P.G. Bleazey
WOODWINDS
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Woodwinds Flutes, Whistles and Recorders
I started making wooden flutes in 1994 and my interest rapidly expanded to include wooden whistles, low whistles and recorders. My thirst for information on woodwind instruments and their making led me to Matthew Dart's evening classes at the London Furniture College (now the London Guildhall University). Having had some 30 years experience in mechanical engineering, my progress was rapid, and very soon the new discipline had completely taken over my life.
Today I make woodwinds of the flute family (Transverse flutes, recorders, whistles and low whistles) for customers all over the world. I make instruments based on originals from as early as the 13th century, including my own versions of the Gottingen recorder and Dordrecht recorder, I also make flutes and recorders based on those from the Renaissance period as well as my own designs of flute, whistle,low whistle and recorder for use by todays traditional musicians.
Every instrument and the tools necessary to make it are hand made by me and, apart from the inevitable second hand market, the instruments which appear on these pages are now only available direct from me. This keeps the price down and the level of service high. I consider myself fortunate to be able to earn a living from a skill which I enjoy greatly and am privilaged to be able to call the hundreds of people who play my instruments, friends.
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Learn a Skill with Phil!
Since turning seventy I have been giving more thought to passing on the skills which I have acquired during a lifetime devoted to creativity, before it is too late. I have decided to run courses for small groups or individuals in my workshops where learning can be drawn from talks, shadowing me in the workshop, hands on workshop practise or even making your own end product under my supervision.
Courses in Engineering Workshop Practice, Woodwind Instrument Making and Morgan Three Wheeler Upgrades
My Morgan Three Wheeler - It’s Trials and Tantrums
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I have owned my Morgan three wheeler for two and a half years now and if you continue to read this page you will see that I have experienced many problems which I have attempted to solve in my own way. On looking back at my work and the description of that work, published here, I see that it has been very negative giving no credence to the positive experience of owning the vehicle. I would hate to think that anyone would be put off owning one by reading this page. Let me say, after two and a half years and 15,000 miles that this is by far the best motoring experience I have ever had. When choosing a vehicle for any journey, the Morgan three wheeler is my first choice. It is not much use if you want to carry more than one passenger or if you are taking sacks of rubble to the tip and it won't tow a trailer but otherwise it is unsurpassable. From the moment of unpopping the first fastener of the tonneau cover I start to smile inside ( and sometimes outside, but I'm not very good at that!). I fire up the engine and don't stop smiling till I close the garage door on the machine when I get home. "What happens when it rains?" they all ask" you get wet" I say - " think motorbike". They don't understand but I just curse out loud at the weather and keep the speed up to make the rain drops whizz over my head - smiling!
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Drive Train Upgrade Kit
Kits are available now please contact me if you are interested - Thanks for your patience - the road has been long and hard. Since May 2016 I have been working to rectify faults in the transmission / drive train of the new Morgan three wheeler. The subject of my research has been a 2013 model, purchased by me in 2015. The machine had been fitted with the Centa flexible coupling and the NVH kit from the factory. The faults were, from the start, an inability to pull away without increasing engine speed to 2,700 rpm. without lurching and banging from the transmission and an inability to pull away in any gear but 1st. Later, a loud bang and jerk developed when accelerating hard, especially when carrying a passenger. Throughout, the machine has vibrated excessively, most noticeably when accelerating through 3,000 rpm. The result of my work is a vehicle which will pull away in any of the first three gears, without an excessive rise in engine speed and without any jerking or banging noises. The loud banging on acceleration has stopped completely. The vibration is much reduced and there is no need to avoid certain engine speeds to maintain a comfortable ride. The high torque developed by the engine which was the cause of much of the trouble is now available for use and the true character of the V twin engine is now evident when driving.
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