I just recently decovered the joy of playing the tin whistle. I bought a Generation “C” three weeks ago and fell in love with it. I now have 3 whistles, and 3 more coming in the mail.
I just want to thank you all so much for all your knowledge. When I first came onto the internet to check out tin whistles I was confused. But now that I have found this message board, and the search feature, I feel much more informed.
Thank you! And im so excited to get to know all you great people!
I am a tad bid scared actually with how this forum contributes toward my vast hunger for new whistles. Its awesome to have a place where I can meet people that have the same passion. But I am begining to see the long term effects of hanging out here.
Welcome! I too, am a new whistler, and it is great fun to learn. Let me encourage you to resist collecting whistles just yet, as I have been encouraged that each whistle has it’s own nuances, and it might be easier for you to grow in your playing with one or two whistles, assuming the whistles you are buying are very different. My whistling elders here at C&F may refute that notion, and if so, go with there response!
Besides, if you’re like me, with a birthday coming up and Christmas, you want to save some gift-giving ideas don’t you??
I would back up the previous comment to hold off buying these shiny blowly things.
The others are only joshing you.
Most would recommend that you spend time really getting to know how you play with one whistle (if you new to wind instruments) as each whistle is different and requires degrees of playing. You could get confused about your playing ability if you swap all the time.
By all means experiment with cheapies until you settle on one.
I have stayed with my Oak D for a year and a half and have only just reciently got a Dixon two piece which will last me for some time.
But then I am always ‘too careful’ and not so impulsive, and that can be a trip up in itself…but this isn’t therapy.
Welcome. This forum is a main contributor to WhOA. I didn’t understand how I could possibly need more than one whistle till I came here. Now I’m up to about 6, without the funds to get any more sadly.
I started out the year with 3 before playing a note. After finding three ancient ones in a box a few days ago, I’m now up to 15 and have one on order, but now that we’re into September, I’ve lost my momentum and am no longer averaging two per month.
You’re off to a good start, so you should be able to do better than that. If you find yourself faltering, just ask yourself if there are any keys or materials that you haven’t tried. I’m missing a bunch of keys, and don’t have anything out of either silver or gold–so far. And Busman alone has at least a dozen woods that I haven’t tried yet.
I don’t see how one can make a final choice of the best whistle without first trying all the possibilities. To do that is to act out of ignorance. It’s not good.
I also Have three coming in the mail from the Whistle shop:
Whistle Shop Tweaked Clarke Original “D”
Jerry Freeman Tweaked Clarke Sweetone (Jerrytone) “D”
Clarke Meg “D”
These are the whistles that have “tweaked” my interest so far. Any other suggestions? What I really want is a whistle with a very pure sound that does not take to much air.
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