Don't know what it's called but I finally played one

[cutterpup]

One of the guys in my recorder group came to rehearsal Monday night with his usual set of recorders, I glanced into the case he had open and noticed two whistles. We were talking about whistles when he asked me if I could play a single reed instrument. he then handed me a wooden low D whistle with a saxophone mouth peice. (actually he said it was a sax, looked more like a clarinet to me) Took me a few minutes to get my muscle memorey working for using a single reed, then I had no problems. Big question though. This instrument had a thumbhole on the back. I’m assuming that it is to change octaves because you sure as heck couldn’t do it with breath control. I got some changes done with the back hole (closed for low, open for high). Does anyone know if this is correct or does it take a half hole technique???
Thanks
Judy

[brewerpaul]

Did it look like this?:

I’ve always wanted to try one of those!

[ned_o_the_hill]

At first, I thought Judy was talking about one of these things, but a wood body was mentioned.

[I.D.10-t]

I was thinking something like this.

[Redwolf]

Or this:

http://www.xaphoon.com/

Redwolf

[cutterpup]

@I.D.10-t

I was thinking something like this.

ayup..that is then one, when I posted this morning I forgot the bent neck of the sax vs the straight of the clarinet. sooo, any thoughts on the octave changes???

[Tweeto]

@cutterpup

@I.D.10-t

I was thinking something like this.

ayup..that is then one, when I posted this morning I forgot the bent neck of the sax vs the straight of the clarinet. sooo, any thoughts on the octave changes???

It seems like you found the answer already (“closed for low, open for high”).

Now I have questions about the instrument. Was it as difficult to finger as a typical low-D whistle that has a straight row of holes? Were you able to play it without “piper’s grip”?

[Wanderer]

@Tweeto

@cutterpup

@I.D.10-t

I was thinking something like this.

ayup..that is then one, when I posted this morning I forgot the bent neck of the sax vs the straight of the clarinet. sooo, any thoughts on the octave changes???

It seems like you found the answer already (“closed for low, open for high”).

Now I have questions about the instrument. Was it as difficult to finger as a typical low-D whistle that has a straight row of holes? Were you able to play it without “piper’s grip”?

If the sax was sized anything like the bamboo sax I once had (and it looks like it), it wasn’t difficult to finger. The tube is not as long as a low D whistle. I just could never learn enough reed control to play mine in tune

[jim_stone]

@Tweeto

@cutterpup

@I.D.10-t

I was thinking something like this.

ayup..that is then one, when I posted this morning I forgot the bent neck of the sax vs the straight of the clarinet. sooo, any thoughts on the octave changes???

It seems like you found the answer already (“closed for low, open for high”).

Now I have questions about the instrument. Was it as difficult to finger as a typical low-D whistle that has a straight row of holes? Were you able to play it without “piper’s grip”?

What key are these in?

[jim_stone]

@brewerpaul

Did it look like this?:

I’ve always wanted to try one of those!

What are those? Any info?

[oleorezinator]

Chalumeaux

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalumeau

[cutterpup]

@jim stone

@Tweeto

@cutterpup

Now I have questions about the instrument. Was it as difficult to finger as a typical low-D whistle that has a straight row of holes? Were you able to play it without “piper’s grip”?

It was thicker around than a low d whistle but shorter with the finger holes close enough together that a normal grip was fine for me. After a minute or so staying in tune was not a problem I just did not like the sound produced by a reed instrument after being away from one for so long and using recorders and whistles.