Interlaced fingering position for Irish Whistle...

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:28 pm

Did you know that it is true Irish Tradition to start playing the whistle with your hands interlaced? The index fingers cover the top two holes, the middle fingers cover the next two, and the ring fingers covering the bottom two holes.

I have this on good authority.

(don't comment until I get this armor laced...)

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:09 am

I thought everyone plays whistle that way. I know I do.
Tony

jmccain · Post by **jmccain** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:57 am

What's the other way?

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:45 am

The interlaced stretch is difficult on medium or large barrels. This is why, for millenia, the Irish primitives whistled on nothing larger than a high D shin bone.

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:20 am

I'd like to see this done on a low D.
In fact, I'd like to see this done on a high G whistle.

Sounds like a party trick to me.

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:55 am

a party for birdie num nums

ninjaaron · Post by **ninjaaron** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:25 am

Innocent Bystander wrote:I'd like to see this done on a low D.
In fact, I'd like to see this done on a high G whistle.

Sounds like a party trick to me.

I tried it on a low D. It's un-possible for me.

I can play a couple of songs really slowly on a sop D this way. It looks really cool.

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:04 am

Annie, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you! I just know how I'm gonna be spending this evening.

If I don't post tomorrow it will probably be because I can't untie my fingers.

Turtle · Post by **Turtle** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:57 am

It's not natural I tell ya. I may be permanently disfigured from this
little excercise thank ya very much!

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:14 pm

Turtle wrote:It's not natural I tell ya. I may be permanently disfigured from this
little excercise thank ya very much!

jbarter wrote:Annie, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you! I just know how I'm gonna be spending this evening.

If I don't post tomorrow it will probably be because I can't untie my fingers.

(...snicker...)

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:50 pm

"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute"
David Hannum