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Merlin
03-19-2008, 12:56 AM
Anyone done this show?

I just got asked to do the flute/picc/recorder/tin whistle book.
Gandalfe
03-19-2008, 02:26 AM
Whoa, tough range for mortals. :shock:
Merlin
03-19-2008, 02:47 AM
Whoa, tough range for mortals. :shock:

You mean the book's content? Or the handful of horns?
Gandalfe
03-19-2008, 09:36 PM
Whoa, tough range for mortals. :shock:

You mean the book's content? Or the handful of horns?The handful of horns. The recorder is not an easy instrument to pick up and I have a soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorder that I haven't spent enough time with.

But to some people this kind of learning come easy. To me it's all about time on instrument and working towards fluidity.
Merlin
03-19-2008, 10:58 PM
Whoa, tough range for mortals. :shock:

You mean the book's content? Or the handful of horns?The handful of horns. The recorder is not an easy instrument to pick up and I have a soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorder that I haven't spent enough time with.

But to some people this kind of learning come easy. To me it's all about time on instrument and working towards fluidity.

Once you get past the saxophonists inclination to make all of the fingering systems and notation the same, the recorder family isn't so bad to learn.
Merlin
03-23-2008, 11:31 PM
Finally got the book in hand...

It asks for:

flute
piccolo
alto flute
clarinet (for ONE cue!)
penny whistles in D, F, Bb and low D
panpipes
sopranino recorder
soprano recorder
alto recorder

Oy.
Gandalfe
03-24-2008, 01:31 AM
Do you own all of those?
Merlin
03-24-2008, 02:11 AM
Do you own all of those?

I can borrow an alto flute, though I may just look into getting one again.

I need the F, low D and Bb whistles, but those are cheap.

I'm really not even contemplating trying the panpipes; I'll just play those parts on flute.
pete
03-24-2008, 06:26 AM
Y'know, the pan-pipes might be the most interesting part.

http://panfluteshop.com/
Gandalfe
03-24-2008, 05:57 PM
Oooh, those look interesting. Merlin, have you ever played one? Could a mere mortal like me play one with a small investment in time? I've purchased some instruments lately where that certainly wasn't the case.
Merlin
03-31-2008, 12:35 PM
I picked up the remaining whistles the other day.

Got a Susato low D whistle. Not the tunable, keyed one, just the plain Dublin model. The F whistle is a brass Generation. Bb whistle is a chrome Generation.

At least I can tell my whistles apart easily - they're all different colours.

Still looking for an alto flute, though one dealer in town rents them for $52/mth.
pete
03-31-2008, 08:46 PM
Still looking for an alto flute, though one dealer in town rents them for $52/mth.
Cheaper than eBay. Used "Venus" is $500.
Merlin
04-05-2008, 11:48 PM
I'm splitting the gig with another player, and she's rented an alto flute, so that's covered.

Finally hunted down a panflute today. 15 notes, G to G, in the key of C. $40. It's a Dixon, with plastic tubes, and the ends have corks so the instrument can be fine tuned.
Merlin
04-12-2008, 11:01 PM
Here's the whole mess set up at rehearsal today:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2407865503_909c470204.jpg

Managed to make all of the changes in the show without incident. The only problem I had was with stupid page turns.
pete
04-12-2008, 11:13 PM
Which, of course, wouldn't be a bad pic for the calendar (it'd have to be bigger, but still ...)

What's the white thing on the (not music) stand? Looks like a microphone.
Merlin
04-12-2008, 11:25 PM
Which, of course, wouldn't be a bad pic for the calendar (it'd have to be bigger, but still ...)

What's the white thing on the (not music) stand? Looks like a microphone.

The pic quality is actually quite poor. 2mp cam built into my phone.

The white thing to the right of the music stand is a low D pennywhistle. It's the Dublin model by Susato. The nicer ones have a key down the bottom, and have a tunable head.
Ed Svoboda
04-13-2008, 02:57 AM
What's the story with the wooden flute stands? Did you make those or buy those.

I've got Terry's directions for making a Bari stand but haven't found the time to do it yet. Although at the moment I'm only playing bari and tenor so I can get by with a couple of the Hercules stands (great value by the way although I've already hosed up one of the bari stands as the peg won't stay in place and just runs to the bottom).
Gandalfe
04-13-2008, 03:35 AM
And I have a water bottle holder on my pit music stand that could be used to hold the pan flute. This is a very interesting and telling picture Merlin. Maybe when the show ends and you are finished refining the placements you could get a high quality picture for the calendar. That'd be way cool. You are such a :ugeek: (uber geek for the uninitiated).

Can I use this picture on my blog?
Merlin
04-13-2008, 04:32 AM
What's the story with the wooden flute stands? Did you make those or buy those.


Those were made by an oboist in the Toronto area named Peter Voisey. I don't think he's doing them any more, as he now works for Legere reeds.

I've also got an Eb clarinet riser and peg for that set.