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My Freeman low (alto) G with the aluminum body was delivered a few days ago. What a wonderful whistle. I can't put it down.

As far as I know, Jerry does not use aluminum. Are you certain the brass didn't look like aluminum due to the lighting, etc. ? I'm very curious myself, now.

Jerry makes his own G and A tone bodies; he hasn't used any Generation Bb tone bodies on his G and A. His original A, using his own tone body, had a smaller diameter than his current A.

Since you are maybe considering a Susato, let me say that the Susato Oriole line is very different from from their Kildares. The Oriole C is not as loud as the Kildare, but loud enough for me. I really enjoy playing the Oriole C.

There are Facebook whistle sites where people frequently post sound clips. They are fun groups with players of varying abilities and background. Here they are: Tin Whistle/Pennywhistle Resource The Irish Tin Whistle The Irish Whistle Slow and Steady Whistles These are very friendly groups with thous...

John Bushby is a bit behind schedule because of an illness of a family member. Shearwater is still going strong.

I used to have the Dixon brass A and G. Both were soft blowers and needed a deft touch. I switched to other whistles, but now wish I had kept them as part of my collection. Regarding brasso, I like my brass tarnished. I have no idea why, but to my ears, tarnished and worn whistles sound better.

Blindfold the judges and see what happens.

I've heard your mezzo A on your YouTube post, Richard. It certainly is a sweet player. Likewise, the Susato Oriole C uses an optimum tone body for my taste. It shares the tone body with the D and Bb.

Thank you for your input, Richard. If the Alba G shares the tone body with the A, the A wouldn't be to my liking. I must say, the G and Bb are beautiful players.

I am enjoying playing the Alba mezzo G and the Bb. The C, not as much. The C shares the same tone body diameter as the Bb, and while the Bb feels superb (to me) the C is a bit loud and stiff. So, here is the question: Does the A share the same tone body diameter as th G or the Bb? I thought I would ...

I once placed a small amount of poster putty on a flat end of a pencil and pushed inside the whistle. The new poster putty stuck to the old, dried out poster putty and the whole thing came right out.

My pinkies made quite a journey as well. I actually played the Highland pipes before injuries side-lined me and I gravitated into the world of recorders because the number of holes were the same. As much as I enjoyed the recorder, I wanted it to sound like a whistle, so naturally, I bought a whistle...

Using the pinky to stabilize the whistle is impossible for me. Maybe it's the way my fingers have been manufactured; with the pinky down, my ring finger is immobile. Thus, both my pinkies serve as ridiculous conductors while my other fingers diligently obey my commands, albeit poorly.

I wonder where they came up with the name, Hudson. Hudson River? Maybe Hudson runs the shop where these whistles are made.