Interesting that you want to avoid or reduce the very thing that allows people with smaller hands to more comfortably play bigger whistles.tomcat wrote: I don't have large hands so when I started playing low whistles, so I purposely sought out those that reduced or eliminated the need for pipers grip.
Where do *you* change to piper's grip?
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Re: Where do *you* change to piper's grip?
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Goldie Low D whistle
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Re: Where do *you* change to piper's grip?
well, its not the brightest move I ever made - but it did keep me from giving up. funny how its not a problem now....may prove, at least in my case, persistence wins over brilliance.pancelticpiper wrote:Interesting that you want to avoid or reduce the very thing that allows people with smaller hands to more comfortably play bigger whistles.tomcat wrote: I don't have large hands so when I started playing low whistles, so I purposely sought out those that reduced or eliminated the need for pipers grip.