Generation low G

Whistle
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Well a friend gave me a heads up that a local second hand shop had an old whistle for sale but was unplayable and knowing I am interested in all things whistle related gave me a call. Well I wasted no time and was at the shop within the hour looking at an old Generation in G. I snapped it up and brought it home. Spent 10 minutes straightening the blade and hey presto, a fabulous whistle. I dug out my old Hohner in G to compare whistles and it is an exact replica. I knew that Hohner had used a prototype that a fellow in South Africa had approached them with (so the story goes) to copy but, forgive me if this is old news for some, I never knew it was an exact replica of the Generation even down to the hole positions and slightly out of tune notes

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If I had to choose one it would be the Generation :slight_smile:

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Very interesting, Ian. Thanks for posting this. Now if we could only convince Generation to extend their current line downward once again.

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It’s not one of those old ones made with lead, is it?

BTW- I think Jerry makes a Gen in G using a Bb head. I could be wrong, but pretty sure I remember reading that. I have one in A that’s nice.

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Wow nice find. How does it sound?

ecohawk

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No not lead at all.
It sounds fantastic actually. It needed a bit of tweeking and is probably the quietest whistle I have heard in G but a surprisingly solid bottom note and a very sweet upper register.