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john_t wrote:Jerry,

Will you be sending a batch to www.bigwhistle.co.uk ?

I don't like customs charges you see.

All the best,

John_T
Yes, I'll be sending BigWhistle a shipment of whistles, including Blackbirds, in the next few days. Allow about 10 days for them to get there.

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Jerry Freeman wrote:If you don't want a nickel tube, just replace it with a brass Generation or brass Feadog tube.
Yes, we experimented with this and found that the Blackbird head works very nicely on a variety of different 1/2 inch tubes from Feadóg, Generation, and Waltons. So you can mix and match to customize your own sound and material preferences.

Jerry has asked me to do a few "official" sound clips, which should be ready by the end of the week.
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This is very cool, I may have to get one after a multi-year whistle embargo. I just rediscovered a forgotten Jerry-tweaked feadog and have been having a blast playing it lately. I'd given away a great feadog and this one fills the gap perfectly.
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Besides the SR-71 tie-in, I can think of other great advertising opportunities. Custom graphics depicting, for example, a "Blackbird singing in the dead of night"...or "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie"...
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BoneQuint wrote:Besides the SR-71 tie-in, I can think of other great advertising opportunities. Custom graphics depicting, for example, a "Blackbird singing in the dead of night"...or "Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie"...
Sigh.

This raises a question I'm not sure how to deal with.

My mouse logo is central to my business identity, especially since Ralph II was instrumental (pun is accidental, I swear) to many of the breakthroughs here at the Global Penny Whistle Tweaking Research and Production Consortium (GPWTR&PC) Headquarters, and Ralph I, Gus and Mouse kept me company during so many long nights as I slaved over the tweaking table. (Deermouse, meadow mouse/vole, meadow mouse/vole, and deermouse in order of mention. Deermice are more stylish than voles, but a vole will sit on his haunches and make eye contact while he nibbles whatever snack you've provided.)

However, before long, I will be going into mass production with two whistles that are named Blackbird and Mellow Dog. Hmmm ... .

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Well Jerry, since you like your mouse so much you could just put little masks on him. lol

These are rough, but you get the idea.

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Hope I didn't offend. All in fun!

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john17 wrote:Well Jerry, since you like your mouse so much you could just put little masks on him. lol

These are rough, but you get the idea.

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Hope I didn't offend. All in fun!

John
Those are a scream.

I'm thinking maybe a baying dog logo for the Mellow Dog and (obviously) a blackbird logo for the Blackbird, both as simple silhouettes, somewhat like the mouse logo. I can continue with the mouse logo as the overall symbol for Freeman whistles.

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Are they shipping yet?
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MusicalADD wrote:Are they shipping yet?
Yes, they are.

I sent 10 Blackbirds to www.bigwhistle.com Wednesday, and I've mailed all those ordered to date, the last of which went out today.

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Does that mean mine is on it's way? This waiting drove me to buy a fiddle - oh dear what have I done?!
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Jerry Freeman wrote:
My mouse logo is central to my business identity
Best wishes,
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Hmmmmm....And what of the duck, and whale in your avater?


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Is that what it is? I thought it was something filthy.
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Are these Blackbirds available in C? If so, how much?
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There's an oldtime Southern fiddle tune that gets played around here called 'Four and Twenty Blackbirds Dancing on a Fawnskin'. I think it's really about carrion crows, though. Probably wouldn't make a very good logo. :-?
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Post by Welshman »

Jerry,

I've looked on the Big Whistle website and there's nothing about the Blackbirds coming in. Also, I contacted them a few weeks ago to ask when they were anticipating delvery so I could place an order and as yet, I have had no reply.

It seems like us poor souls on the other side of the pond might be better buying directly from you - or do you have another outlet in the UK?
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