I’m debulking. 90% of my whistle playing is in the car, so I’m getting rid of some flotsam and jetsam. I’m also listing a couple of flutes that are superfluous. I’ll try to take some pics that I can send out to interested parties or put up here.
All prices include shipping within the US; I’ll charge international shipping at cost. I’m flexible on payments within the US; any international payments must be in US dollars through Paypal.
Busman D in bocote. This was one of Paul’s first whistles. It’s one of the prettiest whistles I’ve seen, and a wonderful player. The sound is pure but not as sweet as some whistles, not as edgy as others. The best part is that it’s so well balanced across the two octaves. $200.
Silkstone alloy D+. This is an aluminum-alloy D whistle with a seventh hole for the low Cnat. There are some few tunes where this extra note is useful. FYI, in the second octave, it sounds C# with the top hole vented, Cnat with the top hole closed. Sound is sweet with a little bit of growl, volume is fairly loud, between a Burke and Susato. $125
Harper C. This is an Overton-type whistle, with a square head and flat windway, but the windway is somewhat more forgiving than the Overtons I’ve played. It has a very reedy sound, is more susceptible to clogging than whistles with curved windways. Sound-wise, this is the finest C whistle I’ve played this side of my Thin Weasel. I just can’t justify keeping this and the Weasel; if I travel with a C whistle, the Walton’s is more than adequate. $125 SOLD
Sweet one-key Irish flute in rosewood. This is a decent flute, good for someone who wants to know if the Irish flute fits. It has somewhat large holes, so between the Eflat key, half-holing the Fnat (very big F# hole), and cross-fingering or half-holing the rest of the accidentals, it’s a pretty easy flute to play fully chromatically. I like this flute’ it’s very light, but I have too damn many flutes. $200
Sweet “baroque” flute in cherry. This is really based on a rococo flute, but with an embouchure pretty reminiscent of Ralph’s Irish flute. So it’s a good flute for an Irish flute player to play to see whether or not the baroque flute might be do-able mechanically. It has corps de rechange for A440 and A415. I had never been able to get a sound out of a traverso till I tried one of these up at Ralph’s place. Again, a very light flute. $200 PENDING