What is a healthy number of whistles to have in any

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:36 pm

hehe... it will be quite a while before i can play well enough to think about playing with other people. I don't know if there are any whistle players anywhere near me, to tell you the truth.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:39 pm

To answer you question: 0, 1, or infinity and beyond is the right number of whistles, take your pick.

Also, keep a whistle handy in your car (what a joy traffic jams and drive-thrus become, and anywhere else you may find an opportunity to play a whistle. I keep one in my fishing vest too and my suitcase.

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:41 pm

I am so with mute, I always pick a high D, just in case

My girlfriend even reminds me to bring it

And yes havoc, I know your pain, frig around here varely anyone even knows what a low whistle is, let alone play either high or low whistle

Fortunately it is an instrument that lends itself to solos

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:00 pm

Really? I will do that. ziggy, how long have you been playing?

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:51 pm

Really not very long. See way back I used to play the flute, became pretty good at it. So then at some point I heard a low whistle and was just mesmorized, but at the time had no idea what the bleep it was. So 3 months ago i found out what it was, seeing one being played live. I have been practicing atleast a couple hours a day ever since

Anywho, alot of stuff has come back to me and my ear is being tuned again. Having said that, not been playing very long

I refer to signature as a defense, hahaha

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:38 pm

hehe... i've been playing flute for 10 years, and i remember the day i first saw a flute, i was so taken by it. Really, i don't exactly know what caused me to look up "tin whistle," or how i found it, but i did and i love the sound of it. Plus, i wanted to change up my style of music and found the perfect opportunity.

Adrian · Post by **Adrian** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:46 pm

I certainly don't think that 30 or 40 whistles in D is excessive. As for the other keys probably 4-6 will suffice.

CrazedHavoc · Post by **CrazedHavoc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:48 pm

30 whistles in D?? Seriously? alright.

ok... now i definitely don't feel bad

ellenwhw · Post by **ellenwhw** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:23 am

Adrian wrote:I certainly don't think that 30 or 40 whistles in D is excessive. As for the other keys probably 4-6 will suffice.

I thought 3-4 is enough...

now I have to try to get 2 more...

ahogrelius · Post by **ahogrelius** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:30 am

mutepointe wrote:To answer you question: 0, 1, or infinity and beyond is the right number of whistles, take your pick.

Also, keep a whistle handy in your car (what a joy traffic jams and drive-thrus become, and anywhere else you may find an opportunity to play a whistle. I keep one in my fishing vest too and my suitcase.

I consider infinity +1 the correct number...

Cheers,
Anders

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:45 am

Even I am feeling better about the number I have in one key, hahaha, and I just started!

Adrian W. · Post by **Adrian W.** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:55 am

ziggysp2000 wrote:well if your susato is loud it'll be good if you play with other people
I keep falling in love with my macneil low D, don't know why, I just am, and it's a canadian maker!

Cool.....I've met Ryan J., and he's a monster whistler and piper, and a really nice guy. A low D from him will be my next acquisition.....what do you like about yours? The adjustable mouthpiece is an interesting idea....do you play with yours a lot?

ziggysp2000 · Post by **ziggysp2000** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:09 am

Well granted I've only had my macneil low D for a few days now, i do play it alot. It's just a very simple, mellow tone. The volume can be quite soft, which makes it a nice, "lounge around and have fun" whistle. I have not experiemented too much with the adjustable mouthpeice yet but it basically changes the amount of chiff that you out of the whistle. Ryan told me there's about an eight of a inch play either way, that seems about accurate.

In terms of playability, it is a very forgiving whistle, there is no "weak hole" on this whistle, including the low D, the second register keeps the same tone as the first

Overall very impressed, i think you will like yours.

My confession though is I am always afraid of denting it, I am used to my overton low D and as you might suspect, the beefiness of these two whistles is quite different

MagicSailor · Post by **MagicSailor** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:28 pm

CrazedHavoc wrote:well, i have a Walton's little black D for practice as i have unruly downstairs neighbors', a Walton's Mellow D and a Susato Kildare in D. I've only been playing for about a week, so i'm trying to restrain myself. I am a little bit interested in finding a quiet, durable D in case my practice one breaks. I discovered a way to mute whistles by putting an elastic band around the mouthpiece.

Thornton D is a nice whistle and relatively quiet.

Owen

McHaffie · Post by **McHaffie** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:54 pm

MagicSailor wrote:
CrazedHavoc wrote:well, i have a Walton's little black D for practice as i have unruly downstairs neighbors', a Walton's Mellow D and a Susato Kildare in D. I've only been playing for about a week, so i'm trying to restrain myself. I am a little bit interested in finding a quiet, durable D in case my practice one breaks. I discovered a way to mute whistles by putting an elastic band around the mouthpiece.
Thornton D is a nice whistle and relatively quiet.

Owen

I was going to say that also, if you can pick yourself up a brass Hoover, they are a pretty quiet, durable, and very nice sounding whistle. I have a Bb that is definitely one of my very favorites. I don't own a Thornton so I couldn't really compare sorry.