Another ebay listing with 50% of sale price to charity.
http://cgi.ebay.com/?ViewItem&item=250558109398
Six whistles in one auction? Why?
Because it’s a full set of all the keys that Generation makes. Even more fun - 50% of the winning bid goes to charity.
Ok then, what’s a Generation Pennywhistle?
What - are you kidding? It’s like the Gold Standard - well, maybe brass standard or nickel standard - Pennywhistle. If you know what a Pennywhistle is, but don’t know what a Generation is - you’re likely a little kooky in the head.
Now what’s “Freeman Tweaked”?
Well, in the whistle world - if I told you I’d have to kill you. What I can tell you is, Jerry is “probably the world’s only professional full-time pennywhistle tweaker”. Beyond that, he’s a super guy known for his big heart and benevolence as well - really, it’s true (at least he’s known in the whistle world).
Here’s more info about Jerry, and a review of a tweaked Generation, from the biggest leak of arcane whistle alchemy in the whistle world - some knucklehead that runs the “the Wandering Whistler Music Archives”.
Go here: http://www.tinwhistler.com/reviews.aspx then select “Jerry Freeman Tweaked Generation D” from the list of Inexpensive whistles.
This auction is for a full set of Red Top Brass Generation whistles (high-G high-F Eb D C Bb), tweaked by Jerry Freeman. The set retails for US$165.00 at the Irish Flute Store. https://www.irishflutestore.com
The condition is nearly like new. There’s a few tooth-marks on one or two of the fipples - but that’s a bonus for those who like that sort of thing.
Ok already - time for the sound clips. Just scales: low octave (D E F G A B C# D), middle octave (G A B Cnat D E F G), and high octave.
http://www.beancurdturtle.com/Whistle/FreemanTweakedGenerationSet.mp3
They will be shipped in a USPS Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box costing you $13.95 over the winning bid.
Go ahead, you can bid and feel good about it because 50% of your bid will go to charity. ![]()