Sindt Whistle Keys

[johnnytheshamrock]

How many whistle keys has John Sindt made ? He has made them in the keys of:Eb,D nat.,C nat.,Bb and A nat. Does anyone have any other keys made by him ?

Also,what is the maximum interval a whistle can be raised by shortening the length of the tube ? ie.cutting off a short length at the fipple end ? Half tone ? Full tone ? Tone and a half ?

Many thanks.

[Byll]

One of my favorite Sindt whistles is my high E.
Best.
Byll

[p51baby]

I had the chance to purchase a C# Sindt many years ago. I passed as I did not see a need for one.

Cheers,

Melany

[Sirchronique]

I have quite a few of them in E, Eb, D, C#, C, B, Bb, and A. Those are the only keys he makes, that I am aware of. All very nice. That being said, his A whistles are a bit more fragile in the low end and don't take much push compared to the other keys.

[Tommy]

Also,what is the maximum interval a whistle can be raised by shortening the length of the tube ? ie.cutting off a short length at the fipple end ? Half tone ? Full tone ? Tone and a half ?
Many thanks.

Cutting the tone tube on both the bottom end and the top end of a ''Generation Bb'' turns it into a key of B. This can be found with the ''C&F search'' at the top right of this page. This has also been done with other keys, and sometimes requires carving/reshaping some of the tone holes.

[Cayden]

I have quite a few of them in E, Eb, D, C#, C, B, Bb, and A. Those are the only keys he makes, that I am aware of. All very nice. That being said, his A whistles are a bit more fragile in the low end and don't take much push compared to the other keys.

I also have the keys listed above.

Cayden

[pancelticpiper]

what is the maximum interval a whistle can be raised by shortening the length of the tube?

Another way to word this is "what is the range of pitches that can be successfully be made from one bore size?"

I used to have a Susato mezzo "A" that was made from the same bore tubing as the standard Susato High "D" whistle, and it was a sweet player with great tuning. That's going down a 4th.

There's no definite number, I don't think, because it's always a compromise. The wider the bore is the stronger the low notes and the more recalcitrant the high notes; the narrow the bore is the more feeble the low notes and the sweeter the high notes. (Comparing low E to high B usually reveals the extent of the compromise.) So it depends on how feeble a low E you're willing to put up with, and how harsh a high B you're willing to put up with. The better a whistle is voiced, though, the better this compromise sounds, and the very best whistle I've ever played, my c1980 Generation C, has a full round low range and an extremely sweet high range.

I've chopped a Generation C to make a C# and a Generation Bb to made a B, and these play great! But it's only going up a half-step.

Each maker decides what his ideal bore diameter-to-length ratio is, and once he has settled on that then it follows that each key should ideally have its own dedicated tubing. Burkes have a wider diameter-to-length ratio than MKs, for example.