https://www.ebay.com/itm/Irish-Traditio ... 2347465563
They even use my friend - Jay Chu's photo without permission....
Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
OMG - did they put the heads on the wrong end of the tubes?
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
They got understandably confused because of Jay's thumbrest. 
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
Those whistles should be offered for free. Might be an easy DIY fix switching ends. Pretty colors though.
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
Ya. The by now infamous reverse Chinese whistle.andy_skiff wrote:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Irish-Traditio ... 2347465563
They even use my friend - Jay Chu's photo without permission....
You can always report the item on the grounds of stolen intellectual property. Not necessarily that Ebay will do anything about the offending auctions!
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
Actually I bought for $1.50 a whistle like these at Michael's arts & Craft store several years ago. It wasn't very good but I've had worse. Also the head was on the correct end.
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Chifmunk
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and a mountain dulcimer social site at: fotmd.com - Location: Germantown, NY
Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
So... what happens when the head is on the wrong end? Does one get a Chinese musical scale maybe? 
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Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
<groan>Does one get a Chinese musical scale maybe?
Remember the previous thread on the subject?
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Chifmunk
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and a mountain dulcimer social site at: fotmd.com - Location: Germantown, NY
Re: Feel shamed for some brainless Made in China whistles...
I just tried it.
You get, from the bell tone up:
d, g, a, b, c...scale notes 1,4,5,6,7 -in fairly clear notes (though normally you'd get: d, e, f#, g, a...or scale notes 1,2,3,4,5)....but after that on higher it's just about impossible to get a note in tune or to control which octave you get.
Maybe there are folk tunes in some culture that utilize that scale. But I feel sorry for the hopeful newbie people who receive those whistles without realizing the error.
You get, from the bell tone up:
d, g, a, b, c...scale notes 1,4,5,6,7 -in fairly clear notes (though normally you'd get: d, e, f#, g, a...or scale notes 1,2,3,4,5)....but after that on higher it's just about impossible to get a note in tune or to control which octave you get.
Maybe there are folk tunes in some culture that utilize that scale. But I feel sorry for the hopeful newbie people who receive those whistles without realizing the error.
Having FUN playin' my whistles!
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