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Hi all

Had an extremely stressfull week and things have not improved . Will reply when things become calmer.

Ian

Hi all You have asked some very challenging questions of a whistle novice (Going into my third year). The slide is very short 12mm. Hence, the reason why the slide needs to be push all the way in to tune to 440, tunes well to 441 with the slide pulled out by 6mm. I have never thought of pulling the ...

Hi MTB I am still coming to terms with the complexity of the Garvie. I have put it aside for some time and have only recently (last 2 weeks) come back to it. It would be interesting to hear Brian's first impressions. A few comments on how the whistle responds to my inexperience hands. The whistle is...

Hi again ChasR The model in the picture looks like a DX102. I have not heard any adverse comments regarding these. However I did have a late model DX003 that was flat on all notes and no matter how I adjusted the breath the whistle was just flat. I contacted Tony Dixon Music (http://www.tonydixonmus...

Hi CHasR You don't tell us what model Dixon you have. I only have 2 Dixon low D's (The old DX003 and the newer TB003). These have been tweaked to be more air efficient and slightly increase the volumn. I have no problems with these whistles regarding tuning into the 2nd octave although breath contro...

Hi Alex Welcome to the forum. No doubt there will be several replies to your question. I have a Shaw F and it's a cracker. Every few months using a peice of card I wipe the fipple with grape seed oil. I have had no problem with the whistle since doing this. Ian. By the way my family comes from Frome.

Hi again folks. Thanks for your comments mutepointe and the amazing photograph posted by pancelticpiper. You may know this piece under it's full title. The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia. There is a great rendition of this on Utube by Emmylou Harris and Mary Black, playing the fiddles are Jay ...

Great list and comments so far.

Here's mine.

1. The Green Hills of West Virginia.

2. She moved through the fair.

3. Horses Braule

Ian

Very few times it happens.

The strings of my wife's harp vibrate in accord with the whistle and the whole room appears to be one with what is happening. If only this would happen during a session.

Back to practice.

Come on you U.K. low whistlelers? How can you not want the opportunity to try a different whistle? I hope that there are enough C & F'ers that will warrant Hans to let a tour occur. I trust this will happen as I am just beginning to come to terms with the music that can be made on these instrume...

How many C & F'ers own a Shaw Low F? How do you find the air requiresment, tone and volumn? I got mine last Tuesday fron Hobgoblin in Bristol, nice people. Been practising every day and find the botton F hole a little awkward. I have several low D's and apart from the Kerry Songbird on which I f...

Depends on the amount of Red, White, Amber, Gold or Black nectar that one has been forced to drink at the end of the day taht (that) makesss the differensssce.

Ian

Hi all

Still unable to post pics. Must be missing something apart from grey matter.

Hi all

Tried to follow what you have posted but none of the functions mentioned come up.

Will have to wait until I can get a friend in to have a go.

Ian

Hi all

I would like to post some pictures of my Garvie Low D and the Leather Case that I had made for it.

As a computer illiterate I would be grateful if someone could explain in the simplest terms how to do this. I tried the 'Search' function but it was of little use.

Many thanks.

Ian