Oh my… received an email from Chris Abell today, my A and D blackwood are on the way over the big ocean.
Also I will soon get my Sterling Low D and high D from Michael and Jim.
A couple of days ago I bought a Malachy Kearns bodhran but it was wrong product delivered to me so I had to return it. The new one will arrive any day
So the situation is this;
next week and weekend I will sit here with two new Abell whistles one new Copeland Low D (the high D I allready own) and a new 18" tuneable Roundstone bodhran.
Guess if I will have a hard time going to work… fortunately I´m selfemployed and can take a couple of days of if I want to… I think I DO want that
/Peter
[ This Message was edited by: Pan on 2002-09-26 13:29 ]
I’m not sure any one person should hit the motherlode like this. Do you have the stamina, the discipline, and the deep well of creativity to break in these instruments one by one? Perhaps you should divert one or two to Kalamazoo!!
As thurlowe says, are up for the challenge? Giving each instrument the quality time that you two need to bond together properly? I suggest only one whistle per week. Leave the others sealed in their packaging, in suspended animation, until you are ready to devote yourself fully to their homecoming.
On second thought, rip 'em all open and stick 'em all in your mouth at the same time! That’s what I’d do!!
Well of course some but, I feel very privelegied(spelling?) to own those instrument. I love music, especially acoustic music and have been a little crazy on different instruments ever since I begun to play the acoustic guitar about ten years ago.
I have very picky ears/taste so I figured I by some of the “best” whistles out there and see what I end up with in the future.
I will record some soundclips in a couple of weeks so you can; #1 Hear what the sterling copelands sounds like. #2 Hear how bad I play #3 Hear how good a recording can sound if made with proffesional microphones.
I checked the Copeland website, but they don’t list the price for a sterling Low D. I did a calculation. The sterling D is 45% more expensive than the brass D, so 45% more than the brass low D price would be $592.
I don’t think I could convince the master of our checkbook to shell out $600 for a whistle!
Actually I used to go there a lot and had lots of Swedish friends & associates here. I ended up marrying a girl from China so I Havent actively spoken it in about 6 years. (I used to be very good with it.) You have a wonderful and lovely country, Pan. I hope to go back in the future.
One of these days I’ll get around to telling you all my story about New Years 2001 and the two beautiful, 18 year old Swedish performance bartenders…
Mmmm… Swedish women…
Pan,
On a different note, if you ever feel like upgrading your bodhran and are in the mood for a roadtrip, I highly recommend those made by Brendan White in the Netherlands. You can check his work out at http://www.bodhran.nl . Beautiful stuff altogether.
Chris
I´m sure you can get it, but I´m a purist, the instruments should be of highest quality concerning materials and work, but I´m not much for “lull-lull” as we say in Sweden.
The same goes for my guitars, a Martin D16 looks like any other cheap dreadnought, but OHHH! what a guitar
Chris