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I think buying a new whistle will be the cheapest option, unless you can find someone to 3D print one. There are a few designs online which may need to be scaled up to fit a Bb tube. See: 3D printed whistle head

I thought that folk might like to see this splendid birthday cake which I received yesterday. Unfortunately my avatar hasn't mastered the piper's grip and is a little confused as to which hand goes on top, probably due to being slightly the worse for drink.

Steve Bliven wrote:Glad to know the Corr-crush is still there...

Best wishes.

Steve

Thanks Steve. Yes, it's still there, despite the restraining order...

Sedi wrote:...I can use the fantastic mouthpiece of the Sweetone and got rid of the annoying seam of the rolled-tin barrel.

A blob of blu-tac / poster putty cushions the seam with a lot less effort. An interesting experiment though.

Brus wrote:Sigh. I've never understood the appeal of André Rieu ...

Andrea Corr, on the other hand...

I have so many sop C whistles - a wide bore brass Dixon, an aluminium Dixon with a tapered mouthpiece, a Freeman Blackbird (which was a huge disappointment) a Gen or two, a Sweetone or two and probably some others. Unfortunately, none are as good as the Dixon trad D whistle I play regularly, so I'm ...

So Hoopy is still here. I'm surprised he didn't mention that Andrea Corr plays along with other instruments and nobody mentions her whistle... Yup, but not often. By a curious coincidence, I've just been looking through CDs at my local charity shop and almost came away with what I thought was anoth...

Mr.Gumby wrote:If there would be any problem playing the pipes and guitar together,to begin with, it would be a slightly flat F (and perhaps B), taping would only make things more flat.

That, and having to grow an extra pair of arms.

Has anyone tried one of these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VTywPC ... e=youtu.be
They're up for sale on ebay for $34

I decided to take the plunge - I'll let you know how it plays when it arrives from New Zealand. I might have to employ the Australian technique again...

Mr.Gumby wrote:I feel the strong urge to play a whistle that's untouched, free blowing and full of its own life.

An organic free-range GM-free whistle perhaps? Maybe that should read "JM-free"

Thanks guys. I had should mentioned that the whistle is not for me, but for a fríend. I have and play from time to time a Generations D whistle and I am quite happy with it, but my friend is looking for something different, since he does not feel happy with Generatios. Hence de request. It might be...

I think you'd be better off just buying a Gen. I have a Freeman whistle in C (can't remember if its a Bluebird or a Blackbird) - it's ok, nothing special, and in my humble opinion, not worth the extra cost compared against a Generation whistle. (I also have two Dixon whistles in C which are ok. I ha...

2) Fingering is going to be the main challenge and the piper's grip is trickier than I thought, but I bought it so I could learn this new skill, so that's not a concern. I also have a cheap Generation B flat on the way which should help adjusting to a bigger whistle - thanks for the tip Hoopy Mike!...

I like my Dixon polymer low D very much. It's a good price and is easy to play even into the second octave... For sure the first time I picked up a Dixon one-piece all-plastic conical-bore Low D I was very impressed. It's got to be the most ergonomic Low D, a result of small and closely-set holes (...

The other thing to add is that the Gen Bb is a dirt cheap gateway drug to the low whistle in terms of getting used to stretching those fingers wider...