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Post by Redwolf »

Lemme see...

1 Elfsong C/D combo
1 O Briain "improved"
1 stock Feadog
1 Dixon w/brass tuning slide
1 Susato Dublin
1 Clare (which is going to be my tweaking project)
2 Megs (one D, one C)
1 "Woodstock" (a Sweetone by any other name)
2 Generation Ebs

Looks like 11 at the moment

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Post by Tak_the_whistler »

Hmmmmmm....

Those yet alive

- Susaro Low D (NT)
- Hoover narrow bore D
- Waltons Mellow D body satin-finish
- Generation D Nickel

Those already dead (badly tweaked)

- Waltons Irish D
- Meg D
- Sweetone D (blue)
- Clarke Original D

So that makes "4"

Sad eh?

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Post by rbm »

tweeked feadog D & C
tweeked Brass Gen hi G D &Bb
nickle gen D
Sweatone D
Colin Goldie Overton low d (thanks Cheryl)
homemade copper (HC) tuneable D (my stock whistle)
HM nontunable D - RUBBISH !!!
HM tuneable (HMT) low G
HMT low E
HMT low F#
HMT low D
HMT low C

the ZOOBER_DOOPER hehehe :grin: homemade one and only prototype polished copper Boehm reversed taper type tunable D

coming soon to a ......

Paul Busman cocobolo wooden D
prototype purpleheart wooden Boehm reversed taper low D

16 (sad) and 2 in progress. Do you think whistle hoarders are collectomaniacs (?) my other main weaknesses are old vehicles (6 from 1915 to 1953) and anything to do with bees
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Post by Nyghtshayde »

Me... I have:

WoodSong (Hawk LittleJohn) Eastern Red Cedar, Mid E NAF

1 Generation Nickel Bb - useless
1 Oak D - Poison
1 Unlabeled/unidentified black whistle in D, Black plastic fipple, black matte finish body, plays but squawks and is not fond of the second octave or C

So.. really 1 flute, and 3/4 of a whistle.
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My collection is ALWAYS one short of absolute completion! :lol:
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Post by Hallatauer »

I have presently held my WhOA in check. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I won't say.<G>

I have 13 whistles at the moment including my first one, Feadog, my favorite one, Elfsong C and D, a Meg which I'm thinking of giving to my dog as a chew toy, and waiting on a Sindt D which should come soon to make 14. I do have an aluminum low D that, with my small hands is very hard to play. Think I'll use that as a weapon against bodhran bangers.
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You won't be disappointed by the Sindt,Dan. :smile:
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Post by Isilwen »

I'm not sure how many I have right off hand... I know I have... well, I'll just list them. :smile:

Clarke Sweetone in D and C (Nat. finish)
Clarke Original in D and C (Painted livery)
Clarke Original in D (Nat. finish)
Two MK II Feadogs- one doesn't work that well due to a tweak gone wrong.
Black Weltmeister in D (I HATE it with a passion!)
Susato Kildare Soprano D in Black
2pc Doolin in D

so that's.... 10 whistles...? Yes, 10 whistles. Gee, my math skills are atrocious! :lol:
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Tick
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Tick
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... waiting for JessieK to chime in

Tick
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... and blow everyone else out of the water...

Tick
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Post by BillG »

What a shame we suffer so with WHOA - et al - and I also suffer CHAD (chromatic harmonica acquisition disorder). But, to the subject at hand:

Hoover A
Hoover F
Sindt D
BrewerPaul D Mopane
Burke G AlPro
Burke Low D AlPro
Burke Low D Comp
Dixon low D
Dixon Bb
Scattered unused Generations, et al.

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Post by Bert »

I've been whistling for just over 6 weeks or so...

1 Susato Dublin D & 1 Generation Brass D(For keeping in the car)
1 Acorn D & 1 Clarke Sweetone C (For work)
2 Susato Kildare Tunable D's (one for a spare)
2 Dixon High D's (again, one for a spare)
1 Water Weasel D
1 Silkstone PVC D
1 Generation nickel-plated C
1 Gereration nickel-plated Eb
1 Acorn (passed away - tweaking malpractice)
1 Dixon Low D

In the delivery room (not here yet but on the way)--
1 Overton D
1 Kerry Low D
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Post by Snuh »

I only have 5 (so far :wink:)

Feadog D
Clarke D
Generation C and Eb
Dixon Non-tunable Low D

We'll see if that doesn't grow in the near future.

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Post by kevin m. »

Hi HWebbjnr,TWELVE whistles after SIX weeks and another TWO on the way (!!)Now THATS what I call WHOA! At that rate,maybe it should be 'Whoa boy WHOA!!' :lol:

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Post by atarango »

1 sweettone D
1 Generation D
1 Oak D (poison)
1 Oak C (also poison)
1 acorn D
1 Waltons D
1 Feadog D
1 Dixon Low D
1 Susato VSB D

I have to say I play the Susato the most- I have trouble with both my generation and Feadog with the upper octaves- I buzz real bad and there seems to be a lot of wind noise- which is a shame because my generation has a nice sound on the lower octave- but i rarely play it because the top octave sounds so gross....

oh and I have an elfsong D on the way- i can't wait because it'll be my first high-end whistle.
-Angela

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Post by Jim_B1 »

Well, let's see:

1 Clarke Original D
2 Clarke Meg D
3 Little Black Whistle
4 Oak D
5 Feadog Brass D
6 Bamboo Bb by Erik the Flutemaker

OK, grand total of 6 whistles :smile:
-Jim

... Still not good, trying though :)
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