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Walden wrote:

Blackout_Entertainment wrote:Or do 'Tenpenny Bit' and 'Jig Kilavil' sound almost identicle?

They're both hard to say fast, five times through.

My god, you're right.

Blackout, before attempting any repairs myself, I'd ask Ralph and Walt what type of adhesive would be appropriate for the Dymondwood material. No doubt they'll be happy to advise! Yeah, great whistle! I've had mine for two days, and I can't put it down! (If you do replace it, add the fife head too....

Or do 'Tenpenny Bit' and 'Jig Kilavil' sound almost identicle?

If you're somewhat open minded, an Alto Recorder is a good choice and very similar to the whistle in terms of how to play. It has a completely different tone and feel, and it has a thumb hole which can be used for some interesting embellishments. Also, the Fife is a very rich instrument with nearly ...

If you have all the pieces, then it is, in all liklihood, salvageable. Where I used to work, we once had a customer fall on her recorder and break it into 20 or so pieces, really! Now, normally the head of the shop would have said "Um, look you're better off to just bite the bullet and spend t...

With some whistles, particularly PVC and chrome-plated, when playing with no holes stopped, I sometimes feel the whistle start to slip. I've experimented with keeping the right pinky down to brace the whistle. It works, but doesn't feel natural yet. Do other players to this? I just played all my sc...

Hi all! Nice place! *Crashes on the couch* ...So, yeah. I've had a sweetheart penny whistle (one of the mis-matched wooden ones Ralph Sweet was selling for a while) for nigh on a year, and I loaned it out to a friend for the ren fair. (Because he couldn't use a metal instrument, because the director...