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Highest key whistle
Is high G the highest key whistle made?
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Re: Highest key whistle
It would be tough to make something higher. You might want to try a garklein recorder, which is roughly the c above g. The first finger hole is at most an inch below the windway.
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Re: Highest key whistle
Have never seen a musical whistle higher than high G. Any talented whistle maker could make one, but it's getting into sports whistle frequency range. More of a special effects instrument, like the piccolo trumpet on Penny Lane, by the Beatles?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeCKAWQvXzQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeCKAWQvXzQ
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Re: Highest key whistle
I once tried a "Garklein" and couldn't even get my fingers next to each other. The smalles recorder I can play is a sopranino. And even then it's a tight fit. I can play the Generation F however. Never tried the G though.
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Re: Highest key whistle
The Gen F is relatively easy, the G is just playable, with my fingers. ![wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink_144.gif)
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Re: Highest key whistle
Custom whistles for the tweeters...
http://www.mixedflockorchestra.net/?con ... 20whistles
if you're into that sort of thing.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Yjckj1zF/The-elves-are-working-on-Lamy-Birdsong-Whistles-on-this-wintry.jpg)
http://www.mixedflockorchestra.net/?con ... 20whistles
if you're into that sort of thing.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Yjckj1zF/The-elves-are-working-on-Lamy-Birdsong-Whistles-on-this-wintry.jpg)
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Re: Highest key whistle
Interesting! Anyplace to hear some audio samples? I could find any on the website.ytliek wrote:Custom whistles for the tweeters...
http://www.mixedflockorchestra.net/?con ... 20whistles
if you're into that sort of thing.
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Re: Highest key whistle
For audio clips you would have to contact the maker, Andy Lamy, thru the website. I do know that the whistles are very well made.
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Re: Highest key whistle
Here in the Penny Whistle Museum, Room 1 Exhibit 4, we can see our own Daniel Bingamon's wee high d whistle. This is an octave higher than the standard "high d" whistle.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/9fkbSVfW/004-Instrument-Collection.jpg)
Even that's not the highest key whistle!
Whilst in Room 2 Exhibit 8, you have one of John Orth's wee high g bird flageolets. That would be an octave higher than the "high g" whistles that Generation make.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/MHjSzj0T/048-Bird-Flageolet.jpg)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/9fkbSVfW/004-Instrument-Collection.jpg)
Even that's not the highest key whistle!
Whilst in Room 2 Exhibit 8, you have one of John Orth's wee high g bird flageolets. That would be an octave higher than the "high g" whistles that Generation make.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/MHjSzj0T/048-Bird-Flageolet.jpg)
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Re: Highest key whistle
Wow, I probably couldn't get my fingers on the "high-high" D.
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Re: Highest key whistle
'the slide facilitates the playing of this very tiny whistle.'
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Re: Highest key whistle
Wow that's tiny. I've played a high G whistle and my fingers starting to lock up, it's a little cramped. High-High D I could maybe train a squirrel to play while I harmonize on alto G some selections from the Nutcracker Suite.
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Re: Highest key whistle
It does. Just have to channel your inner trombonist. And not get too carried away! I once asked Daniel if he could make one without the slide and shifting the two middle holes round back. This would make it entirely playable without the slide. The tiny g whistle is quite playable in that configuration.Peter Duggan wrote:'the slide facilitates the playing of this very tiny whistle.'
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Re: Highest key whistle
Here's another option just found:
Nick Metcalf demonstrating his high whistles in high F, high G and HIGH A, in the Silverstar model. Sounds fine to me; clear, good tone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkAxOIJbRJo
Nick Metcalf demonstrating his high whistles in high F, high G and HIGH A, in the Silverstar model. Sounds fine to me; clear, good tone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkAxOIJbRJo
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Re: Highest key whistle
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The first "Tiny D Whistle" I made started out as a Christmas tree ornament per end user request. The first one had a hook in the back for mounting on the tree and yet it was still designed to play in tune.
Then someone wanted a way to play it so I designed one with the slide to uncover the toneholes.
So unlike a "trombone" or "slide whistle" it has calibrated tonehole positions to play the right note. You can also ornament your notes be partially covering holes using the slide.
You would loose the tuning capability but this slide thing could be done on a full size whistle as well.
The first "Tiny D Whistle" I made started out as a Christmas tree ornament per end user request. The first one had a hook in the back for mounting on the tree and yet it was still designed to play in tune.
Then someone wanted a way to play it so I designed one with the slide to uncover the toneholes.
So unlike a "trombone" or "slide whistle" it has calibrated tonehole positions to play the right note. You can also ornament your notes be partially covering holes using the slide.
You would loose the tuning capability but this slide thing could be done on a full size whistle as well.