CP: wooden whistles

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I’ve decided to call my whistles Chaswhistles (formerly Whorfin Whistles); still a division of Yoyodyne Industries. I have 7 whistles finished, six new, one about a year old. Pics here. I can send high-res pics via email (click the email button at the bottom). I hope to have some sound samples uploaded to my box account by the end of the week.

Some brief descriptions, left to right:

25 1 cm zebrawood/Delrin pure, a little sweet, easy player

31 2 mm Padouk/Delrin pure, not very sweet, very nice player, one turning mark (out for trial)

32 4 mm cocobolo/brass traditional sound, good throaty lower octave, sweet upper octave (tentatively spoken for)

33 2 mm cocobolo/brass pure, not very sweet, a couple of blemishes on the rings, VERY pretty wood (out for trial)

34 8 mm pink ivory/brass a little chiffy, little breath, blemish on mouthpiece, a couple of visible turning marks, repaired cracks on male slide, d-e holes sold

35 3 mm pink ivory/brass traditional sound, good throaty lower octave, sweet upper, very pretty wood (sold)

36 8 mm bocote/Delrin big windway, breathy (clarke-like) sound, requires breath control to play upper octave in tune

The columns are serial number; how far I have to pull the slide out to play in tune at A440 (I tend to play flat), wood/fittings; personal observations. By “easy player” I mean that the response is similar to, say, a Clare or Generation whistle. The whistles with brass fittings have higher backpressure, more like a Weasel or Grinter.

These may be the penultimate batch of whistles of these designs; I will be moving on to an as-yet undetermined conical-bore design in the next few months as I figure out how to make reamers.

Prices are $40 for #36 (honestly, I don’t know what happened to that one); $60 for the other Delrin-fitted whistles; $75 for the brass-fitted whistles except for #35, which is $85 because of the pain of working in pink ivory and the fact that it came out unscathed. Prices include insured shipping to the US, shipping to other places is at cost. Payment within the US is flexible, outside the US must be via paypal.

Cheers, Charlie

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Since I can’t edit the original post:

25 10 mm zebrawood/Delrin pure, a little sweet, easy player sold

31 2 mm Padouk/Delrin pure, not very sweet, very nice player, one turning mark sold

33 2 mm cocobolo/brass pure, not very sweet, a couple of blemishes on the rings, VERY pretty wood is available $75

36 8 mm bocote/Delrin big windway, breathy (clarke-like) sound, requires a little push to play upper octave in tune is available $40

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I bought #32.

Just want to say, this is one of the best whistles I have ever played. It looks and sounds fantastic.

Charlie’s description of my whistle was 100% accurate.

I’ve already told him that I will be wanting a duplicate of the whistle I have now in the near future. I want a back up for this whistle. It’s that good.

Of course, you can always wait until he starts charging more.

Mike

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I bought #31, and it is a VERY easy player. Meaning, it is very responsive to fingertip touch, even more so than my beloved Burke DBSBT. And on top of that, it has a very pleasing tone, exactly what I was searching for in a wooden whistle.

I’ve been playing woodwinds for a very long time (including (gasp) reXXXXers) but this is my first wooden whistle purchase. I have tried out, and returned, other wooden whistles, in search of a reasonably priced wooden whistle. I am very happy with both this whistle and Chas.

So, if you’re on the fence about investing a lot of money on a wooden whistle (as I was), you should check out Chas’ whistles. As slowair says, you can always wait, but that’s not a good idea. Because I’m sure the price will go up. That’s how good these whistles are.

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The second coco whistle has been taken; the bocote is the last one left.

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I was blessed to get #33 while it was available. Even if this piece of art didn’t make any music, it is well worth the $75 just for it’s beauty! :astonished:
Great player, takes just a little push on the high B, a tiny bit of chiff for a nice woody, sound. almost like a micro low d, if that makes any sense.
keep your eyes open for Charlie’s next batch, and don’t hesitate to get one before they’re gone.
thanks so much. :thumbsup:

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I am the proud owner of #25 and it is a delight! As the previous poster noted about his whistle, the whistle I bought is a feast for the eyes. Gorgeous. Chas described the sound of my whistle as “a little sweet,” and I think would describe it as “a little dusky,” but however a person wants to describe it, it sounds great and is a breeze to play. Thanks again for this lovely whistle.

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Are more coming down the line??

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I’d also like to add that this whistle has seemed to play/react even better over the time I’ve had it.
Of course wood ages and matures, and my comment before about the high B taking a little push is no longer valid. You can easily get up to the 3rd octave D.

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Perhaps something in a lovely shade of C? :slight_smile:

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Nice stuff Chas