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I tried out my Baroque flute today with about the usual results: it kicked me. The darn thing is really hard to play unless one plays...

Well, I’m after wood from now on, if I buy any more. Yeah, I’m familiar with Peter Schickele, and I’ve got a book about PDQ Bach. I’m...

BTW, Peter Schickele spoke of the early baroque, the high baroque, and in the case of PDQ Bach's work, the go for baroque.

This! There are so many options. Pick something and try to stick with it for a while. Enjoy the journey. 🙂

Yep, you're going to have to get used to employing individual fingers. Fortunately, every classical or campanella book I've seen has...

I am quite encouraged to learn and participate in the challenge - but I've never done finger style before, only strumming. So, this will...

Anything running in the background like a fan, humidifier or computer? I had a soprano that was very sensitive to ambient noise. It...

Ya know why hummingbirds hum? Cuz they don’t know the words…

Thank you for sharing this with us. Beautifu!l And quite motivating for me as I'm just coming back to the use and want to focus on...

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! This thread is really motivating to me as well!

I've been looking at Enya's website and noticed that they have three solid mahogany models. (I think that all three are offered both in...

Davey, Davey Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

@TimWilson That’s some amazing history. Thanks for sharing. I’m old enough to remember Tiny Tim but really knew nothing about him. I...

Their relationship goes back to the very beginning of Bob arriving in New York, which Bob talks about at some length in his book...

Nobody else comes close.