tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post8817583632710519439..comments2024-02-28T07:04:58.522+01:00Comments on noseflute.org: Tim Flood inducted in the NFoF!UkeHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-45080290821127034542014-08-25T08:38:38.708+02:002014-08-25T08:38:38.708+02:00I don't think this flute was crudely made, but...I don't think this flute was crudely made, but was crudely used! Oh yes, the shape is very different. <br />I said both nose flutes could have been made by the same craftman just because the two of them came from Wales. Regarding the shape, they could have been (and were probably) made at very different times! 1950s for mine, and 1990s for Tim Flood's one, and the craftman might have UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-9903405982425740342014-08-24T15:27:05.326+02:002014-08-24T15:27:05.326+02:00From the footage and photos, the nose flute Mr Flo...From the footage and photos, the nose flute Mr Flood used seems rather crudely made. It seems to have a slightlly different shape than the braas&copper one. <br /><br />Having said that it looks cruder, Tim Flood tells that the instrument got knocked about on many ocassions, so that might account for the look and even some repair.<br /><br />Mr Flood had lost the instrument several times, Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-27649697245815376782014-08-24T09:15:23.776+02:002014-08-24T09:15:23.776+02:00I have some shepherd whistles, and was able to &qu...I have some shepherd whistles, and was able to "play" some music with, but they clearly are not designed for that. they are variable pitch whistles, and not flutes.UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-47574522386124053442014-08-24T09:13:45.855+02:002014-08-24T09:13:45.855+02:00Yep, the shepherd whistle needs some learning to b...Yep, the shepherd whistle needs some learning to be played. And when done, it is really not usable for music (the samples/videos we know provide a very weak musical qualities)UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-14917703659906397512014-08-24T09:12:01.841+02:002014-08-24T09:12:01.841+02:00Thank you Maikel! Once again, I "missed"...Thank you Maikel! Once again, I "missed" Mr. Flood by a short time, like I did with Mr. Lohse.UkeHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175787452954907320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-18432633404968572172014-08-17T11:30:25.069+02:002014-08-17T11:30:25.069+02:00Yes, I agree that the nose flute must be easier to...Yes, I agree that the nose flute must be easier to play with and obtain a whole variety of notes than ordinary whistling, whistling on fingers, and probably also whistling on the Vögli and the shepherd's whistle.<br /><br />I wouldn't know how to play the shepherd's whistle, as I never tried it, Indeed, it does seem quite a lot of people can't even get a sound out of it or find itMaikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-619826078522641592014-08-16T20:08:55.265+02:002014-08-16T20:08:55.265+02:00The nose flute seems like it can be very good as a...The nose flute seems like it can be very good as a sheep dog whistle, easier to play than the traditional shepherds whistle or using fingers, and as good or better at obtaining a variety of tones. I see no problem with using a hand to hold the whistle while signaling, as the hand is also occupied when using fingers in the mouth.<br /><br />The advantage of the shepherds whistle is that it is easyDon Luishttp://donluispersonalwebsite.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-69846427924986359582014-08-15T13:14:55.110+02:002014-08-15T13:14:55.110+02:00I wonder what it looks like to have a rope and a n...I wonder what it looks like to have a rope and a nose flute to the mouth at the same time...Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266509147115962751.post-90299853622488433512014-08-15T13:09:37.734+02:002014-08-15T13:09:37.734+02:00Superb article! Great footage! Fantastic addition ...Superb article! Great footage! Fantastic addition to the instrument's history. What a character and such a truly gifted man!<br /><br />It strikes me that Mr Flood's brass nose flute was rather coarsely made, not at all as handsomely or well-made as the one from the previous post! It produces a rather shrill sound, very similar to the standard shepherd whistle. <br /><br />"Hard to Maikel Meinoreply@blogger.com