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nice one erm what is Joanies trick

Hi mitch,
fascinating stuff in those links, seems like it's closer than I thought.
Some of the chanters aren't that expensive either.
Good luck with the business BTW.

Hi Mitch, don't quite get where you're coming from with that mate.

I guess as aspiring whistlers we all have this problem of finding a quiet place to practice and somewhere that we can play without disturbing other people. I adore practicing, getting a tune up to speed, working on one section of a tune or a set of rolls whatever. But my situation means that I've go...

Thanks Ostekjeks, I'll check out the site. To me this is about as good as it gets, I would feel blessed to be in the company of such great musicians.

Here's the reason I want to play this music http://www.kerrywhistles.com/dl.php?group=23
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Totally inspirational. Does anyone here have a regular session that's as good as this?
Who is Dave Williams?

Also does anyone have a tweak to make a Susato vsb sound a bit mellower?

Hi all,
just in case you didn't know Flook are playing at the Hebden Bridge Cinema on Friday 28th April. All the info's on the website.

Thanks Barry,
just looked at his website, very interesting, am going to talk to him tomorrow.

This forum is the business

alright then medium backpressure. I've got a Bleazey which sounds beautiful but it takes a lot of puff. I've also got a couple of Susatos and the vsb is closest to my ideal but it's not a satisfying sound to my ears albeit very in tune. So my amended wishlist is a generation type, narrow bore, easy ...

Hi all, I've got a Chieftain low D (new style) non tuneable whistle that never gets played which I'd rather swap than sell. I'm still searching for my perfect high D; something like a Humphrey or a Sindt or Mack Hoover whitecap, sweet and pure, high backpressure and in tune. If anyone has anything i...

Don't know what the tunes are but you're right the clips are great.

Planxty live 2004 CD Liam O'Flynn is outstanding.

I've been experimenting with whistles for a while now. It seems that getting the second octave in tune is the tricky bit. What works for me is a constriction at the top of the bore. I've managed to make a D whistle that plays in tune throughout by placing a fairly tight fitting thin walled tube abou...