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.....the time when you have to prepare for the coming Winter, too.

I bought mine for about GBP17.50 brand new, wish you luck in finding one, but as above, I'm keeping mine, sorry.

P.S. Maybe look for 'Trad Brass' or 'Tony Dixon'.

Depending on how much you want to pay, for a low 'D' - https://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk/product/tenor-low-whistle-key-of-d/ (I have the non tunable, it's an easy player.) I don't know any conical low 'F' - but as above, Shearwater do a nice one at a reasonable price, whilst the MK is a great whistle...

My first low 'F' was a Shearwater, it's a very nice whistle, quite mellow, but then I got the chance of an MK Kelpie, & that is a really great whistle - so you pay your money.....

I'd be more inclined to say that low 'G' is the last size that most people can play without using pipers grip.

I've got average sized male hands & low 'F' is right on the border line for me, but more comfortable with pipers grip.

I'm only a casual player, I have Generation 'Bb' x2 (brass & nickel), Tony Dixon 'A' x2 (Trad Brass & Aluminium), & a Thunderbird (aluminium) in A. Of those, I play the Thunderbird the most - the TD aluminium is now a flute, which I like to play a lot, easy player as a flute, (second oct...

+1 for Shearwater, also Tony Dixon.

I've had my Shearwater low F for some time now, great whistle for the price, easy player.
I have a pre used Tony Dixon ABS low G, another easy playing great whistle, also have their Trad Brass low G too.

Yes, a Zoom recorder should work quite well.

I have an M&E keyless 'delrin' type in 'F', nice player, quite loud, but also quite heavy - cost about £200 when bought a few years ago, not sure if you would call that top shelf....

I used to have recorders, (sopranino/soprano/alto/tenor, all Yamaha), & from what I can remember of my tenor, my Howard low 'D' would be nearest, & it has a good tone.

Spacing on the low D is about normal.

I have a pre used aluminium 3 piece, plays well.

(Good value for money.)

Yes, thanks for posting, that was interesting, even though I'm not into ITM as such, any flute playing is always nice to listen to.

...or, perhaps, they may play them because they spent all that money on them.... :oops: I have bought some more expensive whistles, (mainly pre used), & whilst a couple are good, I would never have spent full price on them - & I do tend to play them more than my cheapies - but I think there ...

The best is the one you enjoy playing..... :D What key do you want - they come regularly from high G to low D. What material do you want it made of - brass, nickel, aluminium, composite. What are you looking for in your whistle - easy blower, hard blower, tone, loudness. As you can see, there are lo...