Had a dulcian-lesson yesterday with a teacher I hadn't met before, always a bit nerve wracking beforehand! But it was a very nice lesson. :) I get to loan a better dulcian than the one I had before, in order to attend a workshop next weekend. It was sooo much easier to play on a better instrument!
The teacher compared playing on a bad instrument to trying to balance a marble on a tray. That is spot on! On my old dulcian the pitch will just not stay stable.