A professor of mine has asked me about buying whistles in bulk. She plans to stock some in an upcoming “language, dance and music lab” she’s building. I’ve looked into Feadogs (my personal choice), but wanted to look into Generations as well, for good measure. I do not want to get Megs or Sweetones. Anyway, does anyone know where I could get my hands on some bulk whistles?
Contact The Whistle Shop. They can probably help you.
Here is a price list directly from Clarke Whistles. (I was curious so I emailed them a few months ago)
THE CLARKE TINWHISTLE COMPANY RETAIL TRADE PRICE LIST
CODE ORIGINAL GBP
SBCC ‘C’ 4.00
SBDC ‘D’ 4.00
CDCC ‘C’ Display of 20 79.80
CDDC ‘D’ Display of 20 79.80
DBCN ‘C’ Box of 20 Natural Tin Finish 79.80
DBDN ‘D’ Box of 20 Natural Tin Finish 79.80
SWEETONE
SSBC Blue ‘C’ 2.07
SSGC Green ‘C’ 2.07
SSRC Red ‘C’ 2.07 SSBKC Black ‘C’ 2.07
SSNC Natural Tin Finish ‘C’ 2.07
SSBD Blue ‘D’ 2.07
SSGD Green ‘D’ 2.07
SSRD Red ‘D’ 2.07
SSBKD Black ‘D’ 2.07
SSND Natural Tin Finish ‘D’ 2.07
SDU10 Display of 10 Mixed Colours 20.70
SDU36 Display of 36 Mixed Colours 74.52
SDU10N Display of 10 Natural Tin Finish 20.70
SDU36N Display of 36 Natural Tin Finish 74.52
MEG
SMBLC Blue ‘C’ 0.98
SMGRC Green ‘C’ 0.98
SMRC Red ‘C’ 0.98
SMBC Black ‘C’ 0.98
SMGC Gold ‘C’ 0.98
SMSC Silver ‘C’ 0.98
SMBLD Blue ‘D’ 0.98 SMGRD Green ‘D’ 0.98
SMRD Red ‘D’ 0.98 SMBD Black ‘D’ 0.98
SMGD Gold ‘D’ 0.98
SMSD Silver ‘D’ 0.98
RTM18 Display of 18 ( 6C + 12D) Mixed Colours 17.64
RTM Display of 36 (12C + 24D) Mixed Colours 35.28
SPECIALITIES
CWD Boxed ‘D’ Celtic Tinwhistle 2.39
VSG Victorian Tinwhistle 1.68
MK Metal Kazoo 0.81
TEACHING SETS
WTCD Original ‘D’ Tinwhistle, Tutor & CD 11.55
TCD Tutor & CD 8.01
WT Tutor Only 4.47
AJT Andreas Joseph Tutor Only 3.38
AJTMG Andreas Joseph Tutor & MEG Gold ‘D’ Tinwhistle 3.81
*MTCD Meg ‘D’ Tinwhistle, Tutor & CD for Beginners 2.90
*MTCD12 Meg ‘D’ Tinwhistle, Tutor & CD for Beginners – Counter Display of 12 34.80
*NDHB Norman Dannatt Book – History of the Tinwhistle 5.33
*CTW20 20 Assorted Tinwhistle Display 38.19
*= NEW FOR 2006
EXCLUDING DELIVERY CHARGES 01 JANUARY 2006
Clare whistles are listed in bluk on ebay sometimes.
I’ve also seen Feadogs in bulk on eBay as well. They’re sold out of the UK so the shipping is a little high.
Every year I buy between 30 and 75 whistles in a single bulk order from Thom at the Whistle Shop. He’s very accommodating! I choose to buy Sweetones simply because I find their sound to be uniform (there’s consistency in voice and tuning across the entire batch). Last year I ordered a set of 75 Megs for the first time to save some $, but I’ll be moving back to Sweetones this year because I found that pre-teens can move those Meg heads (unglued!!) far too easily.
Anyways, give Thom a shout.
Jef
I’ll third the suggestion to talk to Thom at The Whistle Shop. We have done several bulk purchases with him for educational purposes. He’s always been great to deal with!
Mark
Should you be posting that here? Just asking.
Clarke provides trade pricing pretty freely…they sent me much the same information last year on a simple inquiry. I think at the time the minimum purchase to qualify for trade pricing was £50
David Le Bas (Clare whistles) was great to deal with, and the whistles netted out to less than $5 each, shipping included. After minor tweaking for about an hour, we had 47 good whistles and 3 losers. I was thinking of going with Feadogs for the next set, but Jeferson’s experience with Sweetones is making me think twice.