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Oz Whistles - Visor D for sale. The basic VISOR model in D. Acetal resin body with bronze mouthpiece. Whistle is about 1 year old and in excellent condition. It required a frustratingly long wait to get this whistle. Very nice looking and sounding whistle with great "playability" (responsi...

For sale is a Brier Road Tenor Guitar made in 2019. The guitar is in excellent, near new condition. It is currently tuned DGBE but will take CGDA strings with no change to the nut. If you want to tune it GDAE (or GDAD, etc.) you'll probably need to adjust the nut. - Concert body - Adirondack spruce ...

For sale is a Brier Road Tenor Guitar made in 2019. The guitar is in excellent, near new condition. It is currently tuned DGBE but will take CGDA strings with no change to the nut. If you want to tune it GDAE (or GDAD, etc.) you'll probably need to adjust the nut. - Concert body - Adirondack spruce ...

...writing my own music...using a random melody generator... Sorry but isn't that self-contradictory? Well, I was coming at it from a Surrealist viewpoint ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealist_techniques ), which is something I also do with writing poetry. I use random word generators to gener...

So how about trying a simple binary form taking the first line as your A section, repeating that, then trying to match it up with a repeated B section where you've got more contrast of melodic material? Yes, although I was thinking the other way around...it kind of sounded like the B part of a tune...

Not sure if anyone else will actually be interested in this, but I thought I'd share. I was bored the other night and decided to try writing my own music. I had trouble getting started, so I generated several random melodies using this random melody generator: https://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/melody-gene...

I'm in need of an A whistle. Preferably one with a strong low end and bell note, and high notes (high A and B) that aren't impossible to hit. I'm leaning towards a Susato, Burke (composite?), or Goldie, but if you've got something else, feel free to email or PM me. Thanks! --Brett bretterb AT gmail ...

Thanks everyone for the responses! I will follow up on these.

-Brett

Hi All! I've been asked to play whistle with a guitar player for a memorial service. It's not for someone I know. The guitarist is a Music Therapist that works at a Hospice, and a mutual friend mentioned my whistle playing to her and asked if I'd be willing to play. I think we'll only play a few tun...

... was wondering if anyone else likes to play around on a high F whistle. I keep a brass Generation F in the kitchen and play it while I'm cooking. It's an older Generation from about 1999 and has a cracked mouthpiece but still plays/sounds great. It actually has a more pleasant sound than many of...

I have for sale a Roy McManus Bb Big Bore Whistle in Speckled Indian Ebony and Brass. It was $250 US new and is in excellent condition. I'd like $215, USPS Priority Mail shipping included. PayPal preferred. If interested, PM or email me (bretterb AT gmail DOT com). Thanks! --Brett https://bobbi.ivyt...

OB High-D Whistle (Brass and Boxwood) The OB Whistle has a beautiful, pure, bell or bird-like second octave. Very little resistance or back pressure. OB Whistles Web Site (Translated): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://sites.google.com/site/obwhistles New Cost: $17...

Hi Sara. Try these: Shannon Heaton's Tune of the Month Tutorials Podcast versions: http://www.mattandshannonheaton.com/TOTM/?p=archive&cat=all YouTube versions (PlayList): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBl7ELZ4od4&index=2&list=PLNBgNicF6tU2yX0QV-whW8NuRRuVeAjuC Sean Cunningham (aka Whi...

Who makes / sells these? What notes do the keys give? Zaulden: I'm not sure they're being made any more. They were made by Ralph Sweet (Sweetheart Flute Company: http://www.sweetheartflute.com ), but he retired in 2017. Joseph Morneault (Musique Morneaux: http://musiquemorneaux.com ) continues to m...

On this topic (more/less), I never have gotten around to trying one of the keyed Sweet whistles. Has anyone played one of those? Do they work well? I did a search and found several old discussions. Synopsis: While the keyed Sweet whistle gets very good general reviews, the high A and B take a lot of...