Everybody listen to my first 9 notes!!

Whistle
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Well, I am waiting for my children to buy me a tinwhistle for Christmas…

But who can wait that long?? Yesterday, I tried to make a low-D tinwhistle, using Dennis Havlena’s plans* and a hunk of 3/4" copper pipe, but the first try, after many hours, failed to generate a useful tone.

So, today…I thought, I am going to make this work, so I sawed the fipple and blade end off, and started all over again, while watching the Vikings and Packers games (egad what miserable games).

Eventually, a somewhat useful tone was obtained. Of course, by then, the pipe was too short to make a low-D whistle, but my digital tuner said it was only a half step below a low G whistle…so, by the end of the second football game, a low G whistle it became!!

OK, so it is too “airy” and the notes are not too exact, but here are my first 9 notes..of “Wayfaring Stranger,” recorded with the little cheap built-in microphone on my iMac:

http://members.ifmcs.net/rjgoos/Public/Music/Homemade/stranger.mp3

Not impressive, I know, but the exercise has left me excited to actually get a REAL whistle.


Jay (Lost)

*Plans at: www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/low-d.htm

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Way to go, Jay!

Best wishes,
Jerry

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Excellent, Jay!!! :slight_smile:

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How could you be lost in North Dakota? There isn’t a lick of snow on the ground. If you’re in the Red River Valley where it’s flat you can see nearly forever. If there are some trees in the way you must be around Bottineau. If there are some buttes and gullies in sight you must be out around Medora. If you can see a huge nearly dry lake you must be up around Garrison.

Give me a clue and I’ll find you!

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Coolsville.

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Where is that?

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You’ll have to ask Rickie Lee:
So now it’s J and B, and me, and that sounds close,
but it ain’t the same (well, that’s okay)
Hot City don’t hurt that much but everything feels the same
Well the real thing come and the real thing go…
Well the real thing is back in town…
Ask me if you wanna know The way to Coolsville…
(Well I hear you wanna go back to Coolsville…
Well come on honey, take you back…to Coolsville)
-RL Jones

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Beyond Coolsville!

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Sounds great, Lost!! Keep up the good work!
I grew up in Washburn, ND–I miss the Missouri (but not the winters so much!) Well, okay then…(ND-speak for “adios” although it has many other but closely-associated meanings.)

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Lovely!

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Coolsville +2!!!

HeySue

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Very impressive. I’ve been itching to have a go at making a whistle myself, and you just convinced me that I shouldn’t resist the urge (I knew that piece of pipe left over from plumbing in the outside tap would come in useful. …)

Well done
Cal