Regarding the question of who makes Mr. Spillane’s whistles, I stumbled across the following old posting from “Whistling Low” and thought it might be of interest. I don’t know Mr. Maxwell, and I don’t know that this resolves the question, but here it is…
Gene P Maxwell - 12/18/00 20:30:03
My Email:bsmith2581@aol.com
Maker of your low whistle: still looking
Comments:
I have a question in regard to your review for “A Place Among the Stones.” In your first paragraph you mentioned that Davy Spillane plays an Overton whistle and operates a sell-through system for them, and that you bought one from him. My question is, what is a “sell-through system”? I too am interested in playing the low whistle as well as at some time in the future learning the uilleann pipes. I currently play the high whistle (for about a year) and just picked up a G flute, and am interested in expanding to other wind instruments. I just saw (for the first time) the Riverdance video, as well as the sequel, wow! Do you know if Blatley really played the flute on the sequel? Also do you know if the whistle parts in some of the dances is really a whistle or a keyboard. The music almost sounds too perfect (and without breathing) to be a wind instrument. Gene Mxwell
B. Crain