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- aderyn_du
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Tell me all the wonderful whistle-related stuff Santa left for you under the tree!!! <img src=http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/santa.gif>
I hope he was good to all of you, because everyone on the board surely deserves it!
love and happiness,
Andrea ~*~
I hope he was good to all of you, because everyone on the board surely deserves it!
love and happiness,
Andrea ~*~
Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together. ~Anais Nin
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dhigbee,
I too have an Abell set due, hopefully the first week in January. At Loren's suggestion and also keeping in mind what Jessie has reported, I went with the Madagascar Rosewood. Let's keep in touch and compare whistle sets.
In answer to the question of what Santa left:
I woke up to find a tune just beyond my ability to play.... barely. I don't know the name and it doesn't matter anyway. What a gift to have a tune to challenge and nurture and push me to practice and learn new skills. Actually I wake up in that place every morning but given what this day is and the question asked, I'm also given the gift of awareness and hope to wake up every morning in the year to come with that awareness. Another part of that awareness is how rich my life is with music and people like y'all with whom to share that joy.
blessings to all
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Peace
Namasté
jim
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I too have an Abell set due, hopefully the first week in January. At Loren's suggestion and also keeping in mind what Jessie has reported, I went with the Madagascar Rosewood. Let's keep in touch and compare whistle sets.
In answer to the question of what Santa left:
I woke up to find a tune just beyond my ability to play.... barely. I don't know the name and it doesn't matter anyway. What a gift to have a tune to challenge and nurture and push me to practice and learn new skills. Actually I wake up in that place every morning but given what this day is and the question asked, I'm also given the gift of awareness and hope to wake up every morning in the year to come with that awareness. Another part of that awareness is how rich my life is with music and people like y'all with whom to share that joy.
blessings to all
(edited for grammar or is that grandma?)
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Peace
Namasté
jim
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- kevin m.
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My Christmas present to myself is a Copeland low D (gosh,how thoughtful,just what i always wanted!),I've been waiting a WHOLE 10 DAYS NOW! But seriously,I have been given two new albums to listen to;'The Rowsome tradition',by Kevin Rowsome, and Paddy Canny's 'Trad. music from the legendary East Clare fiddler'.
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- burnsbyrne
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I got myself a Susato normal bore D...sort-of a Christmas present. So far it has lived up to its advertising: loud, perfectly in tune, and requiring lots 'o breath in the second octave, way more than all the Generation-type whistles I have. It'll take a while to get used to. I may have to play this one in the garage. I have had it only two days and already they're saying, "My goodness, but that's a loud one, isn't it?"
Happy generic winter holidays to all.
Mike Burns
Happy generic winter holidays to all.
Mike Burns
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Regarding an Abell whistle in Madagascar Rosewood, I'm not sure myself since I've never played any Abell and only had a chance to hear one in person back in August. Maybe Loren or Jessie can chime in. I've come to trust Loren's and Jessie's counsel in some of the things I don't have experience with.
In corresponding with Loren he suggested that I consider Madasgar Rosewood because it sounded better, for some reason, to him than the Blackwood Abells he had tried and it smelled great. He liked it well enough to order an A/Bflat set in the same wood. Our conversation was about his thoughts on a Cocus Abell. As it turned out Chris did not have any Cocus available at the time I was ordering, so I went with the suggestions of two of our "elders" here on the board who have yet to steer me wrong.
We'll see in a few weeks.....or longer. It's been reported, and I've found it true with my Blackwood Weasel (the "Black Weasel") and my Rose that the tone did improve over time as I played them on a regular basis. I guess I'm resigned to working with the Abell for at least a year of regular playing even if it isn't initially what I might be hoping for. Who knows, they may be exactly what I'm looking for from day one.
Other Abell players with whistles in various woods, please give us your feedback.
thanks
jim
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In corresponding with Loren he suggested that I consider Madasgar Rosewood because it sounded better, for some reason, to him than the Blackwood Abells he had tried and it smelled great. He liked it well enough to order an A/Bflat set in the same wood. Our conversation was about his thoughts on a Cocus Abell. As it turned out Chris did not have any Cocus available at the time I was ordering, so I went with the suggestions of two of our "elders" here on the board who have yet to steer me wrong.
