THE SERPENT IS FULL-TIME

serpent · Post by **serpent** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:30 pm

I'm certain that most of you didn't know this... I am now making whistles full-time, having taken my leave of my former employer. You will be seeing the results of this soon, in new products and improved ship-times.

Just so's ya know!

serpent

hellbound skunk · Post by **hellbound skunk** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:40 pm

your whistles look great, I am anxious to hear one. Perhaps the next high D I get will be one of yours, I need a good session volume high whistle (and I don't want a susato). How long of a wait is it upon ordering? Do you plan on developing a low D in the near future?

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 7:43 pm

Congrats, Bill! One of my dreams is to be able to take an early retirement and make something -- whistles, dulcimers, furniture, anything.

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:00 pm

serpent wrote:I'm certain that most of you didn't know this... I am now making whistles full-time, having taken my leave of my former employer. You will be seeing the results of this soon, in new products and improved ship-times.t

Great! I think i'll celebrate by ordering one

Now, let's see, it'll be here tomorrow, right?

serpent · Post by **serpent** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 4:16 am

glauber wrote:
serpent wrote:I'm certain that most of you didn't know this... I am now making whistles full-time, having taken my leave of my former employer. You will be seeing the results of this soon, in new products and improved ship-times.t
Great! I think i'll celebrate by ordering one

Now, let's see, it'll be here tomorrow, right?

Sure, dude. You just dream on.

serpent

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 4:52 am

Mazel Tov! Wish I could do that too! 26 yrs of toenails is getting to be a bit much... good luck to you Bill

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 5:04 am

Congratulations, Bill! It's not every whistlesmith who is able to advance his business to a full-time job, in that amount of time.

RonKiley · Post by **RonKiley** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 7:12 am

Good luck in your new adventure. A brass serpent is on my list of purchases. Now all I need is the money to do it.
Ron

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 8:31 am

Very brave!

Unless you retired like I did so SS can subsidize an obsessive hobby.

Taking leave of employment would have meant taking leave of my senses and my wife's good nature. It's good to have a hobby that isn't a money drain, but it couldn't pay for insurance and prescriptions, not to mention the necessities of life, like tools. Oh yes, and as my wife mentioned: food.

Very brave indeed!

My deepest respect,
Mack

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 8:36 am

Bill, you have my respect and admiration. Best of luck!

-Paul L.

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:33 am

Congrats, Serpie-pie.

Certainly beats wasting your or your employer's time sitting in front of a keyboard and screen tryingto think of something that's both witty and original to say about whistles!

chattiekathy · Post by **chattiekathy** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:32 am

Congratulations Serpie-Pie!

What's better in life than to be doing what you love and getting paid for it, doing it well, and being your own boss!

Cheers,
Kathy

corinthia · Post by **corinthia** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 6:57 am

Hellbound, I don't blame you for not liking Susatos... The upper range is so SCREECHY and sometimes hard to reach. I've been playing for years and am well past the learning curve, and so I'm not used to having any kind of resistance when going to the upper octave. I paid $20 for my Susato and now am wondering why! The only advantage it seems to have is that it's tuneable.

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