I’m sort of starting all over because for a long time I didn’t bother. One of the best things about the whistle is that even though it’s really old, it hasn’t been played much because there’s little to no patina at all. And the thrift store (a Goodwill, I love Goodwill) charged me $1 for it.
I’m also taking voice lessons in a few months most likely. God help me!
How “really old” could it be if it were named “Walton’s?” As far as I can recall, that brand was still known as “Soodlums” as recently as 1983 (since I have one I bought back then).
A good Waltons is a nice find. I got a dozen of them a while back for a charity thing, and there were a couple of real winners in the box. There were also a couple of serious losers. My conscience made me pay a $20 donation for one of the winners, so you’re ahead by $18.75 or so.