CP: A brand new whistley thing from Thornton
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 3:40 am
Hello everybody here.
I haven't been on the forum here much because I've been busy developing a new whistle.
So to give a rough description, the mouth piece in made from brass and Delrin. The same as all my whistles nowadays.
I use a few different woods to make the body, including African Blackwood, Katalox and Lignum Vitae.
The internal bore of the whistle is tapered which is a design I employed to give a better balance of volume (loudness) between both octaves. I also use a method of scalloping, or recessing, the finger holes.
This can provide a bit of comfort but it is very much a tuning device too.
https://youtu.be/J3PToxTZLY8
They are a bit loud but the wooden body provides some mellowness, especially with the 2nd octave.
So check it out here,
http://tommmymartin.wixsite.com/thorntonwhistles
I haven't been on the forum here much because I've been busy developing a new whistle.
So to give a rough description, the mouth piece in made from brass and Delrin. The same as all my whistles nowadays.
I use a few different woods to make the body, including African Blackwood, Katalox and Lignum Vitae.
The internal bore of the whistle is tapered which is a design I employed to give a better balance of volume (loudness) between both octaves. I also use a method of scalloping, or recessing, the finger holes.
This can provide a bit of comfort but it is very much a tuning device too.
https://youtu.be/J3PToxTZLY8
They are a bit loud but the wooden body provides some mellowness, especially with the 2nd octave.
So check it out here,
http://tommmymartin.wixsite.com/thorntonwhistles