2nd Octave Bb

John S · Post by **John S** » Fri May 21, 2004 5:56 am

I'm shore most of you will have bumped into xxoxxx for a second octave Bb on a D Whistle, but I could not find it in the fingering charts linked to this site.
I find it useful for bluesy type stuff in E minor or G major and makes an interesting trill using all the fingers of the lower hand.
John s

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:25 am

John S wrote:I'm shore most of you will have bumped into xxoxxx for a second octave Bb on a D Whistle, but I could not find it in the fingering charts linked to this site.

Probably because it highly depends on one's particular whistles.

Checking mine, most give me a "blues note" indeed when fingered as you say: too sharp for a Bb, too flat for an A...

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:11 am

Zubivka wrote:
John S wrote:I'm shore most of you will have bumped into xxoxxx for a second octave Bb on a D Whistle, but I could not find it in the fingering charts linked to this site.
Probably because it highly depends on one's particular whistles.

Checking mine, most give me a "blues note" indeed when fingered as you say: too sharp for a Bb, too flat for an A...

Ditto on my Burke. However, xoxoxx does a pretty good first octave Bb, though it has to be pushed a bit. It's dead on in the second octave, but really loud.

John S · Post by **John S** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:47 am

The other Bb fingerings indicated are of cause perfectly stable and in tune on every whistle.

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:53 am

John S wrote:The other Bb fingerings indicated are of cause perfectly stable and in tune on every whistle.

You mean half-holing? Sure!