... Certainly. ... Quite possible. There are certainly a number of other very fine players, but only Zamfir was "discovered" by the West, (through Marcel...
... Altering the tube diameter of course also changes the timbre of the tone. A thinner tube has a weaker fundamental tone typically, that is, the higher ...
Today a Romanian friend, Ion Niculescu came by bearing a pan flute that had belonged to Fanica Luca, the man who taught Zamfir. Ion had bought it from Fanica's...
... According to the romanian dictionary a TARAF is a small group of LAUTARI (pl) playing folk - or popular music. LAUTAR (s) means a musician playing more by...
... I wouldn't have believed it, but I think I'm making slow progress. On some of the pieces that I'm learning from recordings, I've gotten used to jumping...
Hi Kevin, I was interested in your bulletin of 1 July re above. Some years ago when I was having trouble trying to make a panflute that would sound halfway...
Here is another general inquiry if anyone would like to respond. ... Read this list on the Web at http://www.FindMail.com/list/panflute-world/ To unsubscribe,...
I had a pretty interesting experience today. I went to Harbourfront, Toronto, Canada's waterfront park etc. There was a free multi-cultural festival going on,...
Hi and welcome to Mike Tsoukias and Rolf Koster... Mike, There was much to hearten one, and a lot of common sense, in your maiden email It was particularly...
Another question on technique - how can you play "piano" and "pianissimo"? On the lower notes you can just reduce air flow, but on the smaller pipes the tone...
Aloha Rolf, I live in Honolulu, Hawaii (2300 miles from the west coast of the USA) but travel to Delft to try and learn in a short time the most I can on the ...
Rolf wrote ... Anyone that donīt have the vocal/instrumental recordings of Fanica Luca can have taped copies "for private use only" - and for free - by giving...
For new players, here's some hints from a recent new player (3 months) 1. If you want to play professionally, this note does not apply. Get a professional...
Kevin got to thinking 'What IS a panflute? That's actually a simple question. Trouble is, it's so simple it's profound! I dunno what a panflute actually IS. I...
A warm pan flute welcome (whatever that means) to Rolf from the Netherlands! I have been worrying that if Netherlanders found the panflute_world list we might...
... I have also heard panpipes derided, but not attacked directly and not any player by name. More often comments such as "I was put on hold for 15 minutes and...
Friends, Let us not forget that Mr. Gheorghe Zamfir is a victim of the Western music culture driven by the old mighty dollar! His music recordings are a ...
... Dear Kristian, Got your message.. and thank you so much.. I am now putting full time work into this instrument but know very little of its original...
Brad - tape will be posted by slow mail tomorrow - I hope! As you did not state what kind of music you would like, I have copied some takes, that should give...
Self Doubt, I think this is one our biggest enemies. Learning the panpipes isolated from a teacher or any other players it creeps up again and again. Maybe...
Knowing that it's impossible to give music lessons by e-mail, I still want to ask for help- how do I get the high notes to not sound like birds in a fight? The...
Fellow Pan Flutists: I wrote this message, not knowing how much others knew about her music. Since she isn't playing Romanian music I am not as interested, but...
Kristian my fellow panflute enthusiast, I remember you mentioned in an earlier email that you live in a small town near Copenhagen. Therefore I guess you...
Hello Henry Hertz Hobbit (Heck!), Very pleased to make your acquaintance. Thanks for the info on the abovementioned lady. I s'pose I shoulda known she wasn't...
I forgot to tell the fascinating tale of my encounter with Ion Preda, the maker of probably the best Romanian style pan flutes. When I was in that land, in...
Brad, You wanted to know whether there are any other Kiwi panflute players. i know of one guy by the name of Max Lines. I don't know the guy personally. I...
