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I have a beautiful Milligan high C wooden flute that easily overblows the 1st octave C into the 2nd octave with very little air.
I also have a Milligan D that does not have this issue.

Is it me or an issue with the flute?

Yes, thank you for the last post. This maker has a great reputation for lower cost handmade wooden whistles. He us concerned about my experience and wanted to make it right either with refund or fix. I opted for refund. As I mentioned some of the issue could be me but I do not thnk so. I recently go...

Hi Nano,

My bad. It is brass clad with a brass ferrule on the end.

Tom

It could be brass trimmings.

I have given this whistle a workout all week. Swabbing the bore after use, etc. It struggles to return to the 1st octave D without chaffing and wants to go to the 2nd octave even with the slightest of breath. 2nd octave sounds lovely but most of my music needs that first octave D. Spoke to the maker...

Hi Nano,

The head is brass.

Tom

The maker suggested that I oil it. He is a reputable maker so I will get some oil and give it a try. The Fipple is a bit different that I am used to. I tried not put my mouth over it so much and it seemed to give me better breath control. I suspect that it is more sensitive, i.e. Back pressure. So I...

Hey there, New member here. Been playing for a while and decided to buy a new cocobolo whistle from a known maker. My question is that the new untunable whistle goes to the high D without much breath. In order to get to the 1st octave D I need to reduce my breath before hitting it even when going do...