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The whistles have been sold.

I'm trying to pare down my physical possessions a bit lately, so I'm offering up for sale four of my Irish Whistles as a single lot. Clarke D (painted black, originally had gold accents, most of which has been rubbed off) Clarke C (unpainted and has a bit of rust beginning to form, but it's easily r...

I'm trying to pare down my physical possessions a bit lately, so I'm offering up for sale four of my Irish Whistles as a single lot. Clarke D (painted black, originally had gold accents, most of which has been rubbed off) Clarke C (unpainted and has a bit of rust beginning to form, but it's easily r...

I recently received my first Sindt high D. The wait was long (about five months) but worth it. Funny enough, I was unaware they were tunable. For some reason the thought never crossed my mind...so I freaked out for a fraction of a second when I accidentally pulled the fipple from the body. :lol: I d...

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BigDavy wrote:This is my favourite rendition of the tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm68kGuChcw

David

That is indeed a beautiful rendition.

I just recorded and submitted a recording my myself playing Ashokan Farewell on my Dixon Low D polymer to Tin Whistle Tunes. I had to finagle with a not or two in the second part as my whistle doesn't play low enough, but I think it works pretty well. The quality isn't very good, but I gotta make du...

Jason...THANK YOU! I have been wanting to learn Ashokan Farewell ever since I started playing, but have just never been able to figure it out!

I bow to you, good sir.

How does your Dixon tuning slide get so "gritty" that it requires the drastic solution of immersion-washing the whistle so often in detergent? Why does the whistle need more than a minute tuning adjustment of a few millimeters now and then, much less the drastic step of pulling the head o...

One of my favorite Civil War tunes would be Battle Cry of Freedom. Very patriotic, too.

I've had a Dixon tunable aluminum high D for some time now and have always loved it. Every few plays I of course need to give it a wash because the tuning slide starts to get gritty. So I'd usually just give it a quick soak in warm water with a bit of mild detergent and the slide would glide beautif...

crookedtune wrote:9 times out of 10, it's "The Girl I Left Behind Me".

Yes, that would indeed be the one, thanks!

I think it's safe to say that we've all seen it at one time or another, a scene with a battered drummer and limping fife player from the Revolutionary War.

You know the image...


But does anyone know the name of the song?

I believe that a Dixon polymer, one piece, low D is about $70.

After a bit of a hiatus, I have returned (and the peasants rejoyced). In terms of the metal whistles, I love the clean, sleek lines of the Dixon aluminium. You have the contrast of the black polymer fipple with the aluminium body with a brushed finish that gives the whistle a soft glow, accented wit...