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| 08/22/2008: "Howdy"
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For quite a while now, each new blog entry has apologetically mentioned the scarcity of new blog entries. This is getting tiresome, and sooner or later we're gonna have to get back to bidness for real. But it's midsummer, such a beautiful and fleeting time of year here in the Pacific Northwest. So many things to do... the garden desperately needs to have fall and winter crop seeds planted NOW, so I'd better get over there today and put some in.
Would also love to get out to the mountains again this weekend. There are a couple shots from our Mt. Hood backpacking trip on p. 11 of the Personal Pics gallery, and I'll add more soon. The gallery's been pretty static lately, so we'd better get cracking on that.
News: the die is cast, and I'll be visiting... Africa this October! Tanzania and Zanzibar, via Amsterdam, where we'll also stay for nearly a week. Much more on that soon, and if THAT doesn't present a golden photo op, I dunno what would.
I've recently acquired six Patrick Olwell bamboo flutes in trade, one of which is currently listed on eBay. They're very simple flutes, but highly sought after by the Irish/Celtic crowd for reasons of scarcity and brand-name value. I've been very circumspect about commenting on the Patrick Olwell bamboo phenomenon, since being perceived as criticizing a highly respected fellow flutemaker might come across as sour grapes or self-aggrandizement. Also, no matter how diplomatic any critique might be, people will inevitably misinterpret ANYTHING.
Overall, they're good flutes and you should buy them! I'm actually glad that those simple Olwell flutes command high prices for what they are, lending general credibility to the inherent value of superior bamboo instruments. I'll soon have more confidence for an honest, in-depth appraisal and discussion of Olwells since close inspection and play-testing of six examples will provide solid data for that. Coming up in the next week or three!
OK, off to the garden now, then the studio. See you again soon... --r.
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