How many whistles do you own?
- tomcat
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- Tell us something.: Used to live in Gilbert, AZ which is a suburb of Phoenix. Recently moved to Portland OR. Argh. Not sure if this is meeting the requirement of number of characters, but I'm trying.
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how many? just the right number (didn't think i'd ever say that)
d/c greenwood combo (da best i've played)
d hoover two piece
d hoover whitecap
d feadog
c hoover pvc (has a great smokey sound)
b hoover whitecap (once tooted by joanie madden)
a hoover pvc (once tooted by kevin henry)
f hoover pvc (many times tooted by me!)
romy benton bamboo low d (ok, so its not a whistle)
a bamboo blues whistle for fun and a few others
d/c greenwood combo (da best i've played)
d hoover two piece
d hoover whitecap
d feadog
c hoover pvc (has a great smokey sound)
b hoover whitecap (once tooted by joanie madden)
a hoover pvc (once tooted by kevin henry)
f hoover pvc (many times tooted by me!)
romy benton bamboo low d (ok, so its not a whistle)
a bamboo blues whistle for fun and a few others
- Bill Reeder
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O'Riordan brass E, Eb, D
O'Riordan Blackwood D, C
O'Riordan Aluminum Low D
Generation Bb, C
Burke Brass D - don't remember what model.
My whistle acquisition days ended years ago. Most of the O'Riordan whistles are so old that the wait time to acquire one consisted of the length of time required to drive across town to pick one up.
O'Riordan Blackwood D, C
O'Riordan Aluminum Low D
Generation Bb, C
Burke Brass D - don't remember what model.
My whistle acquisition days ended years ago. Most of the O'Riordan whistles are so old that the wait time to acquire one consisted of the length of time required to drive across town to pick one up.
Bill
"... you discover that everything is just right: the drones steady and sonorous, the regulators crisp and tuneful and the chanter sweet and responsive. ... I really look forward to those five or six days every year." Robbie Hannan
"... you discover that everything is just right: the drones steady and sonorous, the regulators crisp and tuneful and the chanter sweet and responsive. ... I really look forward to those five or six days every year." Robbie Hannan
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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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If I only would have played whistle when I lived in Muncie, IN back in the 80's!!! I would have been on Pat's doorstep many times!Bill Reeder wrote:O'Riordan brass E, Eb, D
O'Riordan Blackwood D, C
O'Riordan Aluminum Low D
Generation Bb, C
Burke Brass D - don't remember what model.
My whistle acquisition days ended years ago. Most of the O'Riordan whistles are so old that the wait time to acquire one consisted of the length of time required to drive across town to pick one up.
"You have my undivided attention"
I just have cheapies, except for my howard.
1 set of untweaked nickel Gens
1 Acorn
1 clare 2-piece
1 howard low d
1 bamboo whistle, key of Bb, that I found at a garage sale.
1 clarke meg
Basically, the only ones I play are the clare and the howard. The acorn is flat, the gens I use only if I'm trying to learn a song that's not in d, and the bamboo whistle is so breathy yer lungs collapse after 1 note. The meg is unplayable because I sanded down the blade too much when trying to get rid of this weird buzzing sound. :roll:
1 set of untweaked nickel Gens
1 Acorn
1 clare 2-piece
1 howard low d
1 bamboo whistle, key of Bb, that I found at a garage sale.
1 clarke meg
Basically, the only ones I play are the clare and the howard. The acorn is flat, the gens I use only if I'm trying to learn a song that's not in d, and the bamboo whistle is so breathy yer lungs collapse after 1 note. The meg is unplayable because I sanded down the blade too much when trying to get rid of this weird buzzing sound. :roll:
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The wacky one on the left is some funny thing that my neighbor bought for me at a craft festival. I can't get a decent sound out of it but because it was a gift, I can't part with it. It has a solid bottom with a tiny hole drilled in it. It also has a hole on the back of the whistle also. It is made of some light wood, maybe bamboo. The man that was selling them was also selling his CD which sounded like native american flute new age stuff. Oh, sometimes, when the humidity changes, it can get a tune out of it. :roll:amar wrote:what's the one on the left, kathy? looks wacky! and the golden ones on the right?
The 3 golden ones at the other end are the Brass Trio that I won from Serpent Whistles Christmas Contest. They are a D, C, and Eb. Great little whistles.
I should also add that maybe I only really have 19 whistles because the one "Gen" is the tabor pipe I won from Beths contest that her cats picked the winner on.
Cheers,
Kathy
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