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While I agree that doomsday predictions don't always come true, and that surveys such as these are simplistic... As far as humans changing the planet goes, type in "global warming" or "climate change" into the google news search, and you'll see that we are in all probability chan...

Rodger, thanks for your response, and I enjoyed reading what you had to say. I'm a newbie, so it's easy to have certain ideas of "how things should be", without the understanding of certain aspects (such as the fringe question). At any rate, I'll contact you via email to inquire more about...

Thanks Brian, sorry if I sounded less than enthusiastic about your suggestion. I'm interested in a very traditional look, and the pictures on Rodger's website were mostly anything but traditional. Maybe he should have more traditional covers as his mainstay photos, and then have a "more options...

Thanks for the feedback. I'll either find a local seamstress to put one together, or just not worry about it. I had ideas for a certain color scheme, but it's not the most important thing--the playing is. best, baen p.s. Brian, thanks for the link---I may consider that as another option.

Thanks for the input, especially the link for the sound clips, and the notion of not necessarily needing a tunable model. Makes sense, and part of me getting a tunable was based on the idea that the whistle would necessarily go out of tune. Anyhow, I'll check out the nontunable models as well, and p...

I'm looking for a good source for Uilleann Pipes bag covers. Either someone who makes them, or a supplier that carries them. I'm in the US.


thanks for any input,
baen

Well, I'm looking at spending more on a Low D. I went to Clips and Snips and heard various low whistles. The one that pulled at me the most was the Overton. Great smooth sound, not too reedy. Of course, the whistler made all the difference with her accompished playing. The only problem is that the o...

Saw this whistle on the Whistle Shop website. It's a high D whistle, but with a slightly wider bore, so it gives a more mellow sound than your typical high D whistle. Has anyone had any experience with this whistle? Would it be a good alternative to a Low D whistle, since it is more mellow? ("s...

Actually, I was looking for a low D that would sound like "one of those whistles that you use to make long mournful sounds that remind people of Stonehenge in the mist" (very nicely put, by the way). For some reason, I thought the Howard would be that type of whistle...It's obvious I didn'...

OOPs---sorry about the mistake. It's a Howard Low D...not a Hoover.

I'll have to make sure of what I write before I write it. Definite faux pas on my part!

I just corrected it--sorry for any toes I may have stepped on.

baen

Thanks for the suggestions--perhaps I'm not giving it enough time. I've heard it said that low whistles are a whole other type of animal, and not one easily tamed.

baen

If one wanted to have just one whistle to play Irish traditional music in, what key would you want it to be in? I have a standard D, and want to upgrade, but not sure if I should stick with D, or try another key instead. I've heard that A is very nice. The main thing is wanting to play Irish traditi...

So many whistles are made of aluminium-is that a potential danger?There were studies in the past about possible connections with aluminium intake and alzheimers, but I don't think anything was proven about that.

Does anybody have any thoughts on this?


baen

I just bought a Howard Low D, and was very disapointed in the way it sounded. This was even in the notes that it was easy to play, so I don't think it was just my being a raw beginner with low whistles. I read a review on them, and the sound was called "reedy". I would say that it sounded,...

Thanks for the feedback-I was actually thinking of just letting the drones alone for a while, and only focusing on the chanter. Just having them to begin with seems like it would be an advantage in some ways. Of course, adding that to my order may prolong the order more than it would be worth, in wh...