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I made the mistake, a couple of months ago, of playing whistles (some of them big ones) for twelve hours over about three days. This caused tendonitis in my right wrist and scared the beans out of me, because this sort of problem put an end to my guitar playing. I figured part of the problem was tha...

The case--I have one. It's nicely designed with a black nylon shell and a red plush interior. There are three pockets inside--one fits the whistle head, another the D tube and a third a C tube. As I recall it's thirty bucks and it works fine. A zipper secures the top. One needs a case of some sort, ...

Here we go trying to express the unexpressible. Abells are made like concert blackwood flutes--that level of craftsmanship and fine materials. So what you get is sort of like a classical instrument. Part of what that means is that the whistle doesn't 'come at you' tonally. It's balanced, perfectly i...

I second Jessie on Abells. The D blackwood whistle
is definitely worth the price.
They do get better with playing;
one of the most lovely sounds in the
universe.

I've made a discovery that I want to share with my comrade whistle-fanatics. Susato thumb rests come in different sizes, and they fit a host of whistles. These thumb rests are plastic, inexpensive, sturdy; they come in a choice of colors. The rests for some of the lower key Susatos fit Copeland low ...

Let's see if this works.