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Tin Whistle

Started by appljx, February 10, 2010, 07:46:17 PM

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groomporter

Yeah I think it turned out pretty good. The original case that came with them was just nylon and I was  afraid I might slip and fall on my whistles some time, so made this and lined it with pvc pipe to reinforce it.
When you die can you donate your body to pseudo-science?

duffy

here is my collection, i seem to have lost the brass walton

insidiousraven

Which one do you like the best?

Poldugarian Warrior

Good idea groomporter. I never really thought of one breaking a flute/whistle.  Hey, Duffy I like that black one who makes that and how much. I do own a plastic recorder sort of liek a tin whistle, but not really, but it's a real cheapy got it at a dollar store. But, I now know that some of the chain stores sell a fairly nice one, especially for beginners or people like me whom just play around with it from time to time.

duffy


Poldugarian Warrior

You must be good to shell out that amount for a flute, but I can see the craftsmanship involved as well, so for that amount it's quite reasonable. Thanks for the info.

duffy

No I am not good. I am so bad I kept looking for something that would make me sound better. His was the last I purchased as I just could not get the metals to work and the rest are just ebay finds. I really am very much not musical although i like music. I think i just dont have the focus or attention span to catch on. i have even built a couple of other instruments. maybe i will post pics in another post.

groomporter

It's amazing what a decent player can get out of even a cheap whistle, but it's a joy to play a good one that is really in tune throughout it's range.

Fingering tip: look at some fife fingering charts, some of them have alternate fingerings to try, especially for higher notes. Some alternate fingerings work better on some whistles. http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/tinwhistle/
(You can even get up into the third octave -That's really ear-bleeding shrill but really carries well on a fife for marching purposes.)
When you die can you donate your body to pseudo-science?

Lady Rebecca

I picked up a Clarke Sweetone in D at BARF, and it seems to be a nice beginner whistle (granted, I don't have any to compare it to). But what I really love is the book I got - Mel Bay's Deluxe Tinwhistle Songbook of Irish Music and Ballads by Patrick Conway. It has a little bit of music basics (which I didn't need), some tinwhistle basics and ornamentation how-to's, and then over 70 ballads, hornpipes, jigs, and reels. And the best thing is that underneath every note in the music, it shows the fingering, so there's no going back and forth between fingering charts.

insidiousraven

Quote from: Poldugarian Warrior on August 13, 2010, 12:26:39 AM
You must be good to shell out that amount for a flute, but I can see the craftsmanship involved as well, so for that amount it's quite reasonable. Thanks for the info.

If you're talking about the Erik the flute maker one, $50 is cheap!!  At least for a wood instrument. 

Poldugarian Warrior

Really $50 is cheap, never knew. duffy, I too was like you, got a guitar as a christmas gift, which was what I really wanted that year, played around with it, made some noise, but it never sounded like real music, then I got discouraged when I tried to learn and I wasn't wholly focused, I was 14 at the time. Then as 2 years went by people showed me how to play and what they learned and I just picked it up, focused a few times over some weekends, and got better. I too am not the best at what I play, but I get by enough. So I say just pick up tips, and focus time and again, and you'll get it down. never say never. And remember it's not always the equipment, I hate to say, but it can be the player, I had to be honest with myself, because I'd play a tune, then my friend would play the same tune, and his sounded better and we'd share the equipment, so keep that in mind. It's like buying a cheap instrument and making it sound like an expensive one, just by the way you play, not the other way around. But, I won't lie having nice equipment around helps too.