About the Jerry Freeman whistles on Ebay!

[mellowBreez]

What accessories do the whistles come with? A case? Fingering charts?
I'm interested in the Blackbird D, and woulda appreciate the answer

Would be nice to have this information in the sale website!

[heyjude]

There is a place on the ebay sale page to "Ask the seller a question" and Jerry is quick to reply.

Jude

[crookedtune]

A case isn't necessary, and the fingering charts are all available online.

Jerry offers a great product at a great price. I'm not aware of anyone who's ever regretted buying one of his whistles. I sure don't.

[hoopy mike]

They used to come with a free mouse, or was it a whale?

[ecohawk]

Just a suggestion before you criticize. Jerry makes the most affordable excellent quality whistles at a startlingly low price. What he states on the website/eBay is exactly what comes with the whistle. A great whistle. Fingering charts are free all over the place. Not trying to sound harsh but that's what the "ask the seller" link on eBay is for.

[mellowBreez]

Wow guys, I didn't write down my post in order to trash Mr. Freeman's work, I was just trying to ask something that someone here could've known, seriously.
And who the hell is criticizing?

I didn't send an eBay question because I didn't have an eBay account at the moment, now I will.
Thanks to the people that gave me advice.

[benhall.1]

No worries, mellowBreez. Us Freeman whistle owners are sensitive about our benefactor, is all.

Meanwhile, for an interesting, and simplified, introduction to the whistle, try this.

[mellowBreez]

No worries, mellowBreez. Us Freeman whistle owners are sensitive about our benefactor, is all.

Meanwhile, for an interesting, and simplified, introduction to the whistle, try this.

Can I ask something?
I'll quote the website: "The 'do' note is always D" (considering I bought a D whistle)

Is this true? Because as far as I know, what we actually play in a D whistle is the same note as in a piano, therefore D/Re on the whistle is D/Re on the piano.
According to the link, D/Re on the whistle is C/Do in reality? I'm confused.

[hoopy mike]

Meanwhile, for an interesting, and simplified, introduction to the whistle, try this.

Very interesting indeed and I'm sure it will provoke comments!

[hoopy mike]

Wow guys, I didn't write down my post in order to trash Mr. Freeman's work, I was just trying to ask something that someone here could've known, seriously.

A belated "Hi and welcome"

In my experience with ebay, it's quite unusual to get extras that weren't mentioned on the webpage when buying anything, let alone a whistle.

[DrPhill]

I am not surprised that you are confused. I think I am, but I have an idea: perhaps Do Re Mi etc do not represent actual notes, but the position of the notes in a scale. So in the key of C Do Re Mi means C D E, and in the key of D Do Re Mi means D E F#.

I am sure someone will be along soon to confirm or deny this guess - until then take it with a large pinch of sodium free salt substitute.

[MTGuru]

I am not surprised that you are confused. I think I am, but I have an idea: perhaps Do Re Mi etc do not represent actual notes, but the position of the notes in a scale. So in the key of C Do Re Mi means C D E, and in the key of D Do Re Mi means D E F#.

Yes, Phill is exactly right. The seller is referring to the "movable Do" system, where the note names refer not to absolute concert pitches (as on the piano), but to the relative scale degrees within whatever key you are playing. And on a D whistle, the tonic note Do is a concert pitch D.

[I.D.10-t]

I guess the system is called called Solfège.

[MTGuru]

I guess the system is called called Solfège.

Yes, but there are two very different approaches to solmization: fixed Do and movable Do. Which is the source of the OP's confusion. In Romance-speaking countries, such as Peru, fixed Do is usually the norm. In the English-speaking world, movable Do is more common.

[I.D.10-t]

Yep, it is noted in the wiki link. Just thought it might be worth looking at.

As a side note, it looks like Japanese shakuhachi players have something similar with Fu, Ho, U.