Naming your whistle

Mime · Post by **Mime** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:17 am

Hey,
I like to name my instuments, not seariously just for fun =)
I named my saxophones too, my first Bessy because that's a classic name for a cow (sorry for all you Bessy's out there) (as you can see I don't like that saxophone) my other I called Precious, that's because I really like Lord of the Rings =)
So getting to my point, I'm buying soon a few whistles and I'd like to know if you have any ideas for names for.
And if I'm not the only the idiot that names his instrument, tell me if you also name your instruments...
By the way, I named my first whistle Scotty...

~Mime

pipingturtle · Post by **pipingturtle** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:31 am

My favourite whistle (my Laughing Whistle in C) is called Lucy. My friend has a pair of violins called Eric and Bob.

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:34 am

I used to have names for all my whistles, but except for my serpent (mr. slithers) I've forgotten them all.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 11:17 am

I name just about anything that I spend a lot of time with. My computer, for example, is Igor.

You can tell I really like a whistle when it acquires a name. You can also tell, by the number of named whistles I have, that I have a great many that I really like. Here's a sampling:

Busman Kingwood: Nightingale
Elfsong D: Morningsong
Elfsong C: Evensong
Hoover Whitecap: Mara
O Briain "improved: Lark
Susato Kildare: Desmond
Susato Dublin: Banshee

Redwolf

Switchfoot · Post by **Switchfoot** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 11:33 am

My Elfsong D/C/E is named Beautiday, its short for beautiful day.
I havent named my Elfsong A/Bb yet because no suitable name has come up, I'm sure it will happen soon though. I refer to all my cheapies as my Babies

Nothing complicated there, Im sure a lot of boarders have called their whistles their babies at least once.

Rod Sprague · Post by **Rod Sprague** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:39 pm

I purchased a C Clarke in 2001, so I named it Arthur.
Rod

Tak_the_whistler · Post by **Tak_the_whistler** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:33 pm

Oak D: Nebuchadnezzar...

madfifer9 · Post by **madfifer9** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 11:50 am

pipingturtle wrote:My friend has a pair of violins called Eric and Bob.

I don't know why, but I found this really funny.

Made me think of Monty Python and Blackadder.

I named my Ormiston flute "Two Rifles" because that's how much it cost.

madfifer9

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:17 pm

Rod Sprague wrote:I purchased a C Clarke in 2001, so I named it Author.
Rod

You should have named it Arthur.

Of course, Arthur C. Clarke is best known as a terrific SF author.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:22 pm

Hmmm... do "Hey You", "that one" and "No, the *other* one" count?

How about "*$%&#@!" ?

I'm sure I use others, but they escape at present.

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:32 pm

I have several Clarke whistles that I call my "bannana whistles" because I sat down while they were in my back pocket.

Does that count as a name?

My Sweetheart whistle I call my shrieking stick as it is almost twice the volume of a Susato and recordery sounding.

Rod Sprague · Post by **Rod Sprague** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 6:02 pm

fancypiper wrote:
Rod Sprague wrote:I purchased a C Clarke in 2001, so I named it Author.
Rod
You should have named it Arthur.

Of course, Arthur C. Clarke is best known as a terrific SF author.

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I did name it Arthur, but I used MacroShaft Weird's spell check and I wasn't paying close enough attention when I wrote my post.
Rod

CHIFF FIPPLE · Post by **CHIFF FIPPLE** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:48 am

http://www.gaeliccrossings.com/forums/v ... 94&start=0
:roll: Talking of folk naming whistles

Check out this thread

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:20 am

All the ones I make are named Woody... just kidding. I actually don't name them.
Love the Arthur C Clarke response!!!

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:17 am

Although I have dozens of instruments, only one has a name. Well, I could have told you that my accordeon is called Alphonso, my bouzoukis are Thespina and Mikos and my djembe is called Nkosi, but you wouldn't have believed me, would you? Well my Busman D is called Jerry Lee.

When I find my first good Generation I'm going to call her Bridie.

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Naming your whistle

Naming your whistle

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