Reading your Bio it looks like you have no Whistle experience, I would suggest getting a High D and learning a couple tunes before going to the lower guys, plus a G whistle is almost useless in a session (but not completly). Kerry Whistles is a good place to go for videos. You may want to pick up some books, I suggest Bill Ochs', Grey Larsen's, or L.E McCullough's tutor or all three to give different perspectives. if you are 6'6" a G whistle should be no problem, I am 6'2" and have been known to play Bouzoukis using Mandlin fingerings abd Low D Whistles using standard grip.
low whistles
low whistles
Hello I've recently picked up a low G whistle and was looking for any advice or pointers in the playing.
# Posted on August 13th 2006 by newfie percussionist
Re: low whistles
Make your fingers very large, long and wide
# Posted on August 13th 2006 by copo24
Re: low whistles
Check out the video clip tutorials on the kerrywhistles site.
http://www.kerrywhistles.com/dl.php
# Posted on August 13th 2006 by gtag
Re: low whistles
thanks for tht tip gtag. copo me fingers are already that way lol. goes with the territory when you're my size.
# Posted on August 14th 2006 by newfie percussionist
Re: low whistles
Reading your Bio it looks like you have no Whistle experience, I would suggest getting a High D and learning a couple tunes before going to the lower guys, plus a G whistle is almost useless in a session (but not completly). Kerry Whistles is a good place to go for videos. You may want to pick up some books, I suggest Bill Ochs', Grey Larsen's, or L.E McCullough's tutor or all three to give different perspectives. if you are 6'6" a G whistle should be no problem, I am 6'2" and have been known to play Bouzoukis using Mandlin fingerings abd Low D Whistles using standard grip.
# Posted on August 14th 2006 by Unseen122
Re: low whistles
Thanks for the advice all it's grand to have a bit of support here
# Posted on August 15th 2006 by newfie percussionist