Cases, cork grease, swabs, &c.
Case for 2-piece “piccolo” fifes.
Black case which includes a swab, cork grease, and oil for the bore.
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Case for smaller whistles
Black case which includes a swab, cork grease, and oil for the bore, and a pipe cleaner to occasionally clean out the fipple.
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Case for larger flutes and low whistles
Black case which includes a cleaning rod, cork grease, and oil for the bore. This case is appropriate for all 2-piece flutes longer than a Bb fife – A, G, F, D…
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Anti-Clogging fluid for fipple flutes
Whistle players, just like recorder players and other fipple flutes, occasionally have an issues of the fipple (windway) clogging up with their saliva. The usual practice is to do a quick “upsuck” during a rest and wipe the droplets of saliva away, but one can treat the inside of the fipple with this fluid made of reduced sodium lauryl sulfate, or Stepanol (same as Duponol solution); stop up the tip of the fipple with your finger with the whistle turned foot-end up, and put some drops of this solution into the exit end of the fipple (windway). Let it sit for a minute or two, then remove your finger and shake it out, then letting it air dry. This will act as a coating to prevent your saliva from “sticking” to the windway. Apply as needed. Not necessary for fifes or transverse flutes.
“Hey, wow! This really works and now I am using it on all my whistles. Appreciate you recommending this to me!” Tony B, Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Case for 1 pc fifes.
Padded case with a belt loop, velcro flap.
Over the years, people have inquired after cases made of leather for their fifes, &c. The problem has always been that regardless of what we might offer, the customer always wanted something different or customized. We’re not in the leather-working business, and in time we simply gave up, offering a simple case but otherwise sending people off to other possible sources that often had also given up. But recently I came across this site of the leatherwork of Rosalie Bosteels in the Netherlands. I explained to her that I’d like to send customers to her, and you should reach out via her website of https://www.rosaliebosteels.be/contact/ Her email is [email protected] Her facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069997969681
Tell Rosalie that Musique Morneaux sent you!