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Why didn't anybody warn me. I thought I could handle it, but It's just too BIG! I have just bought an Alba Low D. Now guys, I'm not very tall in stature, just 5 foot 8 (in 2 inch heels) and this is my 4th whistle from Alba, the other three being "normal sized". It's just kind of hard to r...

I've got one in Low D. It's first-rate. Sounds much like an Overton, without stealing the Overton design. Sorry Dale a wee dit of topic but (Overton design) I bought this bad boy from ebay a few days ago made around 1900 http://whistlenstrings.invisionzone.com/forums/uploads/post-1-1166173435_thumb...

Note that I said that transverse flutes are USUALLY side-blown. And I said nothing about the position of a whistle. Position is relevant--transverse flutes are typically side blown-- but position isn't essential, I agree. Actually, tranverse flutes are ALWAYS side blown. That's why they are called ...

What Loren said, curved windway/curved blade, flat windway/flat blade. I'm not so sure about the windway sides either, you might try making them l l rather than - -. I guess that the windway's sides should look like this : http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid219/p6be58cf77c11af6090c95bef89429a...

Denny wrote:C# & G holes

it's a bloody plage it is.

yes but I never say things like that

Flogging Jason wrote:How about these mystery whistles on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

holy poop $28.00 to ship

PhilO wrote:...and they come in colors and have teeny B and F tone holes...

Philo

B hole ? OXXOOO C

That's a Viceroy. These were made in England. They had plastic tops.

And they had VICEROY ,MADE IN ENGLAND moulded on the fipple.

Sorry you guys have been having problems. If you :o I have been trying to sort out this problem for awhile now :boggle: we have had lots of probs with spamers who never seem to have a difficulty getting in :evil: send me a pm here or email me as denny says Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:33 pm Post subje...

:o Yes thats true. You can win one just now ,well not just now but soon as there is a wee compo goin on at http://whistlenstrings.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=325&st=0&p=4614& 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) And if anyone is thinking of buying Walts low D the fipple can be made...

Yes its a strap this pic shows it inside which you can put it if you want to use the carry handel

Na not the kind that you play :o but the kind that you can carry the wee darlings about in. 8) I just got a cracker from http://whistlenstrings.invisionzone.com/forums/uploads/av-37.gif And if you have not seen these before :boggle: where the hell ave you been! they are just the job for gigs. For mo...

The condensation thing happens on my GFM and Harpers. I never, never, never have condensation problems on my Albas. That, for me, makes all the difference. 'Course, then there's the fact that they sound so darn good ... :D :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: but I find that plastic fipple plu...

way ta go James.
Would have loved ta see what is being used as a fipple plug
Stacey still has the best fipples
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You might notice that the A just below the Bb happens to be just one size up from the Low G anyway. I think most people use Low A and A to mean the same thing. If talking about an even lower A, most would use BASS A. Yes this is true but it would be better to say 8) alto A and G As we all say low D...