Alright…How can I know what these would sound like?? Elfsong has the two for one sale and these are the choices, I currently know what a C and D sound like but have never actually heard these others..Is there a site where I could compare the sounds?? Please forgive my stupidity but are these higher or lower on the scale than a D? Which would be more useful? Thanks
You might also want to consider a Water Weasel. They’re reliably strong. I haven’t played an Elfsong whistle.
I haven’t looked at Sandy Jasper’s site in a while, so I admit that I don’t know the octave of those whistles.
Jessie
[ This Message was edited by: JessieK on 2002-10-13 00:32 ]
Hi C4,
The combos you mentioned are the smallest and highest-pitched kinds of whistles commonly made. They will carry far across the wheat fields of Kansas, but will be very piercing in the house. The G whistle’s lowest note (bell note, all fingers down) will be the first octave G you play on a D whistle (L1 - 3), if that makes sense. I’d go for a C/D set myself, if I were you. If you wait long enough, Sandy’s likely to see your post and answer your questions even better.
Cara
C4 - I checked the site last night hoping for a Bflat/A combo sale myself. The whistles you mention are indeed smaller and more high pitched than the standard soprano D most often mentioned and used.
Abell, for example, makes a set of three bodies - Eflat, D, C - with one head, and the Eflat is the shortest (slightly shorter than the D) and highest pitch.
Generally, the Eflat is about as high as I can stand personally and the Abell is rather nice.
The only other high Gs for example that I know of are Gens, the ones on Sandy’s site, and I believe Glen Schultz started making TWs in that key.
Jessie - Do WWs come in those keys?
Regards,
Philo
Well, as far as I know, Glenn will make a Weasel in any key you want to order. But I don’t know about that high. C4 had mentioned in another thread that she didn’t like the look of Water Weasels, but that she wanted a whistle that would play well. WWs have a good track record and sometimes, when I care, I feel the need to help people choose wisely. But to be fair, I have never played an Elfsog whistle.
[ This Message was edited by: JessieK on 2002-10-13 00:31 ]
Well I am just trying to find out as much as I can before I make a decision..As money is pretty tight and I imagine it will be a long while before I can get another one..So this one has to count..If you notice I was mostly asking about the key they were in…I didnt mean that I was going to buy them. Thanks for all the input
If money is tight, then don’t buy a G.
They are small, and if your fingers are anything larger than ‘normal’ you will have difficulty playing it.
You can play in the key of G on a D whistle anyway 
Also in my (sometimes) humble opinion, you will rarely use a G, compared to D or C.
HTH
On 2002-10-13 02:41, Easily_Deluded_Fool wrote:
If money is tight, then don’t buy a G.They are small, and if your fingers are anything larger than ‘normal’ you will have difficulty playing it.
You can play in the key of G on a D whistle anyway >
Also in my (sometimes) humble opinion, you will rarely use a G, compared to D or C.HTH
Not to mention the fact that G’s have been known to summon all dogs from hither and yon! 
Yes, Glenn does make high G Weasels. I have one in Blackwood, and it’s a woodworking tour de force. Amazing tolerances. The sound is surprisingly sweet and birdlike, unlike the high G Generation I once had. You DO have to cram your fingers in pretty tightly though.
Yeah, I found the Thin Weasel high G I tried completely unplayable because my fingers are too big. But it sounded great when someone with slender fingers tried it. (And we played a nice duet, me on a Thin Weasel low G.)
I’m fairly certain Glenn does not make Water Weasels that high. I’ve never seen a WW higher than E.
The higher whistles are not the first instraments a person learning the whistle would get. The D & C whistles are where you would start before branching out to other keys.
Personally, I like a small whistle in my back pocket to carry around with me, so hence the high F is my favorite pocket whistle.
Purchasing E/F#/F & G whistles is something a person who is looking for a full range of keys would do. As mentioned before, the G is especialy high and requires small fingers, The scorpion king would have some difficulty playing a G, but the Olsen twins, no problem!
For sound samples of individual whistles, please email me and I will send you them.
Best of luck in your quest,
Sandy