I am new to the forum and hope to learn from your experience and vast knowledge. I bought my first Tin Whistle (a tapered no name that was horrible) about 30 years ago in a novelty shop. It did not help me very much in learning. A few years later, I bought 3 Generations in G, D, and C. Better, but I still found that I picked up my Hohner Recorder more than the Whistles. Recently, I decided I wanted to get serious about the Tin Whistle, and purchased a Dixon High D DX005, and a Tyrone Head Cocobolo, and I have been experimenting with making Bamboo Whistles. I am spending time everyday practicing and have put all my recorders in a basket out of reach to insure I stay on task. I look forward to getting to know everyone and appreciate any guidance you have to offer.
I’m a pretty new whistler as well, and I’ve found an enormous amount of useful information and help here on C&F. The search function is a great way to research particular topics, and I’ve taken to just browsing back through past posts - there’s years’ worth of valuable stuff there!
I’m interested in your bamboo whistle experiments. Please tell us more! What music are you interested in playing? Many, if not most, of the whistlers here are mostly into Irish Traditional music (Itrad), but there’s also a few of us who have quite diverse tastes…
Thanks Marc for the good advice. I like all kinds of music and have been listening to a lot of Irish music lately, as I try to improve my playing skills. You can see a couple of my bamboo whistles here… http://youtu.be/_kWA4pr1J0Q
There are some things about his whistle I really love, and a few things I am disappointed about. The whistle is solid and has a beautiful tone, and I love the brass ornamentation. On the other hand, the workmanship is not what I hoped for. I had really expected high quality craftsmanship, but I would say that it is mediocre. I first bought a Rosewood version. It had so many flaws that I sent it back. I highly praise Mr. head for replacing it without question. He was very happy to send out a new one. I was disappointed, however, in that some of the flaws that were on the first whistle also appeared on the second. I fear that his quality control is not what it should be. I plan to keep the whistle, but would say anyone looking for a high quality finish may be disappointed.
Welcome to the forum.
Your whistle sounds very nice, congratulations.
My experiences with Tyrone Head whistles was much better than yours.
I thought that they were excellent for the price, wood whistles
being extremely labor intensive and all.
I like Tyrone’s whistle enough to keep it. Considering the high end equivalents are more than double the price and often four times the price… I’m not able to spend that kind of money for a matter of aesthetics.
yup! That’s me! Have we met on the other forums?