Loren wrote:
It looks genuine to me. I have an early nickel Copeland with the same Philadelphia/Shamrock stamp. And, although mine is tunable, I do believe I recall seeing several over the years that were not.
This one looks to be very early indeed, and I do see what MAY be a significant misalignment if the labium on one side, but this could just be an optical illusion from the way the whistle was photographed. Could be a great piece of whistle history for someone, but may or may not need some attention to play at its best, that said, I have a high confidence that it is legit.
Thanks Loren..that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I didn't wanna start hunting in the basement for my pitchfork without some corroboration