We'll see in a few weeks.....or longer. It's been reported, and I've found it true with my Blackwood Weasel (the "Black Weasel") and my Rose that the tone did improve over time as I played them on a regular basis. I guess I'm resigned to working with the Abell for at least a year of regular playing even if it isn't initially what I might be hoping for. Who knows, they may be exactly what I'm looking for from day one.
Other Abell players with whistles in various woods, please give us your feedback.
thanks
jim
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- Redwolf
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My dear doggie (with some help from my dear hubby ) gave me a really nice multi-whistle gig bag from The Whistle Shop! Now I won't have to be juggling whistles and cases wherever I go.
My kitty cat (also with a lot of help from my husband) had planned to get me a Dixon Tunable, but they were all sold out, so he got me a case for my new Palm Pilot instead (actually, he wanted to get me a dead mouse, but my husband talked me out of it...you know how cats are -- they tend to think in terms of what THEY'D like). Also very nice, as I'm VERY excited about the Palm Pilot (from hubby, with no help from the critters). I may just buy myself the Dixon as an Epiphany present .
Not whistle related, but something else I'm excited about...my in laws gave me a San Francisco Giants team jacket (the nice one that the players wear).
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Redwolf
My kitty cat (also with a lot of help from my husband) had planned to get me a Dixon Tunable, but they were all sold out, so he got me a case for my new Palm Pilot instead (actually, he wanted to get me a dead mouse, but my husband talked me out of it...you know how cats are -- they tend to think in terms of what THEY'D like). Also very nice, as I'm VERY excited about the Palm Pilot (from hubby, with no help from the critters). I may just buy myself the Dixon as an Epiphany present .
Not whistle related, but something else I'm excited about...my in laws gave me a San Francisco Giants team jacket (the nice one that the players wear).
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Redwolf
- TonyHiggins
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I got a couple of cd's Celtic Christmas vol 2 and 4. They are very mellow (not session tunes ) some are a bit over produced, but, overall, I really like them. Great background reading music. I'll bring them to my sister's house this eve for the family dinner. I also got a bottle of Irish Mist, which I don't plan on sharing. heh, heh. No whistles (hint, hint, Ronaldo. Is it done yet?)
Abell note: I've had a blackwood d for well over a year. I can't compare it to other woods of the same whistle. I'm betting differences are more to the individual voicings rather than the woods. From peoples' descriptions, there seems to be a bit of variance between Abells of the same key/wood. So, how are you going to compare wood tones?? People say they notice improvement in the tone over time. My argument is that your playing improves and your adaptation to the idiosyncracies of the whistle. It has to sound better if you practice. So you know where I'm coming from, my Abell is my favorite whistle way above any other. No close seconds. It has a particular combination of tone/chiff/breathiness and playability that works for me. And that doesn't mean I don't love my other whistles. The sound of a whistle has a magical quality for me. The Abell contains all the elements and I can't imagine improving on it. Still, no harming finding out for sure by ordering more whistles!
Tony
Abell note: I've had a blackwood d for well over a year. I can't compare it to other woods of the same whistle. I'm betting differences are more to the individual voicings rather than the woods. From peoples' descriptions, there seems to be a bit of variance between Abells of the same key/wood. So, how are you going to compare wood tones?? People say they notice improvement in the tone over time. My argument is that your playing improves and your adaptation to the idiosyncracies of the whistle. It has to sound better if you practice. So you know where I'm coming from, my Abell is my favorite whistle way above any other. No close seconds. It has a particular combination of tone/chiff/breathiness and playability that works for me. And that doesn't mean I don't love my other whistles. The sound of a whistle has a magical quality for me. The Abell contains all the elements and I can't imagine improving on it. Still, no harming finding out for sure by ordering more whistles!
Tony
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