Getting started

Mandolingirl · Post by **Mandolingirl** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:21 pm

Thank you all for comments and links! Redwolf, you have explained everything so well!!!! I've read quite a few explanations on whistles and how to do things on the whistles, but I've never really understood what they meant. But now I finally do understand. Thanks a lot!!!!!

Maybe I should look for another D whistle. But I'll try to bathe my Feadog first and see what happens. Next summer I may be going to a whistle workshop and I suppose it's good to have a functioning D whistle then.

I actually have a Bill Ochs book, bought it a few years ago but haven't used it much yet, I've played mostly by ear. I'll see what he says too and go visit those websites too.

Mandolingirl · Post by **Mandolingirl** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 3:42 pm

BTW, what exactly is a run on the whistle?

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 4:16 pm

On 2002-12-09 16:42, Mandolingirl wrote:
BTW, what exactly is a run on the whistle?

Same as in choral music...a run up or down the scale.

Glad I could help

Redwolf

Blackbeer · Post by **Blackbeer** » Mon Dec 09, 2002 6:27 pm

Ha Ha, Here I am lurking away again and learning somemore stuff. You are something Redwolf. Thanks. Today when I got back from a little ride with Molly I took out all my whistles and lined them up and played two tunes on each. I have a couple of Sweetones D and C an Oak in D a meg in C a Clark old style in C a Gen in Bb and my little black guinness whistle whitch I forget who makes.
After I played the two tunes I knew pretty well I tried a tune I am just trying to learn. Now each of these whistles sound completly different but that little black guinness whistle is the easest, sweetest little cridder I have. As far as learning new songs this is the one for me. Hardly any breath in either octave, very quite and tolerent. So I learn a tune on it and then play it on the other louder more fun whistles.
Now I`m checking my mail box dailey for my Dixon combo Low D. Yes I have the desease

Tom

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:19 am

Blackbeer,

The Guiness (and the normal LBW) are made by Waltons in Ireland. Waltons make other whistles similar to Generations & Feadogs too, plus the Waltons Mello D which is favoured by some.

The Guiness is supposed to be no different to a normal LBW (with a black fipple) except in colouring, but I've heard before that they can be really nice. I tried one once that I bought to give as a gift, and it was fine. My own LBW is a tad sharp in the bellnote which is why I tend not to play it.

You may be interested to know that Andrea Corr is noted for favouring Waltons LBWs, probably because they're very cheap (the cheapest whistle till the Meg came along?) and she keeps losing them or giving them away.

Oh, to have a whistle touched by the lips of AC, droool.

Wandering_Whistler · Post by **Wandering_Whistler** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:44 am

On 2002-12-10 11:19, Martin Milner wrote:

The Guiness is supposed to be no different to a normal LBW (with a black fipple) except in colouring, but I've heard before that they can be really nice.

I have a LBW and a Guinness, and my Guiness has a much more pleasing sound to my ear. I don't know if this is a difference between the whistles, or a quality control issue, or my subconcious saying that anything associated with Guinness <b>has</b> to be good.

ChrisLaughlin · Post by **ChrisLaughlin** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:50 am

I bought a Guiness whistle once and it was the worst, most completely unplayable whistle I've ever had.... so just be aware that quality of whistles may vary greatly.
Best,
Chris

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:51 am

Time to initiate a few more people into the great C&F Andrea Corr subculture:

More at
http://www.somethingabout.net/tinwhistle/

With apologies to Mairéad
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An Pluiméir Ceolmhar

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Blackbeer · Post by **Blackbeer** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:01 am

Holly smokes Roger; I knew there had to be some reason I like this little sweety. What a babe. I am in love........

Tom

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:04 am

...and that's just the whistle you're talking about, right?

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:06 am

cripes mate

Blackbeer · Post by **Blackbeer** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:08 am

A ya of course, uuuu leather uuuu

Tom

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:12 am

Tom, I have to warn you that AC is very poor eye candy compared to the cutie-pies we have on this site. In fact, that's probably why she doesn't post very often!

And that's just the guys...

Blackbeer · Post by **Blackbeer** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:32 am

Well I`m old Martin and its all fanticy to me.

Tom