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CaveFish you are fan of susato? I say it so that onlyI see susatos in your photo mainly. :) :)
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I spy a Generation, Sweetheart, a Clarke original D?, another black one that I can't make out along with a low whistle of some sort (I can't tell the difference between Chieftain, Overton, Kerry, etc.).

EDIT: I will post a pic of mine when the ones I have on order come in.
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Steamwalker wrote:I spy a Generation, Sweetheart, a Clarke original D?, another black one that I can't make out along with a low whistle of some sort (I can't tell the difference between Chieftain, Overton, Kerry, etc.).
Overton, of coarse :D ------------as far as a fan of Susato i have had them for well over ten years, and rarely use them -not that they are bad , they work quit well but are very loud, also plastic -i mainly use my clarke and sweetheart--------------and of coarse the overton--------i had a 'grip" of overtons but sold them recently because frankly i never used them-but the low d stays -i used to be a WHOA addict and seemed to feel the need to have all Keys at my disposal-the susatos are a remnant of that
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Hi everyone,

I'm new on the forum.
Cavefish, can you tell me who made your bamboo flutes. Thanks.
Lyn
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Lyn D wrote:Hi everyone,

I'm new on the forum.
Cavefish, can you tell me who made your bamboo flutes. Thanks.
Lyn
me :D
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Steamwalker wrote:I can't tell the difference between Chieftain, Overton, Kerry, etc..
It's an Overton. You can tell by the mouthpiece which is flattened on both sides instead of round.
I swear by the Overton low whistle. It's sound is beautiful. The high whistle as well by the way (played by Flook). I myself have Impempe high whistles (3), which are beautifully made as well, well sounding and very well priced ($40,-)
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cavefish wrote:
Lyn D wrote:Hi everyone,

I'm new on the forum.
Cavefish, can you tell me who made your bamboo flutes. Thanks.
Lyn
me :D
You seem to have some harps too. Do you play them too, what styles? I've been tripping to harps too recently, both diatonic and chromatic. It's nice to have more weapons on your arsenal. On some songs the harp sounds better and on some whistles are superior. And it's definitely easier to play a harp while driving ;) but if I have to wait for something/somebody in my car I usually reach for some of my "car whistles".

BR,
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Gunslinger wrote:
cavefish wrote:
Lyn D wrote:Hi everyone,

I'm new on the forum.
Cavefish, can you tell me who made your bamboo flutes. Thanks.
Lyn
me :D
You seem to have some harps too. Do you play them too, what styles? I've been tripping to harps too recently, both diatonic and chromatic. It's nice to have more weapons on your arsenal. On some songs the harp sounds better and on some whistles are superior. And it's definitely easier to play a harp while driving ;) but if I have to wait for something/somebody in my car I usually reach for some of my "car whistles".

BR,
Heikki Petäjistö
basic blues ------i have not messed with them to much lately--but there is some cool harp players on youtube, :D
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I also enjoy looking at piles of whistles, so here is mine :

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From the left to the right :
- self-made aluminium low G
- Generation nickel Bb
- self-made PVC/Copper Bb
- Burke DBSBT
- self-made copper high D
- self-made aluminium high D
- a second self-made aluminium high D
- self-made PVC plumbing tube high D
- self-made electrical tube PVC high D
- tweaked generation brass high D
- second tweaked generation brass high D
- walton brass high D
- walton little black one high D
- clarke meg high D
- bamboo whistle

Didn't know that I had so many ... :lol:
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maybe i'm just being silly, but i think it's awesome that inexpensive, self-made, high-end, and other types of whistles can all be shown sitting together in a person's collection. it's nice to know as a relative newbie with two (and a half) inexpensive whistles to my name that even the really talented people don't give up their cheapies, and a good arsenal is made up of all kinds of whistles. :)

when i have a bigger pile o'whistles maybe i'll post mine.
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it is a beautiful collection!

You can upload to some recording of your whistles hand-made?

cya!! :)
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Scott McCallister wrote:The flute you made looks really nice! How does it play?
Oh, it works quite nice. The tone is a bit dull (which should be cureable with a bath in fresh oil), but it plays quite good with a nice hard D. The Reviol's more seasoned though, especially regarding fune tuning (which is spot-on on the Reviol and a bit dodgy on the selfmade). But I still enjoy my selfmade one. :)
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Here is my collection:
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Left to right:
Bagpipe with 2 practice chanters
Clarke Sweetone in C
Walton brass tin whistle in D
Brass tin whistle in D, no idea who made it, my father bought it about 30 years ago
Susato Kildare Low D
Kiowa Love Flute made by Erik the Flutemaker, in a pentatonic scale
Small Major sideblown bamboo pennywhistle in C, also by Erik
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Another beautiful pile ! And a fine bagpipe, how does your familly reacts to this ? :lol:
How does the susato low D play ?
You can upload to some recording of your whistles hand-made?
Yes I can do that this week end. Only problem is that I'm not so good at playing (only 1 year of practice) ... :D
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