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One of the reasons that I do not post a lot is because of all of the so-called experts that reply that know so much more than I do. Mike continues to make whistles. That's right. He just made up a dozen silver high D's and shipped them last week. And no, I didn't hear this through the grapevine. We ...

Burkes "seem almost too easy to play." There's a great excuse not to get one. I'll sell you a whistle with poison barbs coming out of all the holes. How's that?

Sheesh.

Tim 2723 nailed it. A mild low-residue detergent. I clean all 15 of my Burkes in the stuff. And as Mike instructs, take them out of the soapy water with NO rinsing, and let them air dry. I used to work with a plastic surgeon who told his patients to buy an 85 cent bottle of baby oil and rub it on th...

Burke, Burke, Burke, Burke, Burke, Burke, Burke.

Oh, did I mention............BURKE.

Go Joanie !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done, Charlie. As Steve Shaw and others have suggested, keep on playing and rolling in that stress/pleasure pool. I have played out for over 20 years but last week, I went to play Be Thou My Vision in a local Pittsburgh church and just before the first note, I realized that about 2,000 ears wer...

Well, you can lead a horse to water..... It has always been my understanding that the basics of the whistle should be taught. (I never had that luxury) Then, you learn more by listening to as many songs and tunes that have whistles in them. Then, by playing along. Oh sure, I'll probably start anothe...

He also plays a Copeland Low A. I gave it to him.

This is SO easy. www.burkewhistles.com Nothing more must be said. Listen to Arnie. He has the knowledge.

OK, I know I'm among the more intelligent whistle players so here's the answers. Mary meant half-holes instead of cross-fingering. And yes, I have heard of fretted fiddles too, but if you wish to hammer this into the ground, take it up with Ms. Bergin. She's going to be up in the Catskills in a week...

It truly amazes me to see the number of ways that you can coax out the "odd" notes from a standard whistle. One time in Spiddal, I was talking with Mary Bergin and I was showing her this "marvelous" cross fingering technique that I learned. She looked at my fingers and said "...

Tabby, I have been teaching people to play the whistles for about 15 years. Instead of recommending "warm" or "bright" instruments, I would recommend cheap. Anything under 15 bucks. This way, you could either teach yourself or have someone show you a few good points and then deci...

Hi Colin, If you're reading this, I send you and your dear wife my warmest personal regards. Only this morning, I heard from Sheila Furey who states that Finbar has the last Low D that Bernie made. And so, this lucky man has the Alpha and the Omega, so to speak. I think that this is an appropriate p...

Some said Hector the Hero. Marvelous but very sad. Some said Neil Gow's Farewell to ...."whiskey"??? The sad one I know is Neil Gow's Lament on the Death of His Second Wife. Man, that's gotta be a wrist slasher. But the one suggested by HD Sarah has my vote. Blind Mary. Patrick Ball, the g...

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On my way to thesession.org. Thanks for the tip.