Various Tin Whistles

I own a lot of flutes and whistles. This is just a little tour of some of my whistles with information and samples. Nothing fancy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• tin
• whistle
• penny
• busman
• generation
• pipola
• low
• ojisan

[judythewhistle]

I like you Busman purpleheart whistle. I got one from him -- in bloodwood -- nice red color. I got the low C hole too, but have trouble playing that note. Have you tried one of Michael Burke's whistles or John Sindt's. Those are nice. The Burke is always the first one I grab. The Parks whistle with a volume control is nice too -- with a volume control ring -- in you don't want to piss your neighbors off.

[AchingOvaries]

@judythewhistle I absolutely love Sindt whistles. I've played a few Burkes but I've never been wowed by them as much as I have the Sindts. I played a Bb Sindt once and was floored. I begged the guy to sell it to me but he didn't. :(

I've never heard of Park, I'll have to look into that. The volume control sounds nice, especially for practice vs. session playing. Though, in all fairness, I *always* want to piss off my neighbors. ;)

[Janecorec]

Can you explain the soap-trick a little more in detail?

If you put soap in the mouthpiece, doesn't it get everywhere in the flute and build up inside it? Or do you wash it all the time?

[AchingOvaries]

@Janecorec Sure can. I put a single drop of dish soap in the mouth hole and gently blow until it's down in just a bit and even. Then I take the head off, turn it upside down, cover the hole with the knife edge, and blow backwards through it to expel out most of the soap. This keeps most of the soap out but still keeps the moisture from building up and clogging. Also, it should be noted that the maker of my whistle said that you should use a diluted soap solution, not a full concentrated drop.

[Jtterbo]

I'm thinking of buying a cheap little tin whistle and i was wondering, i saw a tutorial on how to play one and he only covered notes that were kinda low in pitch, can ALL whistles play really high pitched with the right amount of air pressure, or how does that work, if you could answer me that i would be very pleased ^_^

[AchingOvaries]

@Jtterbo All tin whistles have a range of two octaves, and if you're good, you can squeeze an extra half octave out of it. (the extra half octave sounds awful on higher whistles mind you)

Does that help?

[1FirestormIndustries]

Killer rendition of Tuttle's reel on the Busman. Do the different woods make any difference to the sound? I'm considering a blackwood one.

[CoffeeAddickt111]

oh my gosh your awsome!

[Dalekdanceparty]

nice ex gf raptor face. lulz. oh, also great flouting!

[bman462]

heard some morrowind, thx for sharing

[DWCox]

Refreshingly honest reviews! Lol.

[AchingOvaries]

@MeBiggemCheif Absolutely. Starting with a whistle lets you get a feel for the fingerings and reading the music without the difficulty of learning the embouchure. The best part is that you can pick up the flute later if you want and you'll already be ahead of the game. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. :)