... I don't think anyone will complain if attachments are under 20k. And a picture is literally worth "a thousand words" compared to trying to explain how it...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 1, 1998 2:32 pm
... Definitely. Anything that is either brittle or too soft is going to cause troubles. For tuning I am using pieces of an old fibreglass fishing rod. One end...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 1, 1998 2:40 pm
The tips of the tools are of a couple different configurations.. (I'll send a close up picture later in the day) One is propeller like and the other flat.. I...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 1, 1998 2:59 pm
By the way folks, we have about 9 or 10 people now on this list...so I invite them to post a little hello, and tell us about your interest! Instead of hitting...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 1, 1998 3:12 pm
Here is a close up of the tips of the tools I use for tuning.. bw (again, anyone in the future who would like a copy just email me..) , ... /|_ () ()...
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Benoit, John
John.Benoit@...
Jun 1, 1998 3:17 pm
Hello - My name is John Benoit. I have just recently purchased a pan flute from Kevin, so I am a novice to this idiom. I have, however, been playing the fife...
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Tsoukias,Michael
mtsoukia@...
Jun 1, 1998 5:02 pm
Greetings everyone I'm an engineer in Houston Texas. I just learned of you thanks to Kevin Budd and his email network. I've been interested in the panflute...
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Tsoukias,Michael
mtsoukia@...
Jun 1, 1998 5:23 pm
For pan flute beginners, refer to Kevin's no-tube flute. It has its own logic if you consider my case: I had some basic piano background, and when I received...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 1, 1998 9:04 pm
Someone mentioned not being able to see what was happening with the wax at the bottom of a long tube.. use one of those small flashlights people keep on their...
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Lola and Jim
lucke@...
Jun 2, 1998 11:05 am
... fix them in.. It's all ... I was thinking of soldering a tiny bulb at the end of a twisted pair of wires. I used to have such a tool to check for leaks at...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 2, 1998 2:28 pm
... I had alot of panpipes I had to tune in the last couple of years..5 Predas' Kevins, 2 from Lark, 2 from Apan, and several S. American ones.. of which ...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 3, 1998 1:17 pm
I have always found, and am still finding that I tend to tense up when playing something challenging on the panflute, or when I am nervous. This is at total...
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Lola and Jim
lucke@...
Jun 4, 1998 6:51 am
quoting from myself... ... them at ... (I was hinting for some advice here.) Since it's possible to bend a note over a wide range, how do you know which sound...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 4, 1998 10:37 pm
Hi my provider had a bad day yesterday just got email back.. I think when you first start out it is hard to know where to tune your pipes to. I think for a...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 4, 1998 10:52 pm
Hi, If you haven't introduced yourself, let us know you are out there... even if you think you don't have anything to share.. For instance, I plan to ...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 5, 1998 2:16 am
... And surely an appropriate thing that we are using cutting edge technology to expand awareness of and learn more about one of the most ancient of ...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 5, 1998 2:16 am
... Nice story! Let go and it will work. The Zen of music. Kevin ... Read this list on the Web at http://www.FindMail.com/list/panflute-world/ To unsubscribe,...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 5, 1998 2:16 am
... I think you delvelop a characteristic angle to play at. In a sense, especially for a beginner, the easiest is to play so that your chin just touches the...
... Some older computers can do e-mail but not sound, etc. But don't forget just playing along with records or tapes. Go through your entire record collection...
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Lola and Jim
lucke@...
Jun 6, 1998 8:58 am
... I think we all have this problem. We seem to be separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles. But I did what you are doing, trying to imitate Romanian...
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Brad White
whiteb001@...
Jun 6, 1998 3:39 pm
... I heard once that there is a Dutch Panpipe Society, with ... Yes there is a Dutch Panpipe Society. I studied there for 3 months last year and will being...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 7, 1998 2:26 am
... It is said that the sax is one of the easiest instruments to play, and the clarinet a close second.So given that the pan flute is esy to play badly and a...
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Kevin Budd
kbudd@...
Jun 7, 1998 2:29 am
Hi Nina! ... A big welcome to you! If Erik ever gets there, I am sure he will be able to help you along a great deal! He can even do your taxes for you! (a...
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Lola and Jim
lucke@...
Jun 7, 1998 6:22 am
Several people have mentioned playing classical flute before (or in addition to) the panpipes. I'm wondering how similar they are in terms of breath and air...
Brad White wrote... ... Sometimes I think that especially on folk instruments that there aren't any rules - whatever makes a sound that you enjoy is OK. On the...
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Henry Hertz Hobbit
hhhobbit@...
Jun 7, 1998 7:50 pm
Hello fellow Pan Flute Users/Makers I am a Computer Scientist with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. This is the second time I have tried to mail...
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Henry Hertz Hobbit
hhhobbit@...
Jun 7, 1998 8:57 pm
Not related to pan flutes, nor is it related to firewalls where it was posted but definitely related to lists. I think it was Brad (Jim?) that said I should...