Handmade wooden whistles FS

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri May 17, 2002 5:27 am

The following is a brief, Dale approved commercial posting in according with C&F guidelines.
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Hello~ I am pleased to announce that I am currently offering handmade wooden D whistles for sale. I have had the privilege of learning ( and continuing to learn)the craft from Glenn Schultz of Thin Weasel Whistles.
I currently have finished D whistles in a variety of beautiful and exotic hardwoods such as Bocote, Rosewood, and Cookstown Ironwood with brass tuning slides, and fittings in brass or stainless steel. I also have Kingwood ,Bloodwood, and Blackwood whistles in the works. Custom whistles in the buyer's choice of wood and fitting materials can be ordered, and I would consider using a buyer's own "special" piece of wood to make a whistle, if I deem it suitable for that purpose.
Interested whistlers can contact me by e-mail for further details. Please give your e-mails some sort of whistle related subject line so I don't instantly relegate them to the SPAM junk bin. Thank you for your time. Paul Busman
PS-- You can see a pic of several whistles at:
http://hometown.aol.com/brewerpaul/whistle.html
Probably the worlds most rudimentary webpage!

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TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Fri May 17, 2002 2:39 pm

Just wanted to bump this back up to the top so more people get a chance to find out. Otherwise, it will disappear in 1 day.
Tony

dakotamouse · Post by **dakotamouse** » Fri May 17, 2002 3:12 pm

Holy Hannah! Thems beautiful!

Bretton · Post by **Bretton** » Fri May 17, 2002 3:34 pm

VERY nice looking whistles Paul!!!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri May 17, 2002 4:28 pm

Indeed they are beautiful. I could never afford one, I'm sure, but about what price range do you charge for them?

ErikT · Post by **ErikT** » Sat May 18, 2002 2:52 am

I've had a chance to try one of Paul's whistles (I know we're going to look like the mutual admiration society, but...) and I would recommend them. In his picture, I own the second one from the left.

They have a nice amount of back pressure, play crisply, have a touch of chiff and/or air noise and just feel good. The low notes are nice and strong and the volume is pretty well balanced throughout. Plus he's been great to work with - a good communicator.

Here's a sound sample. I'm playing <a href="http://www.tullberg.com/thedonegallass.mp3">"The Donegal Lass"</a> by Brian Finnegan.

Nice whistle, Paul, and I wish you much success,
Erik

postedit: Oh yeah, please ignore the rather loud child in the background.

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Kim in Tulsa · Post by **Kim in Tulsa** » Sat May 18, 2002 7:50 am

On 2002-05-17 18:28, Walden wrote:
Indeed they are beautiful. I could never afford one, I'm sure, but about what price range do you charge for them?

Exactly what I was thinking, but they are beautiful! So I'll bump this to the top!

Kim

chas · Post by **chas** » Sat May 18, 2002 7:55 am

On 2002-05-18 04:52, ErikT wrote:

Here's a sound sample. I'm playing <a href="http://www.tullberg.com/thedonegallass.mp3">"The Donegal Lass"</a> by Brian Finnegan.

postedit: Oh yeah, please ignore the rather loud child in the background.

[ This Message was edited by: ErikT on 2002-05-18 04:56 ]

I forgot to ignore the child in the background and thought mine had woken up. It's a nice touch and will keep us parents on our toes.

Very nice sounding whistle, and a nice clip.

Charlie

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sat May 18, 2002 7:56 am

I think he's probably hoping that people will email him about the price, so he doesn't have to make commercial posts for his benefit.

But we all want to know.

So let's pretend someone did email, and then posted the info here. Cut to the chase, Paul, and spill the beans!

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Sat May 18, 2002 9:32 am

Paul!

Post of the day!

Priceless!

The ad is admirable.

The Web site is Well Written, Workable, Worth While, Wish I could do as Well...
Ok—WINNING

The whistles are wonderful.

Erik's endorsement excellent.

The child is charming.

The sound is stunning.

The craftsmanship cunning.

This thread wins my vote.

Mack

altered according to Avanutria's advise

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avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sat May 18, 2002 9:39 am

tsk tsk, Mack, you used wonderful twice! How about the web site is 'winning'?

And I agree...this thread is quite priceless!

--Beth - really looking forward to CO

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sat May 18, 2002 9:54 am

On 2002-05-18 11:39, avanutria wrote:
And I agree...this thread is quite priceless!

The whistles, on the other hand, are $175. I'm getting mine while they're a steal.
Tony

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat May 18, 2002 10:06 am

awesome !!

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sat May 18, 2002 11:26 am

Paul - Beautiful whistles

Eric - Wonderful playing

Philo

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Sat May 18, 2002 12:16 pm

Beautiful whistles, Paul. Hats off to you, I can only hope when I make the transition that they look half as good.