OT: photos from Ireland over St. Patrick's holiday

Irish Flute
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The India pics thread inspired me to share my set of photos from our trip to Ireland. My fife and drum corps marched in the Galway St. Patrick’s Day parade, and we spent a total of 7 days there. Photos and commentary here:

http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAOWrNy2cM3DgY&notag=1

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Thanks so much. Really enjoyed these.

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Wow, I inspired someone, that’s new! :smiley:

Great photos, makes me want to go back.

Eddie

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Thanks, Chris, for sharing the photos of your trip. I watched the slide show and enjoyed it very much. I don’t think that I would be able to drive on the left hand side of the road without killing myself or someone else, and especially not near the cliffs.

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You’d be surprised .. It’s not as difficult as it seems at first. All you have to do is take your brain out, turn it around and put it back in. :slight_smile:

But seriously, the worst part isn’t so much that you drive on the left – it’s that you have to share roads no wider than a parking space with lorries and tour buses!

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Chris

Sensational set of pics. Thanks for sharing.

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Chris,
With regard to the photos of your trip to Ireland, I find myself going back to the table with all the glasses of Guiness time and time again.

You mentioned that you were thinking about using a Fimo wedge in a flute. I saw this reference to Fimo on a thread at the C&F pub.
http://members.tripod.com/nherbison/

I’m guessing that the whistle maker is using Fimo as a wedge to improve intonation.

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Which one: The table with all the empties (caption something about dead soldiers), or the one beautiful portrait of the full pint, complete with shamrock in the creamy head?

Based on the picture here, I’d guess that he molds his mouthpieces from Fimo. I see nothing here to indicate that he makes a wedge. Besides, where would you put a wedge in a whistle?