Generation B natural?

Whistle
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Question. Do Generation make a B natural whistle in either brass or nickel or is this key only available in Jerry Freeman’s tweaked versions? Many thanks.

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They don’t but a Bb is easily converted by cutting back both ends. ‘How to’ posts for both Bb-B and C-C# conversions have been made several times in the past.

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Thanks Mr Gumby!

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Top tip … go down to your local DIY/Hardware store and buy a pipe-cutter. Don’t try to cut the pipe with a hacksaw.

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Here’s some guidance, to get you started, posted by Bill Haneman back in 2007 or so:

An inexpensive alternative worth trying:

As it happens, you can take a Bflat Generation and remove metal from both the top and bottom so that the top note is sharpened a semitone and the bottom note (all holes closed) is also sharpened a semitone. By some weird quirk of Generation’s tuning, the resulting notes in the middle are well within range as well, and the resulting scale is an acceptable B scale. At least, it works for me.

Total length of the doctored Generation (metal part, without fipple):
316 mm

Distance from the top end of the whistle to the top hole:
132 mm

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Here’s an earlier thread where I explain my method.

I’ve made great-playing in-tune whistles in C# and B natural this way.

https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/bnat-recommendation-please/105398/1

Cutting both ends only and you end up with the notes emitting from Hole 5 and Hole 6 being too flat, so these have to be carved out.

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FWiW, another thread linked to Mac Nic whistles. They do a B (although named ‘H’ in the German fashion). At 60 euro perhaps a relatively "budget’ option.
Not a recommendation (I have not come across these ‘in the flesh’ or heard them played, so there’s a caveat), but at least worth knowing about etc.

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I am almost sure these are equipped with Sweetone mouthpieces, paired with a thicker-walled tube. I remember trying a D or C MacNic many years ago. It was okay, maybe even for the price. Can’t speak for the B(H) though.