Greg Russel's low D whistles: what do you think ?

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I watched this video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PdGMhnorYA and I was impressed by this whistle. I sent an e-mail to Greg Russel and he replied that he makes these whistles on order, in a limited number. They seem to be sweet and louder than a standard low D.
What do you think ?I personally like the sound a lot. But I am a beginner.
Any opinion from some more experienced players ?

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By removing the ( ) from that link , you can get to it.

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Hello gerardo…thanks for the compliment on the video, it is a bit loud, to bad the camera didn’t have a compressor for recording sound! as for the model you see in the video…it is being discontinued right away because of a newer design that seems to be much better…so the whistle in the video won’t be available…but watch for newer model next week!
i’m not certain how many i will make because i have a real job and real bills…and it’s hard to find time to build a large number of whistles with a family…and a job! but thanks for the interest…
P.S. Dale…i won’t use your site to sell whistles…i agree with you on that one…plus i don’t make any money building whistles anyway…lol

Greg

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Greg-- it IS ok to use Chiff and Fipple to sell whistles, but only in a limited way. Check out the commercial posting policies.
That’s a nice low D and making them can be a good suppliment to your income. I also have a job and family responsibilities, but making whistles has enabled us to do some great things that would have gone by the wayside otherwise.

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Hi Gerardo!

I don’t play the low D whistles myself; the lowest I go is a Burke low G.

I have heard Greg play his whistle down at our Saturday pub session and it seems to work fine. The guy in the YouTube video is certainly one of the best whistle players in Calgary, and if he says it works, then it works!

The interesting feature of Greg’s whistles is that he machines grooves into the the finger holes from the outside to better conform to the fingers. I’ve only seen this once before, on a traditional wooden flute modified by John Dorman of Leduc.

Hope this helps!

Ken the Whistleguy