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I still make telescoping whistles, called Stowaways. Email me at davidpeterobrien@yahoo.com If you’re interested. I have deluxe leather cases for them, too. As I mentioned here before, my website was compromised and I haven’t gotten around to making a new one. I had a TIA, (mini-stroke) in the sprin...

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Hi all, Yes, I’m still around and making whistles. My website was compromised in the spring, so I torpedoed it. There was a lot going on in the spring- the start of a six-month house renovation that saw my shop used for storage. In April, while visiting in Yukon, I had a TIA (mini-stroke). I’m recov...

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Excellent condition. US$750, includes tracked shipping within Canada and USA.

Please email me (david@obrienwhistles.com) if you'd like a photo.

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I did not make it.

Geoffrey half-set with Delrin Rogge changer, Childress chanter reed, EZ drone reeds, gig bag. Includes two books: Uilleann Piping by H J Clarke and The Davy Spillane Uilleann Pipe Tutor. US$400, plus postage to be determined. For questions, photos, etc, please email me: david at obrienwhistles dot c...

I'd have to go with Les Poules Houpes, or Crested Hens. A nice minor feel, with a surprise or two. And any tune about fancy chickens gets my vote. Probably in 6/8, but it seems very waltzy.

If you already own one of my Stowaway telescopic whistles, you might be interested in this. I now have genuine leather zipper cases for them, at C$35, plus postage.

I have two Burke composite whistles, B flat and D, that I'd like to sell. They come with cases. The B flat is in excellent condition. The D has a brass body, because the composite one cracked (my fault). Prices: US$150 for the B flat US$90 for the D US$220 for both Shipping: US$25, within North Amer...

I have two Burke composite whistles, B flat and D, that I'd like to sell. They come with cases. The B flat is in excellent condition. The D has a brass body, because the composite one cracked (my fault). Prices: US$180 for the B flat US$120 for the D US$280 for both Shipping: US$25, within North Ame...

I just completed a batch of Rover 3-piece pocket whistles that are available for immediate dispatch. http://obrienwhistles.com/sitebuilder/images/IMG_0289-524x390.jpg From the top, they are: 1. Stowaway telescopic D 2. Granadillo D 3. Torrified Birdseye Maple D 4. Bocote D 5. Bolivian Rosewood D 6. ...

I hear it's especially well-suited for gijs, epipnrohs and leers.

My new offering finally has a name: The Rambler. It's a brass and Delrin C/D set, with the bodies joined in the middle, like Clare whistles. The cloth bag is included, for a cost of C$160, which is only US$120, with the current state of the Canuck Buck. http://obrienwhistles.com/sitebuilder/images/I...

It's me again, with another clarification. I think the whistle he got second hand is not my original narrow bore brass, which was made from thick-walled tubing. The way he described it sounds like a D/C set that I made a few of, in the two-piece style of a Clare whistle. I couldn't think of a catchy...