Well, everyone else is doing it. I may as well, too! 
ANNOUNCING THE FABULOUS GRANITE FALLS MFG WORLD WHISTLE TOUR!
If anyone wants to have a look at these (I feel) excellent instruments, please feel free to PM, post, or email. I have 2 whistles ready to go.
All of the usual rules and regulations apply.
Which ones are on tour? Brass or aluminum?
I’m up!
I am sending out the aluminum instruments. See http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=33957&sid=fcf01696ec47c97a65e38ce2b1ba201d
For a review and a couple of pics.
Boogers!
Let me know if you do a tour for the brass.
Mike
Sorry, There will be no tour for the brass instruments any time soon. I need to focus my attention on one type. I have been trying to provide a wide variety of instruments and that is, frankly, more than I can handle at this time. The quality of all of them suffer as a result. Since the aluminum instruments are the best sounding instruments, I have chosen to focus on them. To everyone who likes the brass better, please accept my sincere apology. I like them too. It was a hard choice, but I had to make one if I am to continue making whistles. And, I will continue to make whistles. I have WhOMP (Whistle Obsessive Making Preoccupation) so bad it hurts… <>
Yes I would like to be on your aluminum whistle tour.
I’ll be on it. After reading the review I wanted to try the Aluminum.
I’d like to join your band of ‘tourists’, Chuck. That particular whistle looks quite nice – love to know how it plays.
Judy
I am still accepting ppl for the GFM tour in both the US and Europe. Anyone else want to have a look?
I’d be interested. You could put me at the end of the tour, since I’m in the Seattle area…I could probably hand-deliver the whistle back to you!
Put my name down! 
Sure Steve! No problem.
Please PM your address and email to me and I will put you in the list.
That would be great! I always welcome visitors. PM you address and email to me and I will put you in the list.
Well, I guess it is time for last call.
We have 4 people on the European tour and 9 people on the US tour.
I am also sending one to New Zealand in a tour of 1.
I will be setting up the itenerary around the middle of next week. If you have asked to be on the tour and you have not sent me your email and mailing address, then you are not in the list. Please do so ASAP. If you want on the tour, then please send me your info and I will put you in the list.
Here are the rules:
Thats all I can think of. Did I miss anything?
Have fun!
When I was on a previous tour, each participant posted to a thread when they received the whistle and when they sent it on. That way, everyone on the tour could keep track of it and have an idea when it might be their turn…
That is pretty much what I have in mind. However, I want to make the public posting optional just in case someone would miss the tour because of being shy… <>
Hi Chuck - I’d love to giv-er-a go!
Thanks,
LEE
Just in case anyone is interested, here are the rules for the GFM whistle tour:
How it works:
I will ship the instruments to the first person in the list at my expense and that person will ship the instrument to the next person and pay the postage and so on. People are required to send an email to me (or the tour manager) both when the instrument arrives and when you send it so I (we) can answer other people’s questions. The last person in the list ships the whistle back to me.
Who to ship to:
I will send another (final) itinerary out just before I ship the instruments. Each person is expected to contact the next person in line to make sure that they have the correct shipping address. I will help with this, if I need to. In the event that the next person cannot be contacted, then they will be skipped and put at the end of the list. If they cannot be contacted when it is their turn again, then they will be dropped. I think it is reasonable to ask that if you are going to be out of touch for a while to let someone know if possible.
Use common sense:
Please be kind to the people after you in the list. If the instrument is lost or destroyed, let me know immediately, so something can be done. If I have to make a judgment call over some aspect of the rules or some unforeseen aspect of the tour, I will do my best to use what little sense I may have… <>
Shipping:
Use the packing tube and materials supplied to ship the whistle to the next person. I may attempt to put pre-printed labels in the tubes to make it easier, but I suspect that they will not take much handling. If anyone has an objection to having their address exposed to the others in this manner, then let me know and I will not do it. I expect that most people will use the cheapest method to ship. If you want to make other arrangements, arrange it with the person shipping the package. I have no control over that, nor do
I want to.
Personal emergencies and such:
If some problem happens and you will not have time to deal with the overhead of the tour, such as actually playing the whistle, posting, and then shipping it to the next person, then let me know and I will do my best to accommodate you. You can easily have a later position in the list if you want it.
Buying the instrument:
If you love it and you want to buy the whistle, that is GREAT! The normal price is $59.95. I will sell them to people on this tour for $45 US. However, I will only accept PayPal for payment. I really don’t have a way to deposit checks and I have no way to deal with credit cards except through PayPal.
Post your impressions:
You are not really required to post your impressions at Chiff and Fipple. However, it is strongly encouraged. If you would rather post on the green site (gaeliccrossings.com) that is OK. However, I would prefer a double post in that case, if it is not to much of a hassle. The minimum requirement is that you email me and let me know what you think. Also, I insist that I be kept up to date as to where the instrument is. That is not because I want to control it so much as I want to be able to answer question in a timely fashion.
And the itinerary:
Europe Tour
West USA Tour
East USA Tour