I'm confoosed

[Jafafa Hots]

Howdy, new to the whistle world. Started with piano, recently took up ocarina, I'm now becoming fascinated by all woodwinds, and so I of course needed a tin whistle. I mean, affordable, how can you NOT?

Found a deal, got three Clarkes sent from the UK for about as cheap as one would be here in the US. Got the original, the sweetone, and the meg.

What has me confused is this - I'd heard that the original is for more "advanced" players and the others better for beginners... but with all of 1/2 hour experience, I'm finding the original very easy to play, half-notes easy, second octave mostly easy, (third has to wait for daytime before trying).

On the other hand, I'm getting almost nothing but squeaks from the sweetone and meg.

Yes, I've played all of minutes, but this has surprised me and I'm just wondering what others think.

Plus this is an introductory message. Hi.

[MTGuru]

Hi and welcome.

All 3 should be easy to play. But you're blowing too hard on the Sweetone and Meg. Ease up, blow gently. The breath control required is similar to that of more standard ITM whistles, e.g. Generation and Feadóg, so the skill will serve you in good stead. The Clarke original takes more air and has less backpressure, and is more forgiving of overblowing.

Good luck!

[hoopy mike]

Hi and welcome!

Stick around and you'll be confoosed no longer. Instead you'll be *very* confoosed.

[markbell]

Welcome, JH!

[Jafafa Hots]

Well, a couple of days with them, and hey! I'm having fun!

For some inexplicable reason my housemate and the cats are not quite as thrilled as I am, however.

[Denny]

you'll get used to it

after you're living alone go to the pound and put in an order for a couple of deaf cats

[MTGuru]

put in an order for a couple of deaf cats

But not def leppards. They're noisy.

[walrii]

after you're living alone go to the pound and put in an order for a couple of deaf cats

Or get a high F whistle, play lots and make your own.

[Denny]

there is a lot to be said about makin' yer own

I wouldn't advise starting with a leppard though....
normal ones are snarly enough

[hoopy mike]

there is a lot to be said about makin' yer own

I wouldn't advise starting with a leppard though....
normal ones are snarly enough

You make your own leopards?

[Denny]

[mutepointe]

I for one want to know how you managed to get things all out of order and got an ocarina before a whistle. The Minister of Wind Instruments is gonna wanna hear all about this. 3 for the price of 1, that too.

[Jafafa Hots]

I for one want to know how you managed to get things all out of order and got an ocarina before a whistle. The Minister of Wind Instruments is gonna wanna hear all about this. 3 for the price of 1, that too.

Hmmm. How does the order work? Why do ocarinas come after whistles? And before I get into trouble again, what comes next? (I'm jealously eyeing duduks)

[Mick Down Under]

Duduks...Is that a tribe in Papua? or New Guinea?


Mick

[mutepointe]

Not everything revolves around Australia