Formal Introduction

Whistle
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I have posted on here a few times in the past week or so, but I never really introduced myself, so here goes…

I am a 17 year old from Richmond, Indiana. I’ve been playing the whistle for just under two weeks. Thus far, I already own two whistles, a Walton’s Irish Whistle and a Walton’s Guiness (both D), and I have two more on the way. I guess I can’t find a whistle that really identifies me as an individual. I have already played publicly. About two days after getting my first whistle, I got on stage at a local coffee shop and improvised a little music which could only be described as “kind of Irish-y.” I used to play all the time, but my parents put a curfew on it, so now I can only play during the day, or go to the spider infested basement (which I do sometimes).

This brings me to a question. How do whistles hold up in a college atmosphere? Do they piss off roomates? Or neighbors? Or the entire floor?

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I pissed off people practicing my French Horn in college. It really can bother some people who are trying to study. I ended up using the sound-proof practice rooms over in the music building. Even a well-played instrument can be a distraction to someone who, for example, is trying to solve a tough calculus problem.

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Hi and welcome to the board,
Yes it will piss off roomates, neighbors, and the entire floor. There was a recent topic regarding whistle quieting techniques you might want to look at and I recommend that you search the archives for other tricks for quieting the whistle, and advice on playing with roomates. Anyways that’s my 2 cents, and I wish you good luck at college and with your roomates. And with the whistle.
Jack Murphy
p.s. get your hands on a generation as soon as possible.

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Ridseard, didn’t you try a practice mute or the silent brass system?