Dixon Trad Low D?

Whistle
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I was just looking at http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com and saw that they’ve listed a Tony Dixon Trad low D. There’s no picture available yet, but it’s described as having an ABS head and brass body like the higher keys. Price is listed as $155.
There’s no listing for it yet at his site (http://www.tonydixonmusic.co.uk/catalogue/dixonshop.html) and the product code listed on Hobgoblin doesn’t match any of the codes on his site.
So… it looks like it is indeed a new low D model that’s part of his Trad line. Has anyone heard about this yet? I look forward to more info and reviews…

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BTW- the Hobgoblin site won’t let me link directly to it, but it’s under the “Metal/Plastic Top Whistles” category.

http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com/local/product.php?ID=GR2350D

[ Link added. - Mod ]

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I called Hobgoblin - it’s been removed - seems like it was a mistake (?)

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Hrmm. Strange.

And thanks to the mod that got the link working.

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They do exist. I just saw one in a music shop here in Scotland. It was marked “trad”. Maybe just a brass version of his other metal low d. I took a photo and will post shortly.

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http://t.co/XaNn27kE

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Thanks, Gordon. It looks exactly like a scaled-up (or down) version of the Dixon Trad D. Which means, I would say, that it has good potential.

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Quite expensive though. As you can see from the price labels. That shop stocks everything from Generation through to Ormiston.

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Sadly (for us), it’s hard to find something like that in the States. D’ya think that maybe WalMart… Nah, never mind.

Best wishes.

Steve

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You might like these links: Theres the low D one, but also Alto A, Bb, G and soprano C.

low D:
http://folkfriends.com/shop/showproddtl.php?item=3756&grp=842

Alto A:
http://folkfriends.com/shop/showproddtl.php?item=3758&grp=842

Alto Bb:
http://folkfriends.com/shop/showproddtl.php?item=3759&grp=842

Soprano C:
http://folkfriends.com/shop/showproddtl.php?item=3760&grp=842

Best,

Nick

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Hey Nico, are you Nicolai from Folkfriends? If so, what about some clips? I’ve always enjoyed these Folkfriends-clips a LOT!

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Yes - thats right. Thanks. I will make some clips. Still I had not found time because there was so much to do the last weeks. But I´ll post them here. Actually I can only make videos of the alto ones. My hands are so small that it simply doesn´t work with the low D. Not even with pipers fingering.
But I think Calum Stewart will come visiting soon. I might ask him if he has time.

Best,

Nico