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Hello~ I am pleased to announce that I am currently offering handmade wooden D whistles for sale. I have had the privilege of learning ( and continuing to learn)the craft from Glenn Schultz of Thin Weasel Whistles.
I currently have finished D whistles in a variety of beautiful and exotic hardwoods such as Bocote, Rosewood, and Cookstown Ironwood with brass tuning slides, and fittings in brass or stainless steel. I also have Kingwood ,Bloodwood, and Blackwood whistles in the works. Custom whistles in the buyer’s choice of wood and fitting materials can be ordered, and I would consider using a buyer’s own “special” piece of wood to make a whistle, if I deem it suitable for that purpose.
Interested whistlers can contact me by e-mail for further details. Please give your e-mails some sort of whistle related subject line so I don’t instantly relegate them to the SPAM junk bin. Thank you for your time. Paul Busman
PS-- You can see a pic of several whistles at: http://hometown.aol.com/brewerpaul/whistle.html
Probably the worlds most rudimentary webpage!
[ This Message was edited by: brewerpaul on 2002-05-17 16:37 ]
I’ve had a chance to try one of Paul’s whistles (I know we’re going to look like the mutual admiration society, but…) and I would recommend them. In his picture, I own the second one from the left.
They have a nice amount of back pressure, play crisply, have a touch of chiff and/or air noise and just feel good. The low notes are nice and strong and the volume is pretty well balanced throughout. Plus he’s been great to work with - a good communicator.
Congrats Paul! I wish you all the best in your whistlesmith venture.
Can you give all of us some more info on your whistle design?
Is it a cylindrical bore?
Is there a reduced bore end hole(suggested by the metalic end piece)?
Would you apply gold leaf protected by clearcoat to the brass/metal areas?
Would you consider chip carving or wood-burning on “special editions”?
What about a “blunted-labium whisper-whistle” headjoint for quiet practice?
Sorry! Need more input! INPUT!! :roll:
Thomas Hastay
[ This Message was edited by: Thomas-Hastay on 2002-05-18 14:59 ]
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On 2002-05-18 14:58, Thomas-Hastay wrote:
Congrats Paul! I wish you all the best in your whistlesmith venture.
Can you give all of us some more info on your whistle design?
Is it a cylindrical bore?
Is there a reduced bore end hole(suggested by the metalic end piece)?
Would you apply gold leaf protected by clearcoat to the brass/metal areas?
Would you consider chip carving or wood-burning on “special editions”?
What about a “blunted-labium whisper-whistle” headjoint for quiet practice?
Sorry! Need more input! INPUT!! :roll:
Thomas Hastay
Thanks Tom, and everyone else for your kind words, encouragement, and orders. I am overwhelmed-- may just have to stop cutting toenails for a living…
Tech details-- these are cylindrical bore whistles. There is no restriction at the bore end-- the wood under those rings ( and all of the fittings) are undercut, and the rings serve to strengthen and stabilize the rather thin walls, and add a decorative touch. I have not considered gold leaf or other protective measures for the fittings. The stainless stays that way forever, and I personally like the patina that brass develops. Clearcoat nearly always gets damaged, resulting in little spots of tarnish anyway-- I’d rather just let nature take it’s course right from the start. I don’t know if I’m artistic enough to add woodburning etc, and besides I’d rather let the beautiful wood grain speak for itself. I have never tried a blunted edge, but I may tinker with that idea sometime. Thanks for the suggestion.
Again, thanks to all for your responses. Be patient with this new whistlemaker-- I will try to accomodate people as quickly as I can.
