How many whistles do you own?
- SirNick
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- Tell us something.: I love Irish music! I am mostly a whistle player but would like to learn more about flutes. I also have a couple older whistles I'd like to sell and maybe pick up a bamboo flute to practice with.
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How many whistles do you own?
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.
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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"!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.
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- 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)
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)
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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
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
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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
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
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You'll get a lot of takers!PhilO wrote:I'll be giving away the Grinter F to someone who can easily repair the slight damage and will enjoy it thereafter
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