Hi all, I’m a Scot living in Taiwan these past 15 years. I play R&B/jazz tenor sax in a jazz outfit, resonator guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and banjo (not all at once) in an old-time jug band, and I’ve dabbled in whistles with some Scottish/Irish tune-playing friends.
One of them just returned from blighty with a gift for me – a new Howard low D whistle. I haven’t got my grubby paws on it yet, but I’m excited about it and I’d like some impressions from any of you fellows as to what I can expect. I’m not terribly handy with the regular whistles – mostly D and F – but I can manage slower stuff like airs and ballads.
About all I know is that I’ll need to use the piper’s grip, which won’t be a problem as I used to pipe a bit in another lifetime.
Hoping to use you all shamelessly and to pick your collective brain.
Hey Mr Sandman,
I’ll forgive you for using the nwi* word if you’ll answer me this:-
(I love bouzouki) So, what singing pitches is best supported by it. I sing mostly with B, D, E and G tonics. I am nwi* when it comes to playing lutey things.
(I love bouzouki) So, what singing pitches is best supported by it. I sing mostly with B, D, E and G tonics. I am nwi* when it comes to playing lutey things.
Sorry, I don’t really know how to answer your question. I’m not a purist and I don’t hesitate to stick on a capo to suit the singer’s pitch. That said, a D or a G in the tonic would work well, I suppose.