Thanks for all the feed back.
I bought this at the Jewel shop, local town in ireland several years ago.
They were in the cabinet as decoration.
The shopkeeper had no information about this whistle...
What is this whistle?(VICEROY)
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I have two 'Viceroy' whistles-the Blue version.
I bought them for a few quid on E-Bay,a couple of years ago.
The unusual thing about them is that mine have a hole at the BACK (rather like a Recorder),that is in line with the 'B' hole.This can be used to produce a second octave 'D' in leiu of the more conventional fingering (0 x x x x x).
Apparently 'Viceroy' whistles were used ,years ago, in some Irish schools to teach the rudiments of music.
I bought them for a few quid on E-Bay,a couple of years ago.
The unusual thing about them is that mine have a hole at the BACK (rather like a Recorder),that is in line with the 'B' hole.This can be used to produce a second octave 'D' in leiu of the more conventional fingering (0 x x x x x).
Apparently 'Viceroy' whistles were used ,years ago, in some Irish schools to teach the rudiments of music.
"I blame it on those Lead Fipples y'know."
Re: What is this whistle?(VICEROY)
I have a Viceroy (in blue) but have never figured out the fingering. It doesn't over-blow like a whistle, rather gives an open octave with the thumb hole, and pinching the thumb-hole gives another five notes or so before it goes to hell. On the plus side, the heads fit nicely on UPVC toilet pipe making a nice Overtone flute.
Anyone know the history?
Anyone know the history?
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