C# on low D

Whistle
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Well, I love my low D. It is a nice instrument with a sweet sound, and it isбезымянный палец
perfect for my big fingers. But…

When I was learning to play whistle, I didn’t know that it is necessary to hold it with a third or little finger when playing note C#. High D’s weight nothing, so I can easily hold them with lips and two thumbs.

On low D that is impossible. My PVC Dixon is quite light, but it tends to fall out of my hands on that note. When I hold it almost horizonally, it is better, but rolls on B still make the whisle shudder, and that causes squeaks. And - yes, holding it horizontally looks stupid. :slight_smile:

What should I do? It won’t be easy to learn new fingering. Is it necessary, or there is some way to work it out as is?

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I put my thumbs underneath and the pink on the end on the top. That’s what’s keeping my whistle steady (mine, an Overton, is quite heavy)

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I close the lowest hole with my безымянный палец playing B or C#, it is just a matter of practice.

Silvano

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Low D whistles with small hands (me!) make a low C# hard…unless you use your leg to 1/2 hole the end of the whistle. You’ll get it that way.

I use my pinkey for the low C# on any of the other regular-sized whistles.

dm

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I don’t think he means low C#- I think he means high C#. He has trouble balancing it with his thumbs.

Learning to play B/Cnat/C# with RH fingers down is a valuable skill, I think, for a lot of things. It’s hard, yeah, but I can’t really think of a better solution. Start with really simply scale stuff, practice triplets, taht kind of thing. Play bars of tunes that you have trouble with until they feel strong on your fingers. You’ll get it :slight_smile: