CP: Busman Dymondwood!

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:19 pm

Got a special order for a Busman D in Dymondwood, so I made a second one at the same time, just in case the first "exploded". It didn't so here's the second:

Turns out that Dymondwood is available in a LOT of different colors from mild to wild. You can see them at:
http://rrpwhite.com/color%20chart.htm

This whistle is in #48, Alabaster.

I can make these in C,D, D+ and Eb. Due to the cost of the material and quirks in working it, I need to charge $15 USD above the given price of any whistle for one in Dymondwood (this wood is brittle to turn, so I have to take MANY shallow passes to remove excess material which takes about 3 times as long as a corresponding piece of regular wood).

This Dymondwood is waterproof, so no oiling is necessary. Let me know what you think of them. Paul

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:24 pm

dow · Post by **dow** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:35 pm

Beautimous!!!

Wish I could swing one. I've often wondered why more builders don't use the stuff. Bulletproof and pretty much maintenance-free.

Very nice work, Paul.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:17 pm

Paul, that is sooo pretty!

Philo

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:04 pm

Beautiful.

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:39 pm

Paul,

That blue along with the silver metal trim is pretty enough to make me want a high keyed whistle, and that doesn't happen often!

Nice work!

William T. Anderson · Post by **William T. Anderson** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:44 pm

AWESOME! Mmmmmm......

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:02 pm

Paul, what do you mean by D+? (Is it between D and Eb?)
Beautiful whistle!

dow · Post by **dow** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:04 pm

crookedtune wrote:Paul, what do you mean by D+? (Is it between D and Eb?)
Beautiful whistle!

It's a d whistle with a low C hole (7 holes).

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:30 pm

I can speak with experience about dymondwood.

It's a really neat material with tonal qualities very like wood in the instruments I've tried. But, completely maintenance free. I had no idea it came in so many colors.

Keep up the good work Paul.

Doc

Dave Parkhurst · Post by **Dave Parkhurst** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:04 pm

I have a Bob May uilleann chanter made of dymondwood...it rocks. Great tone, rock stable composition. I'll wager that a dymondwood whistle would be awesome, since it can be polished to an incredible finish.
Dave

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:22 pm

Man, that is gorgeous!

rodfish · Post by **rodfish** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:52 pm

That is a beautiful whistle!

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:20 am

Dave Parkhurst wrote:I have a Bob May uilleann chanter made of dymondwood...it rocks. Great tone, rock stable composition. I'll wager that a dymondwood whistle would be awesome, since it can be polished to an incredible finish.
Dave

I forgot to mention that there IS no finish applied to this stuff. The color is totally impregnated into the laminate, and the shine you see is the actual Dymondwood sanded down to 2000 grit and polished with automotive buffing compound.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:44 am

HI Paul,

That's stunning.

You got a soundclip?

Not sure I like blue and green though. But imagine this with black acetal:

Or this with Brass:

This is such nice stuff!