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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134549891600 Keyless wooden flute. Beautiful instrument in perfect condition with a lovely tone. This flute hasn't been played for a number of years due to hand problems (Dupuytren's Contracture) It is just sitting around waiting for someone to put it through it's paces. I...

I do like a pint so maybe that makes it dirty plus a good few hours in sessions.

My favourite whistle for sessions, pretty well in tune and loud enough to be heard plus a good rounded tone. To clean I dip the head into warm water and take it off the body then put it back in the warm water (to soak for a bit) with a small amount of washing up liquid. I use a bit of old credit car...

Hi Peter, If you are serious about playing the whistle or the fiddle you would do well to find a session nearby where you can listen to the music and ask advice from any decent whistle or fiddle players there. Most players are willing to give tips and advice. As you are near Brighton there are defin...

I agree, lovely whistles discount or not.

Very nice but where's the bouzouki? I could only hear bodhran. Or is this just an isolated track without Alec Finn?

Lovely!

If someone rear-ends you and the airbag goes off, your whistle may end up somewhere unpleasant.

Lets not beat around the bush, It would probably end up sticking out of the back of your head! You wouldn't be practicing much after that!

As the title suggests. If anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. I have obviously tried the usual ways.

Cheers.

If you play it as well as you clean it, then the tunes should flow

A variation on the above: "Holding the whistle as you normally would, rest the mouthpiece just under your lower lip, blowing into the "exit ramp". Joannie Madden on 'Song of the Irish Whistle' uses this technique on the beginning of the track below, very effective! I use it frequentl...

I never said the whistle didn't sound well enough

I know that, just wanted to say I enjoyed the sound of it.

Sounds good to me.

Mr Gumby, to the point, as ever. Nice one!