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I never could tweak out the buzz in my Oak either... and I'm a fairly experienced whistle tweaker.
Put another brand mouthpiece on the pretty nickel plated Oak body and you'll have yourself a nice whistle.

<CENTER> <IMG SRC="http://www.thewhistleshop.com/images/buy.gif"> </CENTER> Oh no! Subliminal messages! Suddenly I feel a strange urge to have my weekly paychecks forwarded directly to Thom Larson! :smile: But what will I eat? Does anybody make an edible whistle? I've heard of "starvi...

Walton's Little Black Whistles do have a bit of a rough edge to their tone. I generally don't play slow tunes with my Little Black, but those chiffy overtones sound great in faster tunes. Like Generations, Little Black's require a fair amount of breath control to really bring out their full potentia...

Great news!
At long last, the paperback version of Glenn's book is now available.
I can't wait to get my copy!


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I'll agree with Mike about the Clarkes. If you're going to get one, make it a Sweetone. I too prefer Waltons over Clarkes, especially the C whistles. Generations are very nice... if you can find a good one. It is definitely best to play a few Generations and pick out the best one... if you can find ...

I would highly recommend you contacting <a HREF="mailto:glenn@thinweasel.com">Glenn Schultz</a>.
Glenn is a great guy, and he is happy to share information on whistle making.
Who better to learn from than a master of the craft?

Anyone know how to say "blow me" in irish?

I'd like to know that one myself... it would be funny to engrave it on a whistle.

The Irish wouldn't say 'smooch my bum' but
'kiss my arse!'

Which would be translated "pogue mahone" in Gaelic, right Steve?

My guess would be a Soodlum's.
Here's a photo from Lark in the Morning:

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That's an easy one... Burke Brass Pro Session.
Burkes are the ultimate mellow sounding whistles, and the volume is good in the session models.
At least that's my 2¢ worth.

My past experiences with Generation whistles have lead me to generally dislike them, and made me wonder why so many great players thought so highly of them. I have heard of the mythical "good ones" from several people, but I had completely given up on ever getting my hands on one of these ...

I have tweaked many inexpensive whistles with varying degrees of success. My experience has taught me that Generations are still going to sound a little raspy no matter how much you tweak them. My experience has also taught me that Oaks are still going to have a buzz no matter how much you tweak the...

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If you're in the market for a Bb, I'd highly recommend a Silkstone. I'm also a big fan of Burke whistles, but I have never played a Bb of Mike's. I've had a silkstone Bb for about a month now, and I absolutely love it. It has the extremely low air requirements and volume balance that are characteris...