WhOA and newbies
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WhOA and newbies
You people need to warn newbies about WhOA a little more energetically. Maybe I wouldn't be on whistle #9 if you had.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
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There's no point in warning the newbies about WhOA. When they've picked up their first whistle and have arrived here it's just too late...Thud wrote:You people need to warn newbies about WhOA a little more energetically. Maybe I wouldn't be on whistle #9 if you had.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
Cheers,
Anders
If tin whistles are made of tin, what are foghorns made of?
I have not been warned in the first place, but found out about WhOA during research about Tin Whistles very early on. - Even before making the conscious decision to buy one.
While it took me about two weeks to make up my mind which model to get, I knew from day one that I'd most likely "contract" WhOA. That was even before I got my first whistle!
It really is simple to explain:
1) There are all these different models, materials and brands.
2) Every single whistle sounds a little different, even if they've the same
pitch.
3) The curiosity what another pitch might sound like. - Makes you return
to n° 1 and 2. - An infinite loop!
So here's my conclusion: Aware or not of this little side effect, there's just no way to avoid it! It really doesn't matter if you warned people sooner.
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That's 4.5 whistles per posts.Thud wrote:You people need to warn newbies about WhOA a little more energetically. Maybe I wouldn't be on whistle #9 if you had.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
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By the time you know you've got it, you've already infected half the room.Thud wrote:You people need to warn newbies about WhOA a little more energetically. Maybe I wouldn't be on whistle #9 if you had.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
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Re: WhOA and newbies
Thud wrote:You people need to warn newbies about WhOA a little more energetically. Maybe I wouldn't be on whistle #9 if you had.
But thanks for all the info on this list, it's unbelievably helpful! And downright fun too.
This syndrome effects newbies and oldbies alike. No distinction.
My wife currently has 26 potted plants on the patio, all costing as much or more than my most expensive whistle. "You want ANOTHER whistle???!!"
"Well darling, about those plants....I don't have 26 whistles...yet." *
*i'd be dead meat if we counted guitars, mandolins, harmonicas, whistles, and other associated hardware.
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EXACTLY right! You nailed it. I won a Feadog on ebay, and while I was waiting for it to arrive I found a Sweetone C at a music store, then found a great deal on a couple of Clarke Megs on ebay... then bought an Oak, then a Generation... few more on the way... they ARE all different, and which one I play really depends on the mood. I think The Feadog (brass D) is my fave, although the Oak Nickel D is a sweet whistle as well, and the Generation Brass D has a clarity to it...Tikva wrote: It really is simple to explain:
1) There are all these different models, materials and brands.
2) Every single whistle sounds a little different, even if they've the same
pitch.
3) The curiosity what another pitch might sound like. - Makes you return
to n° 1 and 2. - An infinite loop!
To be honest, it's frustrating. It would be so nice if there was the ONE whistle that was perfect. Part of the charm of it, though.
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Got dulcimers. Have small (kiddy) pipes and chanters. Avoid normal flutes, do have a collection of Native American flutes. I'm beginning to think it DOESN'T end.RonKiley wrote:The real problem with WhOA is it leads to the hard stuff. Next it will be flutes, dulcimers, and pipes. Where will it end. xaphoons?
Ron
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