This seemed a good place to do it.
Anything's fair game, even if the laws of physics prevent it. I never studied law.
Here's mine for a high D:
1. Sweet put not absolutely pure, just a bit of bite, a bit of chiff popping in on note transitions.
2. No louder in the second octave than the first, and not shrill at the top. Overall a whistle of moderate volume but capable of being pushed a bit or of being played quietly and pensively.
3. The low D bell note should be the loudest note on the whistle. The low E should be the second loudest, and so forth.
4. Every note on the whistle should be pitch stable across a range of blowing pressures and attacks.
5. The low D bell note should be about 10 cents flat, the F-sharp about 12 cents flat, the E, G, A, and B right on as compared to a tuner, the C-sharp about 8 cents flat, and you should get a good dead-on C-natural with either ( o x x | o o o ) or ( o x o | x x x ).
6. The air requirements should be low to moderate; there should be medium resistance and backpressure.
7. Capable of being played into the third octave without damaging your ears or anybody else's.
8. Finally, 6 keys to make it fully chromatic...
What the hell, if you're gonna dream, dream big!
That's mine...what would yours be?
--James
), but it's not every whistle. My Burke is a wonderful example of what I'm looking for, in this regard.
