Wouldn't they then be goldwhistles? Am I too much of a purist when I say that the term tinwhistles should apply to whistles that have some tin content in their construction?
Oh, dem golden whistles
Oh, dem golden whistles
Golden whistles I'se goin' to play
Because they sound so neat.
Oh, dem golden slippers
Oh, dem golden slippers
Golden slippers I'se goin' to play
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet-Tweet.
fluter; are you drawn to the look or the sound?
If it was a Sindt then he does make a brass whistle.
I have played one. John Skelton plays a Sindt but as I recall it is not brass.
Copelands are polished brass and shine very nicely. Sindt whistles are burnished brass but still shine up ok. Both sound great and my favorite to play is a low A. Copelands are hard to get, at any price, and Sindts take about 5 months.
I apologize for my previous post. I was excited to hear someone enjoys playing an 'A' whistle. I like the various ranges of whistles & flutes.
When I read that windy baer plays an A my assumption was he has a Bass 'A'. You could say there are 2 Low A's.
Bernard Overton makes a Bass 'A' & it is huge. Sometimes other whistle makers will have their 'A' whistles listed as low (as opposed to high {though I have not seen the little one} ).
The 'A' I have is a mezzo soprano. The larger one would be a bass.
If you have never seen a bass 'A' ~ Colin Goldie has one which he is using in the field. Just scroll to the last photo. http://www.overton.de/texte/privatecollection.html
Cheers
those golden tinwhistles...
those golden tinwhistles...
Does anyone know who makes them?? I know they originate from America and i'd love to buy one!
Thanks
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by fluter
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Elves
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by mcdevincabe
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
I think we need a bit more info. Maybe John Sindt?
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Rhod
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
i keep seeing them everywhere but i never have got the chance to ask them who makes them. John Sindt rings a bell though
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by fluter
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Wouldn't they then be goldwhistles? Am I too much of a purist when I say that the term tinwhistles should apply to whistles that have some tin content in their construction?
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by AlBrown
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Are you thinking about the Clark Brass whistles?
They have a nice grainy tone, but have trouble on the high end of the second octave.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by zippydw
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
I think it might be the Burke's whistle. There's a lot of people who play them
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Matt_Celta
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Oh, dem golden whistles
Oh, dem golden whistles
Golden whistles I'se goin' to play
Because they sound so neat.
Oh, dem golden slippers
Oh, dem golden slippers
Golden slippers I'se goin' to play
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet-Tweet.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Ottery
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Rhod
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Like this maybe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2bKHgYurU
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Pere
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Any brass whistle will look gold...
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by dyersituations
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
fluter; are you drawn to the look or the sound?
If it was a Sindt then he does make a brass whistle.
I have played one. John Skelton plays a Sindt but as I recall it is not brass.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Random_notes
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Here's an interview with John Sindt, from the Chafing Nipples website. John's contact info is at the bottom"
http://www.chiffandfipple.com/sindtinterview.html
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Greg the Piano Tuner
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
check out chiff and fipple...... they have a review on about every whistle ever....lol
i think your talking about john sindt whistle
sindtwhistle@aol.com
its a first class whistle and i would reccomend it.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by saxwhistle
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Copelands are polished brass and shine very nicely. Sindt whistles are burnished brass but still shine up ok. Both sound great and my favorite to play is a low A. Copelands are hard to get, at any price, and Sindts take about 5 months.
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by windybaer
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
Did you say **LOW "A" **??!!
Did you say favorite?
Airs? or can you play Mason's Apron?
LOW A**
# Posted on July 16th 2007 by Random_notes
Re: those golden tinwhistles...
I apologize for my previous post. I was excited to hear someone enjoys playing an 'A' whistle. I like the various ranges of whistles & flutes.
When I read that windy baer plays an A my assumption was he has a Bass 'A'. You could say there are 2 Low A's.
Bernard Overton makes a Bass 'A' & it is huge. Sometimes other whistle makers will have their 'A' whistles listed as low (as opposed to high {though I have not seen the little one} ).
The 'A' I have is a mezzo soprano. The larger one would be a bass.
If you have never seen a bass 'A' ~ Colin Goldie has one which he is using in the field. Just scroll to the last photo.
http://www.overton.de/texte/privatecollection.html
Cheers
# Posted on July 21st 2007 by Random_notes