I recently purchased a Reviol - Low E, F G black anodized set from the Doc. So I’m selling my previous Low D and Low E set. I have for sale a Chieftain Low D along with the low E body. In very good shape and very few marks. As you can see in the pictures, I’ve inserted a small toothpick into the wind way and put a small piece of tape over the A whole on the Low E body to help playability and tuning. However, both things can easily be removed with no problems. They both play very well! I have played the Low E extensively a few times a week at church for some time now. They both are powerful enough for my liking so that you can get some great tone out of them.
Here is a sound file I’ve made of me playing both whistle bodies:
I’m been a contributing member of Chiff and Fipple for quite a few years (predominantly on the Uilleann board), and have bought and sold things many times through the board before.
I’m asking $200 US with free shipping to anywhere worldwide. Please email or PM me. sampsoncane@gmail.com
To answer the question, it is stamped correctly (not backward)… ha ha.
Sorry. Ya its backwards because the picture was taken with a web-cam on my computer at work. For some reason the pictures with the “D” & “E” I was able to flip/rotate around right but the picture of the stamp on the back of the whistles wouldn’t rotate correctly.
I have a question - possibly caused by my ignorance, possibly by a ‘tromp l’oeil’… (and in no way am I questioning the merchandise - just curious).
In the pictures I can see that the whistle head has a ‘female’ joint and that the D body will fit inside it. But the E body appears to have a ‘female’ joint as well. How does this fit onto the head? [[Or do you just slot all the sections together and use all four hands to play it? ]]
My first guess was that the E body was smaller OD and needed a thicker section but its not clear in the picture.
Phill,
that is a very insightful question. The answer is that the ‘female’ joint on the whistle head is fixed and doesn’t move. The ‘female’ joint that you see on the Low E body pulls right off, and is more of a protective cover for the “cork” joint. Both D & E bodies fit into the same fixed ‘female’ joint on the whistle head. They both have the same diameter aluminum tubing.
Hope this answers your question.
BTW, I’ve uploaded a rough sound I made. In the file, I play both D & E bodies. It is rough, but you can hear the tone and responsiveness of the whistles.
I am lowering my price to $170 for the set with buyer paying shipping (anywhere in the US will be about $10, if its over that I’ll pay the rest). I need the funds.
Thanks
ok, let’s try $150 plus shipping. For two possible chieftain low whistles that’s pretty good. I believe Phil hardy still sells the the Eb body as well, so you could conceivably make three whistles with the set.
email me: sampsoncane@gmail.com
or PM me.
all the best,
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