I’m in school again this fall, and during school have found it just about impossible to keep up with orders. As an end result, after the end of summer, you’re gonna really hafta sweet talk to get an order in, simply because I don’t want to make people wait nearly a year for a whistle…my whistles are okay, but not THAT good. Also, I want to begin tooling up for a design that will use an all silver-nickle head and a blackwood body. I have a question for the C&F regulars: should I still offer the copper Parkys when I start making the Si-N/wood ones? Opinions, anyone, and reasons? Paul Brewer thinks I should keep making them because of the price niche I am filling…which makes good sense.
Thanks…
Dave
[ This Message was edited by: Dave Parkhurst on 2002-05-24 19:24 ]
The only reason I’d want you to stop making the copper whistles is so mine could really become “collectable.” My Parkhurst D will be pried from my dead cold fingers. And I want a C. And can’t wait for your new design. Good luck. I agree that you fill a particular price niche with a unique whistle. Regards, Philo
Definitely keep making your metal whistles. I love wooden whistles, and I don’t own one of your copper whistles yet. But I’ve heard good reviews of them, they’re not nearly as expensive as I suspect blackwood whistles will be, and they’re really lovely.
There is a tone quality available in brass or copper whistles, that can’t be got from wood or PVC, it would be a great loss for you to discontinue the copper. That’s my two bits.
Hi Dan. I repeat, keep making the copper whistles. Lotsa people would like a handmade whistle, but can’t afford the prices of wooden whistles as nice as I suspect yours will be.
BTW-- My name is Paul Busman, not Brewer. Brewer refers to my homebrewing hobby. Common mistake…
Keep making the copper whistles, please, Dave. Awhile back, I loaned my beautiful blackwood-boxed D/C set to the 16 year old member of my band. Erin and I front the band with twin hammer dulcimers and whistles ranging from high to low D. To say she ‘took to them’ is an understatement. She is turning into one fine player. I finally made a gift of them to her, because it would have been unthinkable to remove them from her care…She truly makes them sing. You make a fine copper whistle, at a very fair price… Your price point and quality make the switch from mass-produced whistles to higher quality instruments less painful…
Cheers and thanks.
Byll
On 2002-05-24 19:23, Dave Parkhurst wrote:
(snip) Also, I want to begin tooling up for a design that will use an all silver-nickle head and a blackwood body.(snip)
Wow - that would look fantastic! Plus, silver-nickle doesn’t taste awful like brass or aluminum.
