I have this new book, well it’s about 2 months old. I’m just getting around to posting it here.
It’s exclusively on making your own High-D Brass Tin Whistle. Exclusive - meaning that it only covers brass and high whistles.
It also has tonehole charts for doing the keys of Bb, B, C, D, Eb and E with the same mouthpiece using a 1/2" ID bore. The good news is, you can make this whistle without a lathe. An electric sander is useful but not required. It is a good idea to have a drill press for this, a hand drill is a little difficult even for steady hands. The fipple slot is cut out using a simple hand nibbling tool from Radio Shack that costs $10.
Each of the materials are outlined, the sources to acquire the matierals.
The book is only $6 US + media rate postage.
This book doesn’t cover theory, it simply shows step-by-step instructions on making your own whistle.
Thank you for posting your informational book about the making of a whistle, I’m sure that someone will indeed purchase it and we will eventually have more manufacturers of whistles on the board. Choice is good!
Spreading the disease, eh Daniel?
Go ahead and buy this book, folks… but don’t say that nobody warned you in advance that whistle making can easily become an even greater obsession than playing and/or collecting!
Be prepared for many sleepless nights, and seeing potential whistle material in almost everything cylindrical!
And even though it is possible to make whistles without a lathe, trust me, you’re going to want one once you’re hooked.
And then you’ll want a milling machine, and then there’s the matter of bits, calipers, various attachments for both the lathe and the milling machine, and on and on and on… just don’t say that nobody warned you!
Seriously though, it’s good of you to share the tricks of the trade this way, Daniel… our beloved little instruments would never evolve into the wide variety of choices we’re beginning to see if we makers kept everything secret.
