I'm looking for a music store in the Dallas area that sells whistles. I've got some great inexpensive and expensive whistles in my small, young collection, but I am really wanting to find one of the good Generation D's out there. From what I understand you are really playing the odds if you order them online. Anyway, do any of you know of any shops in the Dallas/FT Worth area that carry whistles (and let you try them out)? Thanks for your help.
Also while I'm sort of on the topic, how many C&F people do we have in Texas?
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You might be able to tell something from the shape of the fipple, even if you can't try the whistle. When I started playing, I really lucked out by finding a shop that happened to have a lot of inexpensive whistles, but that was primarily a bodhran shop. They also let you try the whistles. I bought several, including a really nice Gen. Later, on C&F, I was reading something about Gen fipples, looked at mine, and realized I'd gotten a Gen from before they changed something about the fipple. Now when I find Gens in a shop, I check the fipple. I'll buy any I see that look like mine -- not necessarily to keep them, since I have one. I'd probably sell them to C&Fers, who would appreciate them!
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There will be a new addition to the San Antonio region in Aug. ,and if all goes well, a new line of whistles/woodwinds soon after(?). Wish me luck?
There will be a new addition to the San Antonio region in Aug. ,and if all goes well, a new line of whistles/woodwinds soon after(?). Wish me luck?
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I live in the mid-cities area, bedford, to be exact. Here's all I've found:
1/ A harp store in bedford that sells Low-D Howards, Meg's and Generations.
2/ A folk music store in Burleson that sells Generations
3/ Rumors of a folk music store in Denton, but never found it.
4/ Several chain music stores that sell Sweetones
-None of them will let you try before you buy.
1/ A harp store in bedford that sells Low-D Howards, Meg's and Generations.
2/ A folk music store in Burleson that sells Generations
3/ Rumors of a folk music store in Denton, but never found it.
4/ Several chain music stores that sell Sweetones
-None of them will let you try before you buy.
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So can I trade based upon this information? Will you be offering public stock?Thomas-Hastay wrote:(Insider info)
There will be a new addition to the San Antonio region in Aug. ,and if all goes well, a new line of whistles/woodwinds soon after(?). Wish me luck?
Seriously, that's great Thomas! They're likely to be the best engineered whistles/woodwinds around. Seems like we have had a number of additions to the market this past year - Serpent, Raindog and now... ? What are you going to be calling them?
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Hey Tomcat,
This is the best information on stores in the area that I can find. I'll try out some of these places. Even if I can't try out the whistles, I'll be able to save time and shipping and handling by actually going to a store. By the way, I in Lewisville. Thanks for your help!
picardy
This is the best information on stores in the area that I can find. I'll try out some of these places. Even if I can't try out the whistles, I'll be able to save time and shipping and handling by actually going to a store. By the way, I in Lewisville. Thanks for your help!
picardy
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