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He's OK - be patient and he'll get back to you.

Stefan_Kayat wrote: . . . That's Paul.at.Busmanwhistlesdotcom

You may want to edit your post so the web crawlers don't get him . . .

Mitch, I would have to add Bro. Steve's Tin Whistle Pages for the philosophical uplift, even though they are rarely updated.

straycat82 wrote: . . . I don't think my fingers could manage one. I don't have small hands but they're not huge either.

Stray, if you take a look at Daniel's website, you'll see that he will adjust the whistle to your hand size.

Mike, you lose the job up the hill?

slowair wrote: I won't bore you with why I'm selling. It ain't good. . .

Bore me - I'm just a nosy busybody with nothing better to do.

benbrad wrote:Really? Where?

You can look at tweaked Sweetones at the following stores:
Gaelic Crossings
Irish Flute Store
The Whistle Shop

I have so many favorite quotes from that show, I could fill an entire thread.

"Gir - Ride the Pig!"

You can pick up some of Jerry Freeman's whistles for under $20 - wouldn't they count as cheapies?

Tim2723 wrote:Congrats on the new batch! Play long and prosper!

Hey Matt, is that Gir playing the tin whistle and bad, bad rubber piggy?

That does appear to be part of the temporal displacement machine in the background

walrii wrote:

Adrian wrote:The truth is that whistles improve with age just like a fine wine. Leave them in a draw for a while and they always play better when you take them out.

Do the whistles improve more in a charred oak desk drawer?

I think that a charred sugar maple drawer would give it a sweeter tone . . .

So, should olive oil be used to oil olivewood whistles - what's the danger of olive oil going rancid? I've had a bottle of olive oil around forever, and never had a problem . . . unless I put it in a copper container, then it kind of turns green. . .

Mitch, commercial bore oil is simply light mineral oil. ... hmm "light mineral oil" still sounds like a brand name to me. What mineral are we talking about here? For instance, I could say "baby oil" but I'd be horrified to find that they use actual babies in it. Also a quick goo...

. . . So basically, if I kiss you after you play your nut-oiled whistle, I'm toast. . . Dear, sweet squidgirl - I'm afraid that you wouldn't even be able to give me a hug or shake my hand, for I am a copious consumer of nuts and the oils come out on my skin, which means in theory, that I could oil ...

"The Blu-tac tweak will fix that." "Practice, practice, practice." "That's been discussed before; run a search on the forum for previous threads." "Stop messing with the dots and learn to play by ear like a REAL traditional whistle player." "ABC is a tex...

Those do look nice . . .

Back, WhOA, Back!

Tim2723 wrote:. . . There's a fine balance between testosterone and Jergen's Lotion.

So lads, how do you stay soft and supple?

AlonE wrote:to pass your fingers through the nose is the greasy part but of the human xDxD (is true!!) lol lol poke poke poke poke thumbs up

I manfully excrete my own oils . . .