high (and yes, I do mean high) A whistle
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high (and yes, I do mean high) A whistle
Hey folks,
Has anyone bought one of these "Ethnic Micro" whistles in the key of A?
I'm tempted, but whenever I pick up a Generation in F or G the rest of my familiy threaten me with legal action and/or illegal actions!
Mike
Has anyone bought one of these "Ethnic Micro" whistles in the key of A?
I'm tempted, but whenever I pick up a Generation in F or G the rest of my familiy threaten me with legal action and/or illegal actions!
Mike
That's true. I have an Impempe F and used to have a Gen F. The Impempe is surely a far better whistle, but the holes are big and therefore it's more challenging to play than the Gen.Pyroh wrote:I do believe that if you make the holes smaller, they can be more distant (can´t swear on that, maybe some whistle makers can).arnie wrote:didn't know they existed. Is that possible to play on with human hands?
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Re: high (and yes, I do mean high) A whistle
Why would you do that? Do you want to call dogs or something?hoopy mike wrote:Hey folks,
Has anyone bought one of these "Ethnic Micro" whistles in the key of A?
I'm tempted, but whenever I pick up a Generation in F or G the rest of my familiy threaten me with legal action and/or illegal actions!
Mike
It sounds interesting, but honestly I can't imagine that it would:
1- Be very easy to play
2- Have much utility in the usual genre of whistle music
3- Be especially welcome among your fellow musicians
I for one would not want to sit next to something that piercing. I head for the bar when somebody brings out anything higher than E.
1- Be very easy to play
2- Have much utility in the usual genre of whistle music
3- Be especially welcome among your fellow musicians
I for one would not want to sit next to something that piercing. I head for the bar when somebody brings out anything higher than E.
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I did have a Burke high G at one time. Beautifully made, like his other keys. At first I had plenty of trouble with my fingers scrunching up and rubbing against each other. Forget about doing an A-roll. So I put it aside thinking that only small kids could play it. Then later on I realized I was treating the whistle as if it were the same as a D instrument. So I drastically modified the way I was holding the instrument, particularly the top hand, and voila, I was playing with the same kind of speed as a D. Didn't change the piercing second octave any though.arnie wrote:didn't know they existed. Is that possible to play on with human hands?
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I could see that working for the holed notes, but not changing the overall length of the tube & the all fingers down note. Narrower tubing, maybe?Pyroh wrote: I do believe that if you make the holes smaller, they can be more distant (can´t swear on that, maybe some whistle makers can).
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