a different kind of whistle challenge
a different kind of whistle challenge
Well folks, we've had a couple of whistle challenges here lately,-and here's a new one:
What exactly is it that makes a recorder different from a whistle?
I'm not talking about sound here, but more about physical appearance.
Depending on the replies I will make a few comments later,- but first;-have a go at it folks . . . . .
So, what makes a recorder different from a whistle?
What exactly is it that makes a recorder different from a whistle?
I'm not talking about sound here, but more about physical appearance.
Depending on the replies I will make a few comments later,- but first;-have a go at it folks . . . . .
So, what makes a recorder different from a whistle?
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The primary difference is in the head. No, not the head of the recorder or whistle, the head of the one blowing the hot air into it. More of an attitude towards life thing.emtor wrote:So, what makes a recorder different from a whistle?
Really, no offense is meant but this topic really calls out for all the latent &^%@#$ jokes out there. Truth be know I am a recovering recorder player myself. I've been clean for 15 years now.
The serious answer depends on what era recorder you are talking about. Early block flutes were much like today's whistles. The recorder has gone through hundreds of years of evolution to get to where we know it today. And yet, the recorders representing different historical eras are still made and played.
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If you're just asking about physical appearance, it is simply that a rec***er has 7 fingerholes and a thumbhole, whereas a whistle of the traditional sort has only six fingerholes and no thumbhole.
There are certain schools of design... whistles more commonly being of metal, and recorders being more commonly turned from wood (or, historically of ivory or bone). Some whistles look more like some recorders than like a Clarke tinwhistle, but if they have six fingerholes, tuned diatonically, beginning at do, we call them whistles.
There are certain schools of design... whistles more commonly being of metal, and recorders being more commonly turned from wood (or, historically of ivory or bone). Some whistles look more like some recorders than like a Clarke tinwhistle, but if they have six fingerholes, tuned diatonically, beginning at do, we call them whistles.
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Recorders/recorder players are all Petrified. Whistles rock.
I respect people's privilege to hold their beliefs, whatever those may be (within reason), but respect the beliefs themselves? You gotta be kidding!
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Whistles don't look like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles don't sound like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles aren't made of wood like recorders, except for those whistles which are.
Whistle players don't play anything except ITM except for those whistle players who do.
Whistle players don't play recorders except for those whistle players who do.
Whistles don't sound like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles aren't made of wood like recorders, except for those whistles which are.
Whistle players don't play anything except ITM except for those whistle players who do.
Whistle players don't play recorders except for those whistle players who do.
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What would a wild walrus whistle if a walrus could whistle wild?
The second mouse may get the cheese but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired.
What would a wild walrus whistle if a walrus could whistle wild?
The second mouse may get the cheese but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired.
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Now, that is response worthy of some kind of award, IMHO.walrii wrote:Whistles don't look like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles don't sound like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles aren't made of wood like recorders, except for those whistles which are.
Whistle players don't play anything except ITM except for those whistle players who do.
Whistle players don't play recorders except for those whistle players who do.
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To which I can only add, because I fall into the group described by the last line quoted:walrii wrote:Whistles don't look like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles don't sound like recorders except for those whistles which do.
Whistles aren't made of wood like recorders, except for those whistles which are.
Whistle players don't play anything except ITM except for those whistle players who do.
Whistle players don't play recorders except for those whistle players who do.
Recorders don't sound like whistles except for those recorders which do.