I just ordered Doug’s two piece , 8-hole flute with the wedge on Tuesday, and he mailed it out today!
Bob
… Are you getting commission glauber??? 
I wanted to check in and report my progress, which is S-L-O-W. But it’s only been a few days. Sometimes it seems like I can just pick up the flute and hammer out the beginnings of a song.
The next minute, no matter how I try, I can’t get but a hiss out of it no matter how I try. It’s frustrating and requires obsessive, repeated attempts at various angles to learn the best attack, then just fizzles on you.
But I notice improvement everytime I play. Something falls into place. I try not to play the same piece to much for practice so I don’t end up hating it later.
I can’t compare it, of course, to any other kind of Flute, but if they’re all as tempermental and stubborn as my piece o’ pipe, it just might be worth knowin’ how to play. I’ll keep you posted.
Peace.
Sure! Are you listening, Tipple? 
I think this is normal. That’s how it was with me (though i learned on the modern flute with keys). Some people can pick up a flute and start playing, but most of us mortals take a while. Like you said, slow and constant improvement, is the way to go.
Yes I am listening, but I don’t know the answer. “Commission” sounds political, and I don’t want to think about politics right now. I have already seen too many attack ads.
“Commission” also reminds me of all of the sermons I have heard that dealt with “sins of commission” and “sins of omission”. I never really understood which was worst. Any why?
As a type of reward, I have been thinkingt about asking Glauber to perform on my next CD-ROM that hardy anyone will listen to. Along with all the Irish stuff, I want to include some Broadway tunes played on the 6-hole flute. I really like, “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby”. Oh I know a tune that I can request. Glauber do you know “The One Note Samba”? The first part of the tune I recommend to all beginning players on any instrument.
Happy fluting everyone!
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What fun! Can you post the music?
One Note Samba is very cool. I grew up with Bossanova. My kind of music.
I’m afraid including me in your CDRom would make even fewer people listen to it. 
Or worse, would make a lot of people listen to it for the comedic effect.
By the way, i still haven’t had a chance to check out that CDRom; i promise i’ll do it tomorrow.
g
One Note Samba–very cool. But watch out for the bridge!
Elizabeth
Quanta gente existe por aí que fala tanto e não diz nada
ou quase nada!
Já me utilizei de toda a escala e no final não sobrou nada,
não deu em nada!
Fascinating! Well if you wanted to try PVC without all the pain of worrying about it, you can make one in half an hour. It will play but probably not be in tune.
I’ve tried this with little luck. I must resign myself to buying from more skilled instrument makers.
Maybe I’ll try again once I am a relatively proficient flute player and want flutes in other keys…
I wanted to followup since I got my 2-piece, 8-hole Tipple flute with the wedge on Saturday. My fingers are sore from playing it all weekend! I played it at a session yesterday, and everyone who heard it was very impressed! Not that my playing is very impressive yet, but everyone commented on how much like a wooden flute it sounded.
I don’t have much experience playing many different flutes. I’ve only tried a few Sweetheart flutes at a local store (I bought one in Paduk), a friend’s M&E delrin flute, and a cheap Boehm system flute. The Tipple flute compares very well to the Sweetheart and the M&E. It’s definately louder than my Sweetheart flute and takes less air. The Sweetheart does have a “woodier” tone, but the difference is fairly subtle. The one I have has the offset holes and the stretch isn’t much more that the Sweetheart, it just has bigger holes. I can comfortably play it using the “normal” left hand hold.
I was going to say that this flute is very good for the money, but I think it’s very good period. The fact that it costs so little is really just a bonus. I measure how good an instrument is by how it makes me feel to play it and how much it makes me want to play it. The Tipple flute does both very well!!
Bob
I just got a Tipple 3-piece tunable flute in polished white PVC with the wedge. It is terrific. I am seriously impressed.
Good one, Bob. That’s how i feel about it too.
At the risk of admitting my ignorance or stating the obvious, is the 8 hole version able to play more notes or even a full chromatic scale? Would you choose one of these 8 hole versions if you wanted to play some classical pieces as well as traditional? Do they (8 hole) have any disadvantages like being more cumbersome when just playing traditional music? - mike
I’ve got a six and an eight. The eight seems a bit louder and plays with less resistance than the six. However, the six also has the T/F Wedge in it, so this might account for some of that too. And, the six is also a three piece, the eight is a two piece. So, I guess there are too many variables to tell what might be causing the differences. Oh well…
The both play the same notes, the two extra holes on the 8 are where the C# and C would be on a keyed flute.
-Brett
AH! Stop it! You guys are going to drive the price up before I can get one!
I just got the eight hole two piece with the wedge myself. I can sorta get a few tunes out on it. Supprizing how big a difference there is when you put the little wedge in. Whips those high note into shape. I got the woodgrain laminate. It’s just a trip how good it looks and feels.
I can’t type anymore. My fingers and thumb hurts.
Okay, now you’ve all done it – I’ve got that polished white 3-piece, but Doug had JUST come out with the wedge and I didn’t get one. Looks like I need to!
– Daryl