E or Eb?

[Raggle_Taggle]

I am a beginner player of about 6 months. Part of the big kick I get out of whistles is buying different keys of relatively inexpensive whistles and digging the different err.. pitches?. For lows I have bought the Dixon polys of G,F,and D. What I don’t have is low E or Eb. I play for myself without accompanyment, not worried about others for now. Which key out of E or Eb may be the wisest purchase int terms of sound or whatever other reasons one should choose between the two?

Oh, and I have been playing everything in D fingering and it has been fun. But is there a chart, website or formula that discribes the fingering for each whistle key?, You know, just for refernence I should know what notes are what.

[Tommy]

@Raggle Taggle

Which key out of E or Eb may be the wisest purchase int terms of sound or whatever other reasons one should choose between the two?

But is there a chart, website or formula that discribes the fingering for each whistle key? just for refernence I should know what notes are what.

Generation makes a nice Eb. I don’t know who makes an E. Generation Eb is a high pitch whistle, and you may want to use some ear plugs if you play it inside. There are low Eb whistles made by several other makers, and much kinder to a persons hearing.

Here is a link to a nice chart.
http://www.thewhistleshop.com/misc/fingering.htm

[Raggle_Taggle]

Thanks for that great fingering chart link.

I also found on C & F an article by Dale Wisely: “The C & F Tinwhistle Table”. Dale describes a low E as fairly rare and a low Eb as a favorite.

[hoopy_mike]

@Tommy

Generation makes a nice Eb…

Too bad I picked one from their millions of not nice Eb whistles. It’s reassuring to know that they made at least one nice one though.

[anon81352336]

Generation Eb is very good. Make sure you clear out any stray plastic from the inside of the mouthpiece (same goes for all Generations).

Here is me playing a Nickel plated one. It sounds very sweet and bird like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTlU2MKmrdM

I think the Bb and Eb generations are the best of their whistles.

[hoopy_mike]

@GordonH

Generation Eb is very good. Make sure you clear out any stray plastic from the inside of the mouthpiece (same goes for all Generations).

Here is me playing a Nickel plated one. It sounds very sweet and bird like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTlU2MKmrdM

I think the Bb and Eb generations are the best of their whistles.

Hmm. The intonation doesn’t sound great to me, but I think you’re doing a good job with a not very good whistle.

By the way, you mention on the YouTube site that the whistle is modified. What did you do to it?

[anon81352336]

@hoopy mike

@GordonH

Generation Eb is very good. Make sure you clear out any stray plastic from the inside of the mouthpiece (same goes for all Generations).

Here is me playing a Nickel plated one. It sounds very sweet and bird like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTlU2MKmrdM

I think the Bb and Eb generations are the best of their whistles.

Hmm. The intonation doesn’t sound great to me, but I think you’re doing a good job with a not very good whistle.

By the way, you mention on the YouTube site that the whistle is modified. What did you do to it?

Mainly smoothed off all the rough edges and took a tiny amount off the edge of the blaed (just a few strokes with 600 sandpaper).