Hi Steffie-
Yes, I am brand new to whistling (and playing any instrument!) My first whistle was a Clarke original (with the book and cd) which I have had for about 2 weeks. I love it, but people talk about comparing different whistles so I decided I better order more
So, I just ordered a Clarke Sweetone Celtic and a Feadog. I'm really looking forward to trying a different mouthpiece. Hopefully I'll receive them tomorrow. By the way, I've placed both the orders with The Whistle Shop and have been very pleased.
Have fun whistling!
**Tina
Hi! Tina
I also have a feadog D. what do you think about this whistle? I found that it is difficult to play the second octave. When I blow harder, it always screeches. I am not sure it is due to my breathing technique or my fingering. Do you have this problem?
stephanielai wrote:I also have a feadog D. what do you think about this whistle? I found that it is difficult to play the second octave. When I blow harder, it always screeches.
Many people find the second octave difficult when they first start with the whistle. The good news is that with practice this becomes much easier fairly quickly. Just keep playing tunes and it will come to you soon.
stephanielai wrote:I ordered a tutorial book on internet last week but up to today, I have not received it yet. I have sent email to them checking the estimate arrival date but no response. I don't know what can I do.
Steffie
I don't know. I'm thinking: You ordered last week and your location, at least on this board, is listed as Hong Kong.
I just want to report my status. I have not yet received my ordered items up to today. Several emails had been sent but still no response.
stephanielai wrote:I ordered a tutorial book on internet last week but up to today, I have not received it yet. I have sent email to them checking the estimate arrival date but no response. I don't know what can I do.
Steffie
I don't know. I'm thinking: You ordered last week and your location, at least on this board, is listed as Hong Kong.
I just want to report my status. I have not yet received my ordered items up to today. Several emails had been sent but still no response.
Please post a private message telling me your name and what you ordered. I'll call Thom at The Whistle Shop and tell him you're trying to get ahold of him. He is uniformly trustworthy and reliable, so I suspect he isn't getting your emails.
Dale wrote:
I don't know. I'm thinking: You ordered last week and your location, at least on this board, is listed as Hong Kong.
I just want to report my status. I have not yet received my ordered items up to today. Several emails had been sent but still no response.
Please post a private message telling me your name and what you ordered. I'll call Thom at The Whistle Shop and tell him you're trying to get ahold of him. He is uniformly trustworthy and reliable, so I suspect he isn't getting your emails.
Best wishes,
Jerry
Jerry,
Thank you so much. I have received the reply from whistle shop. They have explained that it is usual for a shipment to take at least few weeks to arrive.
OK these guys need a second phone line or something. I called their toll free number and the direct number every 5-10 minutes between 12:45 and 2:55 to no avail ... both lines were busy.
At 2:58 I got through to the answering machine saying store hours are from 10-3.
Man, has anybody ever got through to them? Do they really exist? Do they not know that the dial-up modem being in use means they can't get calls?
I hate it when I have a need to spend, and I'm blocked. Now I have to be patient until 10 am tomorrow ... assuming they arent on the InTarWeb again.
I called one day last week and got an answer on the second try. I can only assume I was talking to Thom, since he seemed very knowledgeable. He spent a good 5-10 minutes on the phone with me and answered all of my questions.
Hope that reinforces your belief in the existence of The Whistle Shop.
Your use of the word paranoic got me interested so I did some research. Turns out that people can be paranoid, but not paranoic. A mental disease can be paranoic but not paranoid.
I talk to Thom on the phone frequently. Some days I get through after two or three tries and some days it's all but impossible to get through. I've found that he's very responsive to emails, though, and I do most of my business with Thom through email unless I have something I need to talk over with him.
I placed an order with them last night. Waiting the asked for 48 hours before emailing hoping to hear soon hehe. I am sooo impatient. But I do wish he would put something on his webpage that would indicate wether a whistle was in stock or had to be ordered.
Steffie
