Whistle Stands

[Urshag]

I got tired of taking my whistles in and out of my drumstick bag, so I started looking for a better way to keep them available on my desk and found this site:

http://whistlestands.com

The stands have felt pads on the underside and felt pads in the bottom holes to protect the wood and your whistles.

I got the Celbridge stand and here are some pics of it!



The guy who owns the site is a real pleasure to work with and the customer service was the best you could ever expect!

[walrii]

You can also make a nice stand from a board and some wood dowels. Drill holes in the board, glue the dowels in and slide the whistles down on the dowels. 3/16" dowels work well for small whistles and 1/4" dowels are sturdy enough for low whistles. Make the dowels about half the length of the whistle.

[Makar]

You can also make a nice stand from a board and some wood dowels. Drill holes in the board, glue the dowels in and slide the whistles down on the dowels. 3/16" dowels work well for small whistles and 1/4" dowels are sturdy enough for low whistles. Make the dowels about half the length of the whistle.

I've done this but put the dowel into small blocks of polished and waxed spalted beech (pick a nice wood...) and they can be wall mounted. One for every room in the house - a bit like candles. I wrapped the dowels in adhesive backed black baize - looks nice and adds a wee bit of protection (probably helps clean the bottom half of the whistle). I've got a picture of one somewhere...

cheers
Stephen

[Urshag]

Yeah he makes stands like that as well, he calls them the "Kildare" model. And for someone like me who lives an apartment and doesn't have a place to use power tools like routers, table saws, etc. I am glad this guy exits to make them for me.

[MTGuru]

For cheap cretins like me, there's also this. $1 at Wal-Mart.



I use this, but it's not my photo - click on the pic for the original thread.

It's a Sterlite storage crate, model 1695:
http://www.sterilite.com/Category.html? ... ategory=51#

And here's an older thread about whistle racks: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64027

[BillChin]

I like the plastic crate idea.

I use a test tube drying rack that I found for $1 or so. I use rolled paper extenders over the small dowels for the low whistles and flute. Works well and makes for a nice display.

[Makar]

For cheap cretins like me, there's also this. $1 at Wal-Mart.

Cretin - I think not. However, it looks like you have some frugal Scottish ancestry in your genes there Those 'crates' look like 99.9% function and .1% flair - ideal for a cheapie Generation or ten - keeping in tune with the 'you must not spend much on penny whistles' ethos of some Each to their own of course.

[MTGuru]

Cretin - I think not. However, it looks like you have some frugal Scottish ancestry in your genes there

Yes, you can blame the Finleys of Moray!