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Selling my brass Copeland Low F. It sounds wonderful and has a lovely patina. It got a good going over by Michael Copeland in July 2019 and he declared it an excellent blower. There aren't many of these around and I can't recall seeing one come up for sale in many years. 1200 USD takes it home. Emai...

Selling my brass Copeland Low F. It sounds wonderful and has a lovely patina. It got a good going over by Michael Copeland in July 2019 and he declared it an excellent blower. There aren't many of these around and I can't recall seeing one come up for sale in many years. 1200 USD takes it home. Emai...

Just letting you guys know that Mike is still at the mdcopeland@gmail.com email address and doing repairs if anyone needs. I have one of his low F whistles, it took a tumble and wound up with a dent on the front edge of the mouthpiece. Mike did the repair for less money then it would cost to take a ...

That was really beautiful. You made an old song feel new again. Bravo!

Both whistles are sold.

The price of a new Optima just went up to $139 (£89) so this is a better bargain than it was when I first posted it a few days ago.

Thinning out my collection a bit. The low D is sold but the Optima is still available. The tunable Optima low E is $121 (£79) on the Kerry whistle site. I'm asking $100 including shipping in the US. The low D is $75 (£49). I'm asking $55 including shipping in the US. SOLD Both whistles come with the...

Or perhaps the issue was simply that said makers did not specifically state their design was based on someone else's. I think that's it. Arguably, I'm not sure that any whistle maker today is using a truly proprietary design. Every whistle is borrowing some design elements from other whistles (or o...

At that price, it's difficult not to wonder if this is going to become another one of those Copelands we will see being sold at a loss at some point in the future. I doubt it will be anytime soon. Anyone buying it isn't buying it just because they hope it's a good blower. That whistle is an investm...

Great book, great movie. One of those where, for my money, the book is vastly better than the film. I vaguely remember the film, but the book is absolutely unforgettable. A wonderful affirmation of what being human can be. I think they're both amazing although the movie does alter the ending of the...

The song/tune I am talking about is http://youtu.be/iMs_WffLI2k I am looking for the opening part where he is actually playing the whistle. I don't want to discourage you, but that bit he's playing isn't easy. It's certainly not something a beginner is going to tackle with much success. Like any ot...

If anyone knows, are the newer Copelands any easier to blow in the upper registry? My D and C sound beautiful until I hit xxxooo in the second octave, at which point the notes become difficult to hold.

For some quick knowledge of Okies and the Dust Bowl, watch this movie or read the book. Congrats on getting the smell resolved. http://www.circleplayers.net/Show%20Pages/1011/GOW/images/GYNBD00Z.jpg Ma Joad: Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good an' they die out. But we kee...

Muskogee must be boring as he11.

Another suggestion would be to keep an eye out here and elsewhere for used whistles. Buying a used whistle gives you the chance to try out a maker's instruments. If you like them, you keep 'em; if you don't, you can sell them without losing much money ...sometimes you might even come out ahead.