This is getting too weird. I came home from work and found my husband stretched out on the couch, playing the whistle. I need to do whatever is possible to encourage this bizarre spousal behavior.
His complaint is that the upper two fingers on the right hand are too close together for comfort. He has broad fingers, and they press together when he plays D and E. He’s using a Soodlum now, and has considered going to a C or Bflat because of this. Part of me thinks this is a perfectly logical solution, and as he will probably never play outside the house, any key will do, right?
But another part of me would really like to play D duets with him, and encourage him to consider playing publicly. Is there a D with wider finger spacing than normal?
A quick eyeballing of some of my soprano D’s indicates that my Thin Weasels have a bigger 1-2 hole spread than the others. Perhaps a Water Weasel D is an option?
I should also mention that the clarke also has a fairly wide strech between 1-2 but then holes 4-5 are very close, which he would also find uncomfortable I’m guessing. Many whistles are like this (close 4-5) so you may have a tough time finding something with good spacing between all fingers.
Really the solution here is obvious: In order to accomodate your husband, you will now have to buy more whistles! A nice pair of C’s…and Bb’s…and perhaps even A’s and G’s…are now in order. This is the perfect excu…reason to buy more whistles. Why buy him one D, when you can now justify buy yourself a couple of new lower pitched whistles, one of which he can use from time to time.
I see no problem here. Hee hee
Loren B.
Author of the bestseller: “Rationaliztion Made Easy.”
Oops, sorry I misread your post then. Still, the Thin Weasel also has a longer 4-5 stretch than my other soprano D’s, so it’s likely the Water Weasel would as well. The second half of my last post still applies however
Water Weasel wins this one.As you can tell by my username I am long on samples .but short on capability. The WW is a great whistle with a good 4-5 stretch. Probably beats the trade-in suggestion.
In my experience, I find that the diamater of the whistle actually has more effect on its playability than the spacing of the holes (on high whistles, anyway). Everyone has their preference, but I’d suggest letting him try a thicker whistle like a Susato- it may work for him.
A nice pair of C’s…and Bb’s…and perhaps even A’s and G’s…are now in order. This is the perfect excu…reason to buy more whistles. Why buy him one D, when you can now justify buy yourself a couple of new lower pitched whistles, one of which he can use from time to time.