Wooden whistle

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:58 am

Before that, crane bones were exceedingly popular. There were fierce arguments about whether whistles made from light-feathered cranes sounded brighter than the mellower whistles from dark-feathered cranes, but no real consensus. The low whistle fad never really took off, as too many makers were pecked to death by angry ostriches. Then everyone turned to inventing pots and writing, and the whole whistle craze died down for a dozen millennia.

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/1999 ... 92299.html

Yuri · Post by **Yuri** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:31 pm

Well, yeah, except that these are technically more like quenas or sakuhachis.

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:41 am

Hey MTGuru,

Thanks for that! Facinating. Best, Cyril.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:08 pm

You're welcome! The Neanderthal flute is also interesting, if more controversial. People are still debating whether it's really an instrument, or just a bone with bear holes.

http://www.zrc-sazu.si/www/iza/piscal.html
http://www.greenwych.ca/fl-compl.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077403/

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:15 pm

CranberryDog wrote:.......
I'm guessing English isn't your first language as your post is rather confusing.
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Hardly a useful determinant.

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:23 pm

talasiga wrote:
CranberryDog wrote:.......
I'm guessing English isn't your first language as your post is rather confusing.
......

Hardly a useful determinant.

It was a joke; thanks for getting it ... Happy Christmas

Parul · Post by **Parul** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:27 am

and how do you differentiate between a wooden whistle and a pipe?
pipe as in not the smoking one ofcourse.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:45 pm

MTGuru wrote:Before that, crane bones were exceedingly popular. There were fierce arguments about whether whistles made from light-feathered cranes sounded brighter than the mellower whistles from dark-feathered cranes, but no real consensus. The low whistle fad never really took off, as too many makers were pecked to death by angry ostriches. Then everyone turned to inventing pots and writing, and the whole whistle craze died down for a dozen millennia.

Pretty Good, MT Guru!

Seriously, though, while the "traditional" Irish whistle can be made of anythiing, I do get this little personal spark of pleasure when I play my Clarke Origional--a real, original "tin whistle."

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:55 pm

Parul wrote:and how do you differentiate between a wooden whistle and a pipe?
pipe as in not the smoking one ofcourse.

Heck, so that's what I've been doing wrong! Those bits of tobacco really clog up the fipple.

Historically, the terms whistle, pipe and flute are pretty interchangeable.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:54 pm

Good--because my wife calls me "My beautiful Piper."

(Of course, there's no WAY she can be talking about my LOOKS!!)

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:22 pm

Glass, ceramics...I believe the whistle made by our esteemed reviewer Wanderer that I tried some time ago, was made of corian, for example, and a nice player and beautiful to behold.

A Happy and Healthy New Year and Merry Christmas to all!

Philo