Got a special order for a Busman D in Dymondwood, so I made a second one at the same time, just in case the first “exploded”. It didn’t so here’s the second:
I can make these in C,D, D+ and Eb. Due to the cost of the material and quirks in working it, I need to charge $15 USD above the given price of any whistle for one in Dymondwood (this wood is brittle to turn, so I have to take MANY shallow passes to remove excess material which takes about 3 times as long as a corresponding piece of regular wood).
This Dymondwood is waterproof, so no oiling is necessary. Let me know what you think of them. Paul
It’s a really neat material with tonal qualities very like wood in the instruments I’ve tried. But, completely maintenance free. I had no idea it came in so many colors.
I have a Bob May uilleann chanter made of dymondwood…it rocks. Great tone, rock stable composition. I’ll wager that a dymondwood whistle would be awesome, since it can be polished to an incredible finish.
Dave
I forgot to mention that there IS no finish applied to this stuff. The color is totally impregnated into the laminate, and the shine you see is the actual Dymondwood sanded down to 2000 grit and polished with automotive buffing compound.
I will go to my grave a committed fine wood lover. But for those who seem to be concerned with the care and feeding of the typical (real) wood whistle, this certainly solves that objection and looks like wood to boot. I might choose a different color in my case, and I guess it is available in many colors.
You may have created a new dilemma for those of us who have considered the Delrin whistles for its care profile.
I wonder how my wife would feel about me getting that for mother’s day? I know she’s supposed to get the gifts, but wouldn’t it make her feel better for me to have something that pretty?
