My God! It's HUGE!!!

rogue · Post by **rogue** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:50 pm

Why didn't anybody warn me. I thought I could handle it, but It's just too BIG! I have just bought an Alba Low D.

Now guys, I'm not very tall in stature, just 5 foot 8 (in 2 inch heels) and this is my 4th whistle from Alba, the other three being "normal sized". It's just kind of hard to reach the holes while blowing the squeaky end. I'm hoping somehow the penny whistle fairy will sprinkle some magic dust on it to make it more manageable.

I guess that in the event it beats me, I could always use it to deter burglers.

Rogue

dfernandez77 · Post by **dfernandez77** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:21 pm

Have you read about the Piper's Grip?

http://www.chiffandfipple.com/pipers.html

Cheers,

scheky · Post by **scheky** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:37 pm

MUST....NOT...COMMENT....ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHH

chas · Post by **chas** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:47 pm

That's not big.

THAT's big

dyersituations · Post by **dyersituations** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:59 pm

Piper's Grip will help. Also, it takes a while to get used to it. It took me months to get full speed on my first low D. Good luck.

-Casey

rogue · Post by **rogue** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:16 pm

Thanks for the advice. Yep! It feels odd but I'll persevere.

Rogue

psychih · Post by **psychih** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:40 pm

chas wrote:That's not big.

THAT's big

What on earth is that thing???

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:57 pm

recorder...

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:32 pm

chas wrote:That's not big.

THAT's big

Regarding the picture, I wonder what Freud would have to say about that.......

Loren

Meadhbh · Post by **Meadhbh** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:42 pm

Loren wrote:
chas wrote:That's not big.

THAT's big

Regarding the picture, I wonder what Freud would have to say about that.......

Loren

...ummmmm....that she was weaned too early or too late?

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:13 pm

Freud would say:

'There are times when a recorder is just a recorder.
That's twisted enough, really.'

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:14 pm

I didn't think recorder envy was real until I saw that. . .

Post by **Nanohedron** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:25 pm

jim stone wrote:Freud would say:

'There are times when a recorder is just a recorder.
That's twisted enough, really.'

Good Lord. I just posted the same-ish sort of thing in the pub today before I read this.

It must be the UFOs.

OBrien · Post by **OBrien** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:04 pm

I thought the photo of the huge recorder was a mock-up, but here is the caption from the website where it is located:

Picture at right: This instrument is the largest member of the recorder family, the sub-contrabass recorder. It was made by the lady who is playing it, Adriana Breuknik. She lives in Holland.

wow

walrii · Post by **walrii** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:35 pm

I guess this proves it: recorder thingies are bigger than whistle thingies. (Posted after returning from a Christmas party with really good nog - apologies to all.)