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So cool! I just noticed you're the Alba person. I've got a whistle coming from you. Can't wait! Not to mention you're a pinky user, which makes me feel better about my inseparable middle and ring fingers.

I like to worry in advance. What if I play with others? Completely different note name for each fingering?

thanks all...I'm finding the pinky technique works for me as my ring finger likes to remain a unit with tall man. Another question, to solidify my position as village idiot... When playing in whistles of different keys...say for instance, a Bflat whistle...does one finger exactly in the same way, ie...

It's a Bernard Overton Overton.
And I think, perhaps, surgery to relax the togetherness of my middle and ring fingers!

I've just acquired a low D. Although I've previously achieved adequacy on both a Clark and a Generation (little D's) I'm befuddled by the spacing of the 6th hole on my new whistle. It's about a yard away from hole 5! Even with Piper's grip, and my long fingers, my ring finger is very chummy with my ...