How many whistles do you own?

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:14 am

I've started to get a very large collection and wondered if the majority of the C&F'ers were as wacky with Whoa as me.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:26 am

I voted 5-10 but S'mores the merrier

MarkB

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:26 am

Really, I would add a 21-50 and 51-100 category.

Twenty whistles isn't very many. I think I have about 40, 50 whistes, who's counting? 2/3 of them cheapos and non wooden.

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:28 am

I should have included a catagory to include how many you currently have on order. I have 6 on order right now!

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:31 am

Bloomfield wrote:Really, I would add a 21-50 and 51-100 category.

Twenty whistles isn't very many. I think I have about 40, 50 whistes, who's counting? 2/3 of them cheapos and non wooden.

I'm glad to see someone else feels that way! I think I'll cut and copy this email and forward it to my wife. As a matter of fact, I might change my quote to, "Twenty whistles isn't very many"!

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:32 am

I think I've got 7 left that I am keeping and another 3 or so to find new homes for.

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:45 am

I think the last time I counted it was 35, mostly cheap. I've got a couple more or so since, and the price is going up a bit.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:33 am

I don't have time to do an inventory, but I believe I have about 200 to 250 whistles right now. That would include 100 or so soprano D Shaws, 30 or so D Sweetones, etc.

I would love to know how many whistles Thom Larsen, Phil Brown and Blayne Chastain have.

Best wishes,
Jerry

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:46 am

High Ds: 11 (Silkstone, Jerry Gen, Hoover Gen, Laughing, Raindog, O'Briain, Serpent V.S., Cooperman, wooden Syn, old Sweet), Shaw
1 high D loaned to someone (alumnium Syn)
C: 2 (Reyburn and Clarke original)

These are my workhorses. Most of these get played at least semi-regularly.

Then there's the floatsam and jetsam. Some are really good, others are at least acceptable, since they don't get much play:

Bb: 1 (Gen)
Low D: 2 (Dixon and Howard)
Low F: 1 (Dixon)
Low G: 1 (Burke)
Low A: 1 (Susato)
High F: 1 (Gen)

I'm not buying whistles anymore, except if something exceptional comes up (like the Raindog in Werckmeister III tuning).

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:07 pm

I agree that 20 is not very many. I would have liked to see larger numbers to see a breakdown of those of us with serious WhOA.

moxy · Post by **moxy** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:08 pm

JessieK wrote:I agree that 20 is not very many. I would have liked to see larger numbers to see a breakdown of those of us with serious WhOA.

Wow. I have a good ways to go.

JessieK · Post by **JessieK** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:38 pm

I have somewhere between 70 and 100, but I have owned and sold or given away hundreds.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:16 pm

Only eight at the moment (alphabetized by maker):

Burke AL-Pro high D (pre-blacktip)
Burke AL-Pro Viper low D
Busman delrin high D
Busman bird's-eye maple high D
Clarke Sweetone high D
Freeman-tweaked Generation brass high D
Hoover brass traditional-bore high D
Serpent Sunsinger Bb

I'm sure I'll eventually see another that I just have to have. I'm intrigued by those hand-carved wooden whistles Colin Goldie teased us with a while back... anybody heard anything new about those?

Cheers,
John

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:23 pm

Now that you've led me to count, I realize it's time to trim the herd; I'm going to have a sale upon my return from vacation next week. Anyway. by make:

8 Copelands - Eflat, 2 soprano D, Bflat, A, G, F, D

6 Schultz's - soprano D cocobolo, Eflat/D/C and Bflat/A WW sets

4 O'Riordan Travelers - soprano D/C set, G, D

4 Burkes - soprano D Al-pro and brass black tip, brass black tip E, C

4 Albas - original soprano D, Q1 soprano D, A/G set

3 Abells - soprano D delrin, Bflat/A blackwood set

3 O'Briains - Improved soprano D, Low F and D

2 Grinters - Bflat and F red lancewoods

2 Sweets - soprano D walnut, C blackwood Kilhoury

2 Busmans - soprano D bocote and delrin

2 Elfsongs - soprano D, C

Tully, Harper, Hoover soprano Ds

2 Silkstone PVC - C, Bflat

5 Susatos - D/C/Bflat set, A, Laser etched G

Kerry Low D

Dixon soprano D (brass tuning slide)

About 35 cheapies including Clarkes, Feadogs, Waltons, Clare, Perri, Gens, Shaw.....

That's about 90 whistles total, plus an Indian flute and a bamboo Olwell F.
I sold off a whole set of Overtons (soprano D to Low D) and gave away several other whistles.

I plan to get rid of most of my wood other than blackwood; I'll be giving away the Grinter F to someone who can easily repair the slight damage and will enjoy it thereafter, and will sell the Bflat.

May also be interested in trying Overtons again....hear that Bloomfield?

Regards,

Philo

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:27 pm

PhilO wrote:I'll be giving away the Grinter F to someone who can easily repair the slight damage and will enjoy it thereafter

You'll get a lot of takers!

g

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