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Tinwhistles...help

Tinwhistles...help

im searching for good tinwhistles... any body got any sites or places that i can them?

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by paratroopers

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Oh No!!!!!! Not again .....runs away.......................................................................................................................................

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Ptarmigan

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Whistles Inc., Whistles'r'us, and Wetyer Whistles.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by mcknowall

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You might try looking at some of the discussions listed here.
http://thesession.org/discussions/display/9181

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Fiddlekit

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whistleanddrum.com. Dixons are nice & inexpensive.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by justwhistle

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That is very subjective. I will post links to sites with these whsitles for sale at the bottom. If you want quiet, sweet, and pure a Dixon is a good choice if you want that with more volume and are willing to spend a bit more check out Burkes, but if you want to spend less than that check out GFM Whistles. If you want the traditional tone and chiff look into Sindts, Black Diamonds, or Humphreys I own two of the three and am very happy with them Black Diamonds are the cheapest and are available right now, where as the other two are a bit more expensive and have a waiting list (Humphrey is a couple weeks, Sindt is about a year). If you want loud, powerful, and one that needs lots of push check out Overtons, Chieftians, or Albas. If you want wood Rose (like a Burke), Bleazey (like an Overton), Busman (usually a mid volume warm tone), Sweets (pure and loud), Weston (quiet and sweet, Greenwood (warm yet strong), and Abells (Sweet with some volume)

Tony Dixon's:
http://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk/

Burkes:
http://www.burkewhistles.com/

GFMs:
http://granitefallsmfg.com/index.html

Jon Sindt has no website.

Black Diamond:
http://www.bdwhistles.com/

Gary Humphrey's:
http://webpages.charter.net/raindog1970/

Overton
http://www.overton.de/texte/overtonuk.html

Chieftians:
http://www.kerrywhistles.com/

Albas:
http://www.albawhistles.com/

Rose:
http://www.fredrose.co.uk/

Bleazey:
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bleazey/I/intro.html

Busman:
http://www.busmanwhistles.com/

Sweetheart:
http://www.sweetheartflute.com/

Weston:
http://www.westonwhistles.co.uk/index.html

Greenwood:
http://www.greenwoodpipes.com/

Abell:
http://www.abellflute.com/

That should cover it.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Why Bother?

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unseen, unseen on your list is reference to copeland whistles: http://www.copelandwoodwinds.com/

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Brendan

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A funny thing happened at Christmas; SO said she wanted a Susato D to go with the Susato C I'd already given her, then turned it down and traded it in for a wooden one, bought by post through Hobgoblin.
At first it seemed to have a very shrill and unpleasant top end of the second octave, but it seems to be mellowing in, despite my prognostications of the dangers of not trying before you're buying.
You find your own moral in that, apart from not believing loved ones when they say what they want.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Guernsey Pete

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Good call Brendan.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Why Bother?

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You bastads, indiscriminately posting links to whistle purchasing sites like that! You know that this site is frequented by people with problems. There goes my paycheck. Will have to sell the kids for scientific experimentation now.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Shrog

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How much you want for them then.........?

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Ptarmigan

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Could also try:
http://www.clarketinwhistle.com/

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by tulloch

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hooray, tulloch, send him in the direction of a TRUE tin whistle!
Also, Lark in the Morning and Hobgoblin music (don't have web addresses handy, but a quick google search should locate them), both have lots of different whistles to choose from.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by AlBrown

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I bet www.hobgoblin.co.uk gets you close

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by showaddydadito

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Dixon's tuneable polymer high D is the best bet. It's plastic and cheap, but as sweet as any expensive metal one.

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by slainte

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the wait for a Humphrey is now running into mid July...err, umm, well that's what I was told when I put mine on order...

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by Sunnybear

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And at least with a tinwhistle, you don't have to worry about mold, like you apparently do with bodhrans (see recent thread)!

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by AlBrown

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:)

You do with Flutes if you don't let them dry properly.

# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Why Bother?

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http://thewhistleshop.com/

# Posted on February 16th 2006 by Red Crow

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I love my Michaeld Burke whistles. The best....easy to play and a great sound!

# Posted on February 27th 2006 by dfbird

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