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Eastern Tour
I am now trying to locate Richard Ashkettle who is on the eastern leg of the tour. I have e-mailed Richard a couple of times with no responce. Richard please contact me if you see this. Thanks.
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Next On Western Tour
The next person to receive the Western tour whistle is Sarah McUmber-House. Eric Ryan, who was orginally scheduled to be next, has asked to be skipped for personal reasons. Sarah should receive the whistle some time next week.
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Re: Next On Western Tour
Whee!benbrad wrote:The next person to receive the Western tour whistle is Sarah McUmber-House. Eric Ryan, who was orginally scheduled to be next, has asked to be skipped for personal reasons. Sarah should receive the whistle some time next week.
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I just heard from Tom Cunningham that he is ready to send the Eastern Tour whistle on to Pat Plunkett. I sent an e-mail to Pat and as soon as I hear back from him Tom will send it out. Pat, if you read this here please send me a PM. Thanks.
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I'm shipping off the whistle today and wanted to share a few points. I agree with most of what's been said. It has a breathy and open tone which reminds me of the Clarke original. In this regard, it can take a lot of air and to me sounds nice when really pushed from the second octave E to A range. I have to admit that I wasn't sure at first but the more I played it, the more I liked it.
What I liked most was the weight of the thing, substantial but not heavy. The material is thin enough that you can really feel the notes under your fingers. I think this also contributes to the ease of half-holing. Overall, the construction is quite nice. I like the sleek look no-frills look of the whistle, though I do agree that some sort of logo or name brand would fit nicely. I resisted all temptation to take the thing apart so i can't comment on the inner workings.
So, in a nutshell, this was a fun experiment for me, someone who's stuck in the late beginner/ intermeditate level. I got a chance to try a whistle with a different sound than the ones I normally play and learned a little bit in the process. Thanks to Chuck for sharing and Thanks to Ben for keeping this endeavor running!
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What I liked most was the weight of the thing, substantial but not heavy. The material is thin enough that you can really feel the notes under your fingers. I think this also contributes to the ease of half-holing. Overall, the construction is quite nice. I like the sleek look no-frills look of the whistle, though I do agree that some sort of logo or name brand would fit nicely. I resisted all temptation to take the thing apart so i can't comment on the inner workings.
So, in a nutshell, this was a fun experiment for me, someone who's stuck in the late beginner/ intermeditate level. I got a chance to try a whistle with a different sound than the ones I normally play and learned a little bit in the process. Thanks to Chuck for sharing and Thanks to Ben for keeping this endeavor running!
Tom
I managed to get hold of a low D from Chuck, and couldn't help but do some recording. Mind you, it's not great as a demonstration of the sound, because I did it on a crappy microphone, so I had to run it through noise filters, and there's reverb added, but it still gives you an idea of how beautiful they sound. I love the breathiness of the whistle. It's just slightly quieter than my Susato low D, with similar breath requirements, but way more responsive and with an easier reach (and the E hole isn't ginormous).
http://daleth.podbean.com/2008/10/06/arran-boat-song/
http://daleth.podbean.com/2008/10/06/arran-boat-song/
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I'm truly, honestly not trying to slag you ... But isn't the intonation of that clip pretty far off? The recording quality itself seems OK.
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
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IMHO, the low D that Dameon has needs some work. It's an early prototype and the air requirements across the scale are not even. It also requires a lot of air with almost no back pressure. The result is that it is a little harder to play than it ought to be. If you start to run out of air, the instrument goes flat. However, using delrin for the fipple plug in 7/8" aluminum tube works great!MTGuru wrote:I'm truly, honestly not trying to slag you ... But isn't the intonation of that clip pretty far off? The recording quality itself seems OK.
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Right Chuck, thanks. I wasn't drawing any conclusions about the source of the problem, just making an observation. And after assisting several makers recently in dealing with intonation issues, I guess I'm particularly attuned to tuning at the moment.
Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.
Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.