Key of F
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Key of F
Hello there!
I had a couple of questions about whistles in the key of F I was hoping you could help out with.
There doesn't seem to be many whistle makers that offer this key so I am wondering...
1. Can you recommend someone who does? (preferably with a brass body)
2. Is there something inherently difficult with making a high F whistle or is there just not enough of a demand for them?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I had a couple of questions about whistles in the key of F I was hoping you could help out with.
There doesn't seem to be many whistle makers that offer this key so I am wondering...
1. Can you recommend someone who does? (preferably with a brass body)
2. Is there something inherently difficult with making a high F whistle or is there just not enough of a demand for them?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Re: Key of F
I have a Chieftain F, which I love the tone of, though it is an aluminium body. With hindsight I would have bought the tuneable version as mine is slightly flat.
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Re: Key of F
Mack Hoover should be able to make one for you in any key.
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Re: Key of F
At the top of this forum there is a whistle makers thread listing various shops. The list is a bit dated however many of the whistle makers are still active. You could breeze thru and see who makes what keys and types of whistles.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=99954
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=99954
Re: Key of F
Jerry freeman has them on eBay.hawthorn1213 wrote:Hello there!
making a high F whistle
Thanks in advance for your help!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Freeman-Whistl ... rk:15:pf:0
''Whistles of Wood'', cpvc and brass. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=69086
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Re: Key of F
....& of course there is Generation, brass &/or nickel.
(My nickel high F plays OK.)
(My nickel high F plays OK.)
Keith.
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Re: Key of F
Thanks for the response!
I've contacted Dixon (I love my High D) Reyburn, and Killarney but no luck.
I didn't know Chieftain made a high F. I have a low F of theirs but I'm not the biggest fan.
I ordered a generation to do the tweaks myself but I was really hoping for something nicer.
I may consider Carbony - Does anyone have any experience with their high whistles?
I've contacted Dixon (I love my High D) Reyburn, and Killarney but no luck.
I didn't know Chieftain made a high F. I have a low F of theirs but I'm not the biggest fan.
I ordered a generation to do the tweaks myself but I was really hoping for something nicer.
I may consider Carbony - Does anyone have any experience with their high whistles?
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Re: Key of F
With luck, you may be surprised when you receive your Generation high F.
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Re: Key of F
I think it's interesting that for years MK only made a Low D.
Then when they came out with a second key, it was "mezzo" F. I wonder: why that key?
I have a "mezzo" F, a Burke, and it's very nice. I don't use it much.
BTW F whistles play in F Major and B flat Major (one flat and two flats).
Then when they came out with a second key, it was "mezzo" F. I wonder: why that key?
I have a "mezzo" F, a Burke, and it's very nice. I don't use it much.
BTW F whistles play in F Major and B flat Major (one flat and two flats).
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Goldie Low D whistle
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Goldie Low D whistle
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Re: Key of F
Modern Players/bands, Lunasa etc, use them a lot. Increases popularity, that. And they're Low-ish without the stretch of the D. It's a handy format to play. Middle ground. If you're into that sort of thing ofcourse ( I realise this thread is about high ones).I wonder: why that key?
I believe these guys were playing Fs there (I may be wrong though):
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Re: Key of F
Whistling in the Rockies!!
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Re: Key of F
They don't. But the 'high' was a little buried in your OP and some folk are discussing low (alto) Fs here.hawthorn1213 wrote:I didn't know Chieftain made a high F.
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Re: Key of F
Indeed, apologies. I missed the bit about "high" too.Peter Duggan wrote:They don't. But the 'high' was a little buried in your OP and some folk are discussing low (alto) Fs here.hawthorn1213 wrote:I didn't know Chieftain made a high F.
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Re: Key of F
I missed the "high" too.
Why on Earth, why.
I can't even finger those, really.
(Yes I know Mary Bergin sounds great on them. But she's Mary Bergin.)
Why on Earth, why.
I can't even finger those, really.
(Yes I know Mary Bergin sounds great on them. But she's Mary Bergin.)
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Re: Key of F
I can play the high F reasonably, but my high G is tight.
Keith.
Trying to do justice to my various musical instruments.
Trying to do justice to my various musical instruments.