Crested Hens

finally, my tony dixon low D arrived in the mail today!
i love this song, peace! :-)

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[rickwyant]

I just got my Dixon low D in the mail today too.. I've been playing other whistles (Waltons, Susato) whistles this is my first low D , do I have to breathe different or what? I'm getting alot of squeaks, any advice would be appreciated... Thanks ; )

[chansherly212]

hmm maybe the holes need to be covered better, or if your getting squeaks on the lower notes (that is, it's jumping up to the higher octave) probably you're blowing too hard

[3rdDerivative]

Xixi is learning this song right now :) How do you like the Dixon so far?

[chansherly212]

oh, glad to hear it! :-) i love the mellow, flute-like tone of the dixon, i found that it needs a little more air than i'm used to at first but with practice i'm getting used to it

[biggahthebettah]

Do you mind if I ask you how tall you are? I'm 5'3 with smallish hands. I am just worried that even with "piper's grip" I won't reach. You look petite, though, so maybe there's hope for me!

[chansherly212]

oh, i'm actually slightly shorter, about 5'1 (i know, i'm short). do you play the piano? my hands are just big enough to reach eight notes, no more (i often wish i had longer fingers ^^) but this low whistle isn't a problem for me, (precisely why i chose it) the piper's grip works just fine,

[DAZZA6061]

beautiful

[Llawlietz]

Hey, nice! This tune is gorgeous!

[fatheroblivion45]

Lovely :)

[thetarafae]

Beautiful.....

[rickwyant]

I looked on a a whistle website, I guess I was doing everything wrong to start with, my fingers were all wrong and I was trying to hard... its starting to sound better now... thanks for the advice --- you were right on about the holes...

[heliopijpe]

This is a not an easy song to play at first! I underestimated it,, I love your vibrato ... well done,, (I have some trouble maintining steady air flow in the high octave with the Tony Dixon ... gues it needs more pressure ..) Anyway well done, I'll post a video reply on this song soon ... ;-) Cheers - Hélio

[biggahthebettah]

I don't play piano, but I checked and I can reach and press 8 keys easily. I think you've convinced me to buy the Dixon. Thanks for replying! Oh, and your playing is very nice!