What was your first tin Whistle?

luketinwhistle · Post by **luketinwhistle** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:20 am

Mine was an Oak D for $14.99 on Amazon.com 3 months ago. It works well for me but is it a good whistle? anyway what was your first whistle?

Post by **benhall.1** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:30 am

Gen D, but goodness only knows which one. It was a long time ago.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:43 am

Generation D blue, around 1977. I still have it. It plays well, and I play a bit better than I did in 1977.

I guess I could also count the Chinese bamboo whistle in C my mom bought me around 1962. I rescued it from a drawer a few years ago, fixed the intonation with sandpaper and putty, and it plays well also.

Sure, your Oak D is probably a fine whistle.

DrPhill · Post by **DrPhill** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:44 am

A susato. I wanted a low D whistle, but the nice man behind the counter convinced me to start with a high D. Bad mistake that - the noises I got from the susato diminished my enthusiasm and I almost gave up... (I do not blame the whistle though).

maki · Post by **maki** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:29 am

Clarke Sweetone.
Second was a Oak D, and I've bought 5 or 6 Oaks since from a local store.
I like them enough to give away to youngsters if they show the remotest interest.
Decent whistles In My Very Limited Experience, and one D and C stay in my collection.
A good Oak is a joy, I'm glad you like yours.

If you are wondering what other good whistles are like get a Freeman Tweaked Mellowdog, or Bluebird.
Also in that general price range are Susatos and the Dixon Trad.
And for a little more the Parks and Hoovers.

I think the Mellow Dog was my third, and still the one I grab when I can play anything.

Collecting whistles is fun, and need not be too expensive.
Just remember that it can take time and recources away from making music.

bogman · Post by **bogman** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:56 am

A blue Generation D long time departed. I don't even know if anything else was available back then!

Mr Ed · Post by **Mr Ed** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:23 am

A Waltons D that I bought a long time ago. It sat in the box until I quit smoking. Now it's the standard I'd like to reach with the whistles I make. Haven't reached that goal yet.

chris_coreline · Post by **chris_coreline** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:27 am

Fedog, A model, like the oldest, payed about a pound for it in the local newsagents, because they sold them for some reason back then. The head disintegrated or disappeared but i still have the barrel though it is horribly warped from being stood on.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:29 am

Gen red cap, circa '69. Wish I still had that.

BillChin · Post by **BillChin** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:55 am

Clarke classic with the Bill Ochs' book and cassette.

I took to the instrument like a duck to water. It began a never ending journey of playing for myself, writing tunes and songs, and performing in public.

Post by **Dale** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:24 am

Gen D, although I believe I bought a Clarke D and a Generation D at roughly the same time. Bought 'em both from Bob Tedrow.

Lancelot · Post by **Lancelot** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:26 am

I bought six all at once in one order: Two Walton's Mellos [an extra for possible tweaking], Gen D, Sweetone D in 'natural' finish [preferred that the English economy get the money because I thought they needed it more, so I didn't get a Meg], Gen Bb [probably the greatest bargain in the musical instrument world], and a Clarke Original D, painted.

One week later, I ordered a Jerry Freeman tweaked Gen D, a natural finish Clarke Original D, and a Feadog D. After that it was a long time before I bought another whistle. The ones I had taught me much, because of the variety of distinct characters due to every one of those whistles being different except for the Waltons, which played identically, unlike the pair of Clarkes. But I loved that about the Clarkes, and still do.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:26 am

A Sweettone. I gave it to friends because it wasn't in tune.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:53 am

Original Clarke C that came with the Bill Ochs book; at the time, strangely, they had stopped making D whistles.

Philo

Feadoggie · Post by **Feadoggie** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:16 pm

It was a Clarke original in C in 1968-9. I do not think there was a book by Bill Ochs at that point but I could be wrong. That was followed not long after by a Gen red top in D. Both seemed to have evaporated from my equipment bag at some point. I have no idea where they went but my band mates favored recorders. Some time in the eighties I bought a Feadog Mk I at an Irish gift shop which I still have. That one got me well and truly hooked.

Feadoggie

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