I have just joined the site and it looks like everyone is marvelously helpful. Well, here’s my story… About 2 years ago a friend went to Ireland to visit family and she brings me back a feadog. It comes in a cute little case and has a tiny bit of paper w/ fingering and 3 tunes. well, i just moved and refound it while unpacking and would like to play ( I already play the flute ). Only thing is, the paper is missing and i have no clue what to do with it. =( Does it have to be tuned? ::sigh:: Can u help me? Thanx soo much in advance.
Selena, try some of the info on the main website. Playing the whistle is trivial after the flute, just lift up one finger at a time from the bottom to get a D scale. You’ll have it in no time.
– Nancy
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Yes, good advice. The main website
has info about fingering.
No it doesn’t have to be tuned.
Think simple. Also the
world abounds with instruction
books combined with tapes or
CDs. It will be easy going
for you, with your background.
Welcome to whistles.
Selena, If you played a flute, you’ll be whistling in no time at all! I played a flute many, many, many years ago, and learning the fingering was the easiest part. No kidding!
You’re getting some good advice, Selena. In case you hadn’t noticed it, the link to the main website is on the left at the top of the page.
The only thing I would add is that it would be a good idea to start learning the half-holed fingerings for such notes as C-natural, F-natural, etc., from the start. There are other fingerings for these notes – C-nat in particular has four I can think of right off – but the half-holed ones are the most reliable in terms of producing the right frequency. These can take a while to learn, so don’t be discouraged. The effort will stand you in very good stead later.
Welcome Selena,
If you’d like a copy of the slip of paper, I have loads of spares. E-mail me your address (look in my profile for my e-mail) and I’ll pop one in the post for you!
The Feadog usually needs the head pulled out a bit (maybe up to a centimetre) to put it in tune. If you don’t have an electronic tuner, or are just playing alone, it probably doesn’t matter, but as a flute player you may find the whistle sounds sharp if you don’t tweak it.
all the best, Martin
Thanx everyone. I appreciate it soo much. =)