an agreement from everyone here that we give the moderator 24 hours to respond to spam before we start responding to it? 1 spam message...
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High Spirit always has tubes to fit their flutes. I've also seen other makers just use an alcohol pad to wipe the end off after some one tries a flute. This...
Arthur, I bought the varying sizes of tubing from the local hardware store that is sold by the foot. I cut off approximately 2" of the tubing one side angled...
That is fine with me, Windrier?, (Clothes Line?) Windridr, but it was not immediately apparent it was spam. It seemed a little odd, but not "spamish",...
Contrary to popular belief, there is probably little danger of contracting a disease from a wooden flute that someone else has tried. Unless you put your mouth...
Actually, the crevasses in wood do harbor bad critters, especially when dealing with raw meat, so wooden cutting boards are not too good an idea. At least the...
Thanks for the tip. I went to Home Depot and bought the 1/4", 5/16" and 3/8" tubes. I then tested them on several of my flutes and they work great. I...
Pathogens (bacteria, virus, fungus, yeasts, etc) vary greatly in their ability to survive outside of our bodies. Some can live for hours or even days....
... when dealing with raw meat, so wooden cutting boards are not too good an idea. At least the synthetic ones are diskwasher safe. ... a common finish on...
Actually, you're incorrect. Studies have shown that bacteria in contact with wood, die very quickly because the wood attracts the moisture from the bacteria's...
After all that discussion about sanitation fear of trying flutes, how many actually ignored all that, when they got there? (smile) Let us who had to cancel...
I got back late last night from NAF Heaven (aka Zion). It was a genuinely wonderful experience. I have only been seriously playing the NAF since Halloween...
I tried a lot of flutes (and bought TOO MANY!!!). I tried to protect myself as best I could. I brought my own plastic tubes. When tubes didn't fit the...
Zionists description of the festival is most excellent. I will chime in here about the flute school. Something for every level. There were specifically flute...
I stopped at ACE on my way up the hill and picked up three different size tubing. Cut enough pieces to be able to give some out. The tubing provided by the ...
Wow many eloquent statements about the festival the location and the people
there, and all true, I can only add that The entertainers there were just
part of...