Chiff and Fipple Forums

So much to learn.

The skin on my chin and lower lip used to get irritated from playing cane zampoñas. I couldn't help but to play them though because I love them so much and I think my determined will eventually just made my body get used to it. Playing them so much also seemed to brake in the canes. The oils from my...

I went to the Cooperman website.... I didn't see any whistles, just drums and fifes. I was hoping to see some pictures. Actually..... It didn't play to well at first but I messed around with the shape of the fipple with a pair of needle nose pliers and eventually made it work... so maybe it is a Coo...

Oh... yeah... the block is wood. I thought it was the rolled metal that was in question. If it is a Clarke, I wonder how old it is. It seems to be shaped a little more crudely than the ones on the website. The tube is not very round. A cross section would be more of a tear drop shape and there is a ...

I hope it is not lead. I have had it my mouth a lot.

I have been playing on this whistle for about 10 years. Pictures of it are here : http://jeremaya-art.com/my-tin-whistle/ It looks a lot like a Clarke but it has not name on it and it does not look quite like the instruments I see on the Clarke website. It was given to me by a friend after I pretty ...