Google just brings me back to the Chiff and Fipple. I’ve seen people mention a McChudd flute twice now.
Wazzit?
It’s a flute made by the legendary Irish flutemaker Paddy McChud. Gary Kelly owns several. Paddy used to work with equally legendary Uilleann Pipemaker Willie McSink, whose pipes were descibed in An Piobaire during the 1980s.
Peter, let’s not forget Paddy McNotChud (have I spelled that correctly?) who is regarded as something of a living legend in his own right.
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Treeshark used to have one of the prized McChud hole-less bogoak models, until his missus found out what he’d paid for it and broke it over his head. Paddy McChud is indeed a legend in his own mind! 
Wotzis about then? Let me in on the joke. 
McChud is just a generic brand name for a crappy flute.
McNotChud being the opposite, of course.
“Chud” is Brittish slang, which I think is analagous to
“piece of crap” in America.
I’m fairly certain that the McChud corporation has endeavored to make more than just flutes. I think I had some of their coffee just the other day.
Ahh… McDonald’s original name. Gotcha.
A British member of the board posted a link to an article claiming that scientists had invented a new swear word - chud.
The word has since been taken up as a very useful word by various members of the board.
Well! All of you people to the east of me have ruined my opportunity of passing on my McChud hole-less.
Which, of course, I was only willing to part with because I realize that I will never be equal to it’s greatness…
that and lacking the hole down the center there is no place for the lamp cord.
OMG! I’m cancelling my order right away!!!
…and you didn’t have the “all money paid at ordering, no money back guarantee”?
Well, I did 
, but at the last minute I added the “Flute Lamp Modification Kit” option.
Ah ha! I’d forgotten that you are a strict traditionalist!
My bad.
Personally I don’t care for the hose clamps holding the lamp cord up the side.
Right, clear enough about Mr. McChud.
Peter, what about that Willie McSink? He’s said to be the unofficial creator of the three-holed bellows improvement.
Fascinating… my line between real life and C&F has apparently blurred.
Chud just sounds so … convincingly British.
P.S. I like Blackout’s spelling: McChudd. Guy can’t decide if he’s
Scottish or Welsh…
Last I’d heard, Gary Kelly actually bought the rights to the darn thing. I personally think that’s chud, because I’m sure he’ll just let it all go to pot, but then that’s just me.
He is married to Peggy McDudd, she plays the spoons.
I dont’ know what a McChudd is, but a McChubb is what Ronald McDonald gets when he’s excited.
Ewww! I’ll never be able to eat there again!