eBay item: 290018232310
I don’t know what it is but wow!
Here ya go - http://www.tinwhistles.us/whis-chromatic.htm
JUBILEE INSTRUMENTS whistle. I was curious about it a little while ago.
-Casey 
No offense to the folks over at Jubilee but that thing looks really crude…like a plumber had a bad acid trip.
I liked that whistle…but I can’t wait until this one is done
Danny, if you spring by this post…any updates?
I have several of those. They are called “recorders.”
So, you’re saying the whistle posted on eBay is a Jubilee? or just something like it? Is this a cross between a flute and a whistle? And if so, why?
Recorders use arcane fingerings to play the chromatic scale. Keys let you have something more straightforward, which is closer to a whistle in that sense. (I can get away with saying that about recorders, I play one!) I play the sax, so I would be able to play this odd thing that got discussed in a past thread, immediately! http://www.strathmann-musicinstruments.de/gbindex.htm
Rod
It is the exact whistle that you can buy from Jubilee (Daniel Bingamon)
Huh? It’s a whistle with keys, just like it says. You can play all the
sharps and flats and naturals without half-holing. It’s like playing a
saxaphone, except it sounds like a low whistle.
Am I the only one getting a 403 on that site?
- Theo
Try just this: http://www.tinwhistles.us/
-Casey
Jubilee is not the only company out there making keyed whistles. Here’s one I always felt would be useful, becuse I’ve just never picked up half-holing g# for tunes in A
http://www.sweetheartflute.com/killoury.html
I’ve never played it, though, so I don’t know if keying would be any more of a difficult transition than half-holing.
I think the reference to it being a cross between a flute and a whistle is in reference to being able to get transverse flute mouthpieces from the same maker that will fit the body and not throw the tuning and fingerings off, so it can be used as a flute, also.
Rod
Ah. I knew Tony Dixon did that, but I didn’t realize Daniel Bingamon did so also.
Well, my son, mama flute fell in love with papa whistle… And behold, what a fine child it is!
Keyes ar better than half holeing in almost every respect. Faster, more accurate, and easier to play. The Boehm system beats everything. But on the other hand more expensive to. What I like with the tin whistle is it´s simplicity.
I’ve got one of the low D keyed prototypes… worked pretty darn well for an experimental model. Good keywork, no leaking whatsoever. Dan sent it to me about 2 years ago for review and messin’ with. My wife especially liked the tone, and that’s high praise.
Dave
The whistle on Ebay looks like a late 2004 or early 2005 model. It show coiled springs, the new ones have leaf springs, which take less finger force. Ferree’s tools sells phosphor bronze leaf springs for woodwinds and they fit on the key with a #0-80 (eyeglass size) screw. Drill and 3/64" diameter hole in the brass and then tapping it very carefully is pretty interesting. It’s a wonder that a drill bit that size doesn’t break by just breathing on it.
The shop has been swamped lately, I’m a little late at getting to this message.
The chromatic high whistle is a bit closer to being viable. I have made 3-key high whistle for someone a few months ago. Getting the keys just right has been labor intensive and ultimately I like to cast metal key instead of soldering and brazing.
Ok so now knowing what it is, I must say that whistle is cool, Chromatic? Amazing, if it can be done in the high keys, well wow.!
Yes, it could be done in the high keys. I’m still working on the high key model (trying to get caught up - milling machine circuit board is being repaired right now). I have made a three key high-D whistle for someone.
Here’s picture of it:
Daniel, that’s lovely work!
How much are those going to go for?
–James