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Mick Down Under · Post by **Mick Down Under** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:30 am

G'day all, My name is Mick. I'm new to whistles in a round about way. I've been toying with them on and off over the years, but have recently gotten serious about them. I have most of the Generation whistles, two Megs, a Walton mellow D and most recently I bought an O'Brien Rover. I also plan on getting an Overton/Goldie tunable Low D soon.
It might seem I may be buying some of the more expensive instruments early into my learning stage, but when I worked out that I spent over $100 on the Generations alone, I figured I should have done this sooner.
Anyway, I've been lurking around in the shadowy fringes of this forum for several weeks now and thought it about time I came into the firelight and introduced myself. I hope to learn a lot more here, and I'm sure I will have some questions to be answered along the way.
Talk to you all soon.

Mick

shadowformz · Post by **shadowformz** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:54 am

Nice to have you on board Mick and i'm shore you'll have a ball

chrisp · Post by **chrisp** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:47 am

G'day Mick, (wasn't that off the crocodile Dundee movie?)

Welcome to the madness, good on ya mate!
Brings back memories, i met my wife in oz 20 years ago

Chris ( a pom living in Norway)

Bothrops · Post by **Bothrops** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:46 am

Welcome to the forum, Mick!

Cheers,
Martin

MichaelR · Post by **MichaelR** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:19 pm

Welcome aboard Mick!

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:37 pm

Hello, Mick, welcome!
When you're ready to start socking away change for that custom whistle, don't feel guilty for the ones you have already bought. After all, you need a whistle for your desk, your car, your backpack, kayak, storage rack, everywhere and anywhere you might be at any given moment. I hate it when I go out to my back porch and think, "ARRRRGH! I should have brought my whistle!!"

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:17 pm

Welcome aboard!

boatgirl · Post by **boatgirl** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:45 pm

Hello and welcome! I love this place. Whistlers meet from all over the globe here. Very cool:-)

Mick Down Under · Post by **Mick Down Under** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:13 am

Thank you all for the warm welcome. Riverman, I hear ya brother! Since recently acquiring my Rover 3 piece it has hardly left my side. I've already got rub marks where my fingers and thumbs come into contact with it. Mind you though, the N/S plating isn't the thickest I've seen, but I'm not complaining as I like the character it gives it.
Chrisp, I do get that Mick Dundee thing a bit...I still smile and am a fan of all the Dundee movies. Gotta love that knife! Here's one I made myself...

TheSpoonMan · Post by **TheSpoonMan** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:41 am

Heyo! welcome. Drink tea. Learn a shetland reel.

plunk111 · Post by **plunk111** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:27 pm

Welcome, Mick! As I recall, Redcliffe is just outside Brisbane - am I right? I was stationed at RAAF Amberley back in the late 80's...

Pat

Mick Down Under · Post by **Mick Down Under** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:32 pm

Just north of Brisbane. Your spot on Pat.

Mick

weedie · Post by **weedie** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:43 pm

Welcome to this great online community Mick.....
Nice knife too mate.......is it a Damascus blade ? or is the reflection from the grass ??
I wanted to get into knifemaking but a bung shoulder put paid to all the hammering...still have the forge set up though...
Happy whistling......weedie........

Mick Down Under · Post by **Mick Down Under** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:57 pm

Thanks for the welcome Weedie. The knife is mirror polished, so what you see is reflection. I have a forge setup at my familys property, but since I hardly get out there I do most of my work by stock removal. The one pictured is 45cm o'all and was done completely using hand tools. My shoulders ache just thinking about it now.

I ordered a Goldie/Overton Low D the other day. It will totally out class my miserable abilitys but I will work at getting good enough to do it the justice it will deserve.

Mick

swizzlestick · Post by **swizzlestick** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:48 pm

Welcome!

Nice bit of work, that knife. I bet you will be trying your hand at whistle making before long.

I trust you know about OZ Whistles. Mitch seems to stock almost every whistle brand I know. Sounds like he travels to shows over much of the country.