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That Copeland's whistles can sound different is not in question. Could he make the same whistle at the same time, using say brass for the first and silver for the second, and have them sound close? I think the answer is 'yes'. Do whistles sound different from makers, especially when they are made se...

THOMAS P. McCAFFREY "THE FIDDLER" (formerly of Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland). Beloved husband of Alice Kelly (nee O'Toole). Stepfather of Kevin Kelly (Virginia), Kathleen Newman, Patrick Kelly (Carol), Nora Kelly-Novak (Matthew), Eileen Kelly-Scheid and Sean Kelly. Brother of the late Terr...

Have it insured for its full value. Have it declared for its full value. Mail service via postal service is spectacular these days. A letter mailed from here, a suburb of Chicago, is delivered three days later in Ireland - almost exactly the same service as for mailing a first class letter in the US.

smithand wrote:

Jim McGuire wrote:There's nothing going on here - check with the Seller(s).

Well, something's going on.

Again, nothing happening here on Chiff. Sort out the seller - privately.

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There's nothing going on here - check with the Seller(s).

That old whistle that turned up on Norfolk Island also smelled funny...but maybe for a different reason.

Great stuff! The google project to publish everything online is simply astonishing. Overnight, it made travel to the archives to see the same documents/books optional. One may always have the need to see the physical item and its pencil notes, for instance, but it really changes the range for all of...

Mikepaul wrote:Jim McGuire - I think no one makes whistles out of cardboard because the material is extremely relevant to the tone.

All evidence says it is not but good luck in your internet search for the right sound.

I'm all ears. Who's making whistles with cardboard?

We had this discussion 25 years ago in Dublin. Paddy Moloney et al are kind of a Music 101 for everyone outside of Ireland. Many have picked up an interest in Irish pipes and the music from their concerts. Then, stage two is discovering small concert/bar concert folks and people like Liam O'Flynn an...

You'd crawl out of bed, too, if Liberace had done that to you. I'm not sure I'd have repeated that in an interview!

Since the material used is immaterial, you might invest the time to find a way to get your requirements in front of a favorite maker and work with them to get the whistle you are looking for. Or they may guide you to whistles that are available for purchase or for trying out, etc.

You may have killed the germs but also may have killed the value of a potentially historic piece (I watch Antiques Roadshow)...that whistle may have had old sod from the Ould Sod in there or even original snuff (that could explain the DNA). Actually, eBAY has guidelines for laundering garments, etc ...

The ABC notation basically converts standard musical notation (that is not usable for a computer software application) into a file fomat for the ABC software program. So, generating the standard musical notation is part of the software application. In Ireland, people sometimes write out music with a...