I’ve been inspired by the Uilleann forum and I think there should be a sticky post where people can show off their armadas of fippled fury! Here’s mine:
From left to right we have:
Thin Weasel A in rosewood
Bernard Overton Low D
GFM Mezzo G and a Soprano D body
Susato Bb with black electrical tape around the base of the head to repair a crack.
Oak C tube with Hoover Whitecap
Mel Bay whistle…looks like it could be a Generation product but with poorer tuning.
Waltons Guinness
2 Coopermans(I guess..they’re unlabeled)
Generation D tube with Feadog head
Feadog D tube with self tweaked Gen red head
James Galway whistle(also presumeably made by Generation)
Waltons Little Black(w/o the sticker)
Some crappy $3 whistle I bought in a knick knack shop
Calura C whistle(also crappy..but cute!)
Gen D tube
Walton’s Mellow D tube(to use with Hoover whitecap)
Generation nickel F
Eb
G
Parkhurst D in copper(older model)
Unknown C whistle( look for the “can you ID me post”)
C.H.Mathieu Paris D whistle in Pewter(19th Century)
Sweetheart D in blackwood(older model)
Sweetheart D piccolo in rosewood
From the top:
Aulos Recorder(a relic from grade school that never gets played)
APM&Co Piccolo in C
Sweetheart Bb Cloos model fife
Cooperman Bb fife
Walsh 2Drone Shuttlepipes in A
Not appearing in this film:
SZBE D in brass…awaiting arrival
German 8 key flute in ebony…currently undergoing restoration by Jon C.
Bumping because I love looking at piles of whistles.
I probably won’t post mine because I don’t have anything spectacular in it (Although my WhoA kicked in again today and I bought myself a Generation G in nickel, brining my total to five whistles).
My tattoo artist will appreciate the comment. I’m getting some more work done on it in 2 weeks. When I finally get it finished I’m going to start on a Celtic music piece with a tin whistle as the main image!
I should edit this. My pile is smaller now that I’ve gotten rid of the whistles I don’t play. I’m surprised nobody else wants to share their piles! You should see how many pictures have been posted over on the uilleann pipes forum.
Dizi in C# by Marwan Hassan
Tipple Bnat flute in gray PVC with deco foil rings
Chieftain Old Style low D whistle (I guess it’s 7-8 years old)
D flute, plumwood, brass and articifial ivory, made by me
Maurice Reviol D flute, muirapiranga and silver
Phil Bleazey high D whistle in blackwood and silver
various whistles, the Bb Gen and C/D Sweetones are tweaked by me.
The bamboo whistle plays just between Bb and A and has a very quiet and mellow tone. Good for practise. Also tweaked by me.
I almost exclusively use the Bleazey whistle and the Reviol flute in session. I also use the tweaked Sweetones and the Bb Gen quite alot. The other whistles are seldom played. But it’s nice to have them.
F Generation
Eb Generation
D Green sweetone
D Waltons red
D Waltons copper
D old style chiefton
D VERY old style original clarke
D susato
Eb Stainless steel (made by a friend - Metal worker)
D Oak
C MEG clarke silver
C Generation nickel
Bb Susato
Bb generation (my 10 year gem)
Low G Shaw
G,A,F Bamboo whistles
Low D Howard
Low D Overton Black Phil Hardy Model
Low C howard
Yeah i think in that photo the two howards are were just about to start cracking so i taped them up just for a little more protection, should really replace the heads but thay are the older model and i rarely play them anymore so i couldn’t bother at the moment. all the woods are taped because of cracks and the white non tuneable susato is also cracked.
I spy a Generation, Sweetheart, a Clarke original D?, another black one that I can’t make out along with a low whistle of some sort (I can’t tell the difference between Chieftain, Overton, Kerry, etc.).
EDIT: I will post a pic of mine when the ones I have on order come in.
Overton, of coarse ------------as far as a fan of Susato i have had them for well over ten years, and rarely use them -not that they are bad , they work quit well but are very loud, also plastic -i mainly use my clarke and sweetheart--------------and of coarse the overton--------i had a 'grip" of overtons but sold them recently because frankly i never used them-but the low d stays -i used to be a WHOA addict and seemed to feel the need to have all Keys at my disposal-the susatos are a remnant of that
------------as far as a fan of Susato i have had them for well over ten years, and rarely use them -not that they are bad , they work quit well but are very loud, also plastic -i mainly use my clarke and sweetheart--------------and of coarse the overton--------i had a 'grip" of overtons but sold them recently because frankly i never used them-but the low d stays -i used to be a WHOA addict and seemed to feel the need to have all Keys at my disposal-the susatos are a remnant of that