What is a Good Number of Whistles?
- KDMARTINKY
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What is a Good Number of Whistles?
When I first started with the whistles, WHOA struck me hard and at one time I had over 90 of various conditions, playability, names, etc. Over time I have been able to control WHOA with a medication known as "WIFE" and have sold several whistles that for some I wish I hadn't have sold and for others I am glad I did.
Now I only have the follwing:
Chieftain Kerry Songbird Low D
Chieftain Gold Low D
Chieftain High D
SYN Large Bore Low D
Alba Tunable Low D
Cillian O'Briain Low F
Dixon Aluminum High D
David O'Brien High C
Burke Tunable Low A
Walton LBW
Oak High D
I have commissioned a Low C to be made by John McHaffie.
I believe that by continuing to take my "WIFE" medication WHOA will soon be a thing of my past.....
So I ask whats a good number of whistles to have?
Now I only have the follwing:
Chieftain Kerry Songbird Low D
Chieftain Gold Low D
Chieftain High D
SYN Large Bore Low D
Alba Tunable Low D
Cillian O'Briain Low F
Dixon Aluminum High D
David O'Brien High C
Burke Tunable Low A
Walton LBW
Oak High D
I have commissioned a Low C to be made by John McHaffie.
I believe that by continuing to take my "WIFE" medication WHOA will soon be a thing of my past.....
So I ask whats a good number of whistles to have?
Keith
Bionn dha insint ar sceal agus leagon deag ar amhran
There are two versions of every story and twelve of every song
Bionn dha insint ar sceal agus leagon deag ar amhran
There are two versions of every story and twelve of every song
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A few years ago on the previous Chiffboard (hosted by Coolboard) I devised a formula for testing purposes.
A = number of tunes you know (meaning you could perform them comfortably in public without notice)
B = total dollar value of all the whistles you own.
Divide A by B. The result is your Personal (Whistle) Acquisition Disorder Index or PWADI.
The higher the number, the better you are doing. If you know 1000 tunes and own whistles worth $100, your score is 10 - good going.
If it is less than one, you are in deep trouble. You know 100 tunes but your whistles are worth $1000. Index = 0.1. Sell some whistles and work on your repertoire!
Steve
PS This seemed to get under the skin of a couple of people at the time, at least one of whom is still around. So let me stress that it's to be taken light-heartedly.
A = number of tunes you know (meaning you could perform them comfortably in public without notice)
B = total dollar value of all the whistles you own.
Divide A by B. The result is your Personal (Whistle) Acquisition Disorder Index or PWADI.
The higher the number, the better you are doing. If you know 1000 tunes and own whistles worth $100, your score is 10 - good going.
If it is less than one, you are in deep trouble. You know 100 tunes but your whistles are worth $1000. Index = 0.1. Sell some whistles and work on your repertoire!
Steve
PS This seemed to get under the skin of a couple of people at the time, at least one of whom is still around. So let me stress that it's to be taken light-heartedly.
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No less than than one, and no more than the next one you need or want.
''Whistles of Wood'', cpvc and brass. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=69086
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I haven't yet arrived at the number. Peter's probably right though, and after you've done experimenting, you probably just need a few for whatever specific purpose (self enjoyment, church, session, recording, etc.) in whatever keys. But then again, you need home and away whistles too, right, for travel? Then you need those that carry well outdoors and those that are quiet for indoors; then those that invoke or befit certain moods; nah, Peter's wrong.
What I just couldn't part with and are by definition necessary:
Eflat - Copeland brass
D - Burke black tip brass, Copeland, Sindt
C - Burke black tip brass, a loaner Copeland that I'm becoming increasingly attached to, Sindt, Walton Golden Tone
Bflat - Abell
A - Copeland
G - Copeland
Also my original high ender - cocobolo Thin Weasel and all my O'Riordan Travelers (D/C, G and D).
Then there are the away whistles including the two-piece Clare and all the Water Weasels.
So, uh, the absolute minimum is 20....
Philo
What I just couldn't part with and are by definition necessary:
Eflat - Copeland brass
D - Burke black tip brass, Copeland, Sindt
C - Burke black tip brass, a loaner Copeland that I'm becoming increasingly attached to, Sindt, Walton Golden Tone
Bflat - Abell
A - Copeland
G - Copeland
Also my original high ender - cocobolo Thin Weasel and all my O'Riordan Travelers (D/C, G and D).
Then there are the away whistles including the two-piece Clare and all the Water Weasels.
So, uh, the absolute minimum is 20....
Philo
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I'd say, a couple more than I have at any given time...
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The correct number is one of each.
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Two attractive things about whistle to me are, first, that they are so inexpensive compared to almost all other musical instruments, and, second, that there are so many different sounds and playing characteristics available.
This inexpensive diversity is hard to find in any other instrument I'm aware of (except perhaps harmonica).
--James
This inexpensive diversity is hard to find in any other instrument I'm aware of (except perhaps harmonica).
--James
Well, I get good use out of most of the keys that I've bought (low D and G, A, Bflat, C, D (not counting the high F yet as I haven't found a use for it but REALLY wanted something high) and the Hava Rabba).
Of the duplicates, I feel as if I need two 'good' whistles in the house, and one sturdy D for each car. Tyghre has his own small stash, two whistles.
The whistles I've bought as much for their artistic beauty as for their playability are in a class of their own...as are the ones that I keep around just to show that a 3 dollar whistle does indeed play a recognizable tune.
So I'm in the 'just one more' camp....and that is an E whistle or whistle body.
But I'm about to divest of some. If they're good whistles and not being played, its silly to keep 'em.
Of the duplicates, I feel as if I need two 'good' whistles in the house, and one sturdy D for each car. Tyghre has his own small stash, two whistles.
The whistles I've bought as much for their artistic beauty as for their playability are in a class of their own...as are the ones that I keep around just to show that a 3 dollar whistle does indeed play a recognizable tune.
So I'm in the 'just one more' camp....and that is an E whistle or whistle body.
But I'm about to divest of some. If they're good whistles and not being played, its silly to keep 'em.
Remember, you didn't get the tiger so it would do what you wanted. You got the tiger to see what it wanted to do. -- Colin McEnroe
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Unless you plan on giving some away, then you need more to start with so you wont be left short!Wombat wrote:I'd say 37. 38 seems a bit excessive. 36 doesn't seem quite enough.
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