Curious, does anyone primarily use their Low Whistle? ...

[Wombat]

I spend a lot of time with low G and F; less with D. I usually play low Eb or C only when a particular tune calls for it.

For dance music, I mainly play high D and Eb. I tend to play some high and some low most days.

[Les Cruttenden]

I ony started whistling two months ago, at 65, and was only interested in a low whistle...got the overtyon low D to learn on...real hard work...have since bought a Chieftan F and love both whistles...but...in my search for a really good sounding high D have just started searching for a wooden one. So early on, and still learning but I have the bug.Do love the low whistle sound though.Les.

[irishduffy]

Les Cruttenden all I can say is that inspirational to me, to start at 65 is great.

[pearl grey]

Instead of their tin whistle?

Is it incorrect to call a low whistle a tin whistle too?

Anyway, no, I primarily play my little tin whistle because the low one is harder on my tiny hands.

[amar]

Instead of their tin whistle?

Is it incorrect to call a low whistle a tin whistle too?

Anyway, no, I primarily play my little tin whistle because the low one is harder on my tiny hands.

i would say nobody would use the term tinwhistle for a low whistle, but, however, it isn't incorrect (in my opinion) to use that term for low whistles as well.

Me, i practically only play my low whistles now.

[pearl grey]

So what's the cut-off point for the terms "tin whistle" and "low whistle"? Is "high whistle" in another category?

[amar]

So what's the cut-off point for the terms "tin whistle" and "low whistle"? Is "high whistle" in another category?

not sure, but i think the cutoff point is A or G.
A high whistle and tin whistle would be the same category

[pearl grey]

Ta.

[greenspiderweb]

Never owned one..always been into GenD,Eb and F.

Reels,Jigs and Hornpipes. Up high,dipping and swooping around the place.Great.

Ebs a great key for airs.

Always felt that for all the Soul in Low Whistles,there's no Spirit.

Slan,
D.

D, in all due respect, some of just don't do soaring, and our spirit is just fine. We'd just rather not. Two feet on the ground, you know. OK, I might consider lilting, but no soaring, thanks.