This morning was raining and I nearly fell down of the outside stairs.
The end of three and half years of happiness in one second…
All is not lost, patience the right amount of focused heat and the right size of dowel could ressurect Dixie 
Poor you, I feel for you, after sitting on my best whistle back in the day, but Yay, you can rid of that Dixon and get something nicer.
Can’t stand Dixons.
Tut, tut, that’s a bit insensitive, especially considering the length of time and commitment poured into the relationship with the instrument. I’d say take a little time, consider your options I certainley would and I’ve only had my Dixie a year coming August. The attachment we develop to our instruments is special and a quick fire rebound to the next new thing won’t remove the feeling of having lost a dear old friend. 
Glad you’re not injured. There are easier ways to bend a note, you know!
Commiserations, but it could have been worse. Had I suffered the same fall with my Dixon, then I’d be the one with the damage.
Mine is the DX203 - VERY solid brass, so perfect for the “Cosh” Jig 
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Whats the ring on the bell end of the Dixon Trad?
My condolences, definitely.
I lost my first whistle (a Walton’s Guinness D) when I forgot it was in my pocket and I did a somersault. Don’t ask me what I was thinking; I was a sophomore in high school.
The cure is to buy a new whistle!
something similar happend to me
did “bend” “my long lost and found again” walton guiness whistle (wich was also my first whistle) and did crack my parks walkabout when carying them in a kangaroo pocket and just did sit down in a car …did feel the “crack” … and still hope to fix it one day
Ouch - sorry for your loss… It looks like you could possibly save the mouthpiece with some judicious whipping-and-epoxy but perhaps it would be best to just put the whole thing in a shoebox and bury it in the back yard.
My second whistle was a Dixon trad, still got it.
In fact this thread made me get mine out from the cupboard
having not played it for some time.
It’s a nice whistle.
At £15 they’re a bargin so go buy another.
Me too, custom ring?
Thanks to everyone.
I’m not dramatic, I like jokes.
I have more whistles, but that was my first whistle. I bought it online when I decided to start with the music.
I think I will make a frame and put it inside. A diferent decoration for a wall.
And now the ring question.
I made the brass ring with a piece of plumbing, and I soldered it with tin. Because I use to carry my whistle in the backpack, and after a few months I discovered that I was not completely rounded. And I repaired and reinforced it with the ring.
This is the picture with the rest of the plumbing piece.
I love the ring !
A very nice peice of work!
So sorry, Claudio. Your accident is not unique, if that’s a comfort. 
I’m not a huge fan of most Dixon whistles I’ve tried, but the Trad is a significant exception. It’s a fine-playing whistle IMO, and one that I recommend.
Yes, it’s easy and cheap enough to replace, and the new Trads are even better than the older ones. But I think JLeo has a point. A favorite instrument with sentimental attachments shouldn’t be disparaged. And bringing a damaged instrument back to life can be very satisfying, if you don’t mind the cost or effort.
Yes, that is one plan. 
Or, take it to a repair shop or repairman that handles band/orchestral brass instruments - trumpets, horns, etc. For them, this kind of repair is very easy and probably not very expensive. They can put the tube on a mandrel, straighten it out, remove the dents, and re-round the holes as good as new. When I worked in a shop that sold and repaired school instruments, we saw much, much worse. 
For the head: You can (optionally) glue the crack to seal it shut, then wrap the collar tightly with black electrician’s tape. Or for a more elegant repair, you can wrap the collar tightly with thread, and tape or glue it in place (Jerry Freeman posted a description of this repair, which you can search for). The result should play as good as new.
I have a couple of slightly cracked Dixon Trad heads; it seems to be an endemic problem. Being lazy, I simply wrapped the collars with black tape (no glue) and they both play fine. If you don’t have at least one old whistle that is taped, glued and wrapped, you’re not a hard-core whistler.
Yes, very nice! Also, some of the older Trads had a slightly short tube. A ring like that could also be used as an extension to correct the tuning.
Condolence for the loss.
May your instrument rest in peace.
I had my attachments to my instruments the same way you do. I remember crying when my piano was sold due to financial difficulties.
Nice craftsmanship on the bell ring. It looks sooooo CLASSY. It somehow transformed your Dixon to a High-end looking whistle
I wish I can do that to my Dixon as well.
I wonder what will you feel if you were holding a Burke instead of your Dixon when you slip. 
Just trying to make you laugh.
I had a trauma on expensive instrument destroyed. So I stick with the cheapie until I get rich…so much money more than my sense. hahhahah
Thanks to everyone for the words and ideas.
I thought about fix it as MTGuru said. But I am very obsessive about my things, and I always will notice it.
Today I will start to make the frame. When I finished it I will post the photos.
When I post the first photos I didn’t thought about the ring. Here are the photos of an other ring that I’ve made. This one is in silver, and it is only for decoration. The Dixon SV was very boring all in black.
I use google translator mixed with my English.
did i understand that right?
you have the skills to fix your whistle, but you will not, because you wouldnt like it anymore, because you always will know it was damaged?
than we are different.
i hope that i can fix my whistles, the expensive one as well as the cheap one (wich i already play again after bending it just halfway back, looks strange but plays well)
Hello German Whistler.
The problem is that I am very obsessive about things. I learned mechanical to work with my motorcycle. I learned carpentry to make my furnitures. I learned electricity, plumbing, and bricklaying to fix my house. I learned Leatherwork to make jackets and accessories. And thousands of crazy things…
I think I’m learning music for this reason (I just think it)
I can´t take it for repair… I have to learn how to fix it !
For the moment is better to put it in the frame and try to have a “normal” life. (yes, I’m exaggerating).
I use google translator mixed with my English.
Hello to everyone.
A couple of hours ago I finished the frame for the whistle.
And here are the photos.
First I cut the wood.
Gluing wood.
Cutting the glass.
Giving color to the wood.
Now dark gold on the front and sides of the top frame.
Dark red velvet inside and one of the brass hooks.
Almost finished.
The back.
And now the front.
Thanks to everyone.
I use google translator mixed with my English.