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"Spot on" with Mac Hoover. Been trying to remember the name. For what it's worth to other members, Mac's whistle was and presumaby still is, ideal as a "travel" whistle that you can play anywhere without getting kicked out of your hotel room. Assuming you're playing good tunes, o...

I'm a big fan of Chris' whistles. I have them in every key. However, I have them in those keys because I play with church groups which require the 'odd' keys. Adding a C body in my opinion is no different from having an E flat whistle for those sessions that play in that basic key, or for any other ...

Please forgive my ignorance, I've been away from the list for a while. I used to have a lovely small bore whistle that I took along on business trips because it was so quiet that I could play tunes in a hotel room without disturbing others, however thin the walls. The poblem is that I loaned the gem...

I agree with the previous posts, in that flute and whistle are a bit of "apples and oranges". One does not adequately fill the role of the other. Your assessment of the versatility of the flute is quite correct, but those of us here, including myself as a 'closet' flute player, would say t...

I have several whistles from Chris Abell. Most are in blackwood, but I also have a couple in Delrin. I'm a huge fan of Chris' whistles -- for what they are. Let me explain. They're made with the same precision and quality as a wooden flute, which is his main business. However, the sound of the instr...

Though I'm a long time 'listener' to the C&F forum, I post rarely, so perhaps this is a "double post". If so, I'll try to delete it. I think it's an important notice to the Board members so I'll try again ------------ Rob, a C&F member, had posted an invitation to host a session at...

Rob, a C&F member, had posted an invitation to host a session at the Irish Arts Week festival in East Durham NY this past week. Now a bit more of the story... A couple days before the Irish Arts Week, Rob suffered a tragic accident lighting a BBQ and was severly burned. He was unable to particip...

There are those that want to know what the experts play. Last week at the Irish Arts week in East Durham, NY, Mary played a Feadog Pro in classes, a Generation in concert, and a Sindt at sessions. The Sindt is one that John asked her to try -- it has a red cedar fipple rather than the usual Delrin. ...

I'm a confirmed Abell fan. (pronounced "ay-BELL"). I have a couple dozen "high end" whistles from most major makers except Grinter and O'Riordan and I stopped looking with Chris. Whistles are entirely a matter of personal preference, not "good" or "bad", and m...

Jean's been getting orders with odd amounts of money. The price is US$ 20 plus postage. For USA shipping, it's US$ 5 as has been said, and for Canada the shipping is US$ 9. If you'll give her a couple days, Jean's opening a PayPal account to make things simpler. Email her for specifics. It's a great...

Christies web sit confirms the $48,000 selling price!!!

I liked the Cnat thumb on my Abell D so much that I ordered it on other Abells, and I've added it myself to several of my other whistles, including Water Weasel, Generation, and Sindt. Colin Goldie will add extra holes to his whistles, and sells a 10 hole model. I've made 10-hole alterations to a Ge...

Round trip to Shannon last summer, I was pulled aside both ways for a "personal" search, but it had nothing to do with my metal, wood, or PVC whistles (not sure what it was). Didn't even need to play a demo.

Bruce

For smaller projects, I've frequently used Weldwood Contact Cement from the local Home Depot or hardware store. It has a brush applicator. Note that you don't need to completely adhere the foam. Fastening at a few critical points might work well. Also works well for applying a leather "skin&quo...

The extra 4 holes are "normal" size, depending on where they are placed (as with the first 6 which vary greatly). On mine (the D), the thumbs are for C nat and F nat, the left (upper) pinky for G#, the right for D#. It's the B flat which is cross-fingered. Here's a picture which was in a p...