It all started when my neighbor across the lane got a new lathe a couple of months ago. He was looking for suggestions of things to make. My first idea was bodhran tippers. He made one, in about 4 hours, and we sold it on eBay. After postage and Paypal fees, we figure he made about 40 cents an hour. For the last month or so, he's been turning me some nice maple tubes and I've come up with a good design to make them into very sweet sounding whistles. If you're interested, they are available at a special introductory price, which includes a tweed drawstring bag, until the end of February. Click here for a look and a listen: http://www.obrienwhistles.com/maple.html
Nice looking whistle! Good luck with them. You might want to consider putting a copper ring at the bell end also to prevent cracking. I think it would look pretty sharp too.
Oh, that's just beautiful! Very sharp looking instrument, with a clear, bright sound. I own a maple fife, and it sounds the same way--must be a characteristic of the wood itself....
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Paul- thanks a lot for the suggestion. You're right- a copper ring at the bell end makes the whistle look very snazzy. I have changed the picture on my website. Strangely, the picture makes it look like the ring is crooked, but it's actually perfectly straight.
