From b035fcad74109a6f9c171ef227231c4ac408d341 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 09:07:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] adjust tags --- .../blog/2024/11-27-new-uilleann-pipes/index.md | 1 + .../blog/2024/12-04-3d-printed-flute/index.md | 16 +++------------- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/2024/11-27-new-uilleann-pipes/index.md b/content/blog/2024/11-27-new-uilleann-pipes/index.md index 9c88b44..460e5fc 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024/11-27-new-uilleann-pipes/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2024/11-27-new-uilleann-pipes/index.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "New Uilleann Pipes" date: 2024-11-27 tags: - bagpipes + - music --- A few weeks ago, my Uilleann pipes arrived. diff --git a/content/blog/2024/12-04-3d-printed-flute/index.md b/content/blog/2024/12-04-3d-printed-flute/index.md index 34ad0da..3a31708 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024/12-04-3d-printed-flute/index.md +++ b/content/blog/2024/12-04-3d-printed-flute/index.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ title: "3D Printed Flute" date: 2024-12-04 tags: + - flute - music --- @@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ It's open-hole, no keys anywhere, and it was a very easy print. I probably used about $5 worth of PLA filament making it. For comparison, a new Doug Tipple flute, made of PVC pipe, looks to be selling for $135 right now. -And a used wood flute is about $215. +And a used wood flute is about $215 on eBay. I'm not a flute player (yet) so I can't really comment on the tone. I can tell you, however, that I'm able to play all 8 scale notes, @@ -33,21 +34,10 @@ which would not be an option with any other sort of flute. I'm discovering I actually like playing the flute! It's not a whole bunch more difficult than the tin whistle, -and the tone is much less shrill, +and the tone is less shrill, so it's not as annoying to other people in the house. Interestingly, the bagpipe is turning out to be less annoying than the tin whistle! -Anyway, that's the news for now. -I'm learning the flute, the tin whistle, -and the uilleann pipes. -They're all pretty similar so far, -when compared to something like a Mandolin or Guitar or Piano. -In fact, last night I dreamed about building an Oboe, -and woke up realizing that I could start with my bagpipe chanter, -and add a bunch of keys for accidentals and extended range. -The fingering is, at core, the same on the Oboe (which I at one time played rather well) -and the flute, whistle, and pipes. - At some point I am probably going to recreate this design in OpenSCAD so I can twiddle it, maybe add keys, or print a flute in a different key. But for now I'm having a nice time learning to play some tunes.