Hi.

I’m not sure how to quote. So, um, if you said something, um… I’ll try to keep this short enough that I won’t cause eternal confusion that will cause the earth to sink to havoccccc!!

Hmmm, energy and exuberance are okay, I guess, but not if you suck. HAHAHAHA! It doesn’t matter at OSA how much energy you have… because we’ll still get the same comments during lunch… until we improve, that is. :slight_smile: Actually, I don’t think I’ll take you up on the offer of pricing out fiddles. I own a fairly decent violin… and let’s just say it cost quite a bit more than a Copeland. I don’t even want to know how much some of those other things cost. No way. And, awwww! Thanks for the welcome! Everyone here seems a lot nicer than they are on other forums… =D

And, uh, naah. “Moof,” not “muff.” AHAHA! There’s a story behind the name. A friend of mine was commenting on how his English name wasn’t his real name, that he had a Chinese name, too, right? So I said I had a Polish name other than my real name (which is Sam, BTW)… and sort of said “moof” on the spot. I didn’t even think up the spelling until later. Anyway, I guess it sort of stuck. Even though it isn’t really Polish at all… XP

HAHAHA! I never knew that the ~ meant a home directory. I don’t get Unix at all… I put that after lots of exclamations, too (ex, waaah~). But it’s interesting to think about. I’ll keep that in mind the next time I use it! =P

Yeah, cripes. Ten free whistles?! We’re handing them out all over the school. Or perhaps, I think we were considering giving them out as Christmas presents so that people would think we actually paid for them… though, that would be dishonest. Yay, and now we’ll both have a C whistle! We won’t have as many pitch issues! And octave issues! And playing issues! And key issues! …

And thanks so much for the links! They may prove to be helpful, indeed, but seeing as I’m replying to this at my mom’s office… I might have to wait before I listen. Hahaha…

Anyway. I think that’s all I had to reply to. If anyone else commented and stuff… um… especially Shawna – OMG, REPLYYYYYY!! – thanks so much for the welcome, again, and all other such things. It took me awhile to realize most people here were older than me; tin whistle must have a reverse-aging effect on people. And, actually, to everyone who commented on how they feel old: Um, being younger just makes you realize just how many more years you have in your life to suffer from WhOA. How many tin whistles will we own 20 years from now? 40? 60? 80?! Scary. That’s a lot of money.

That’s all I have to say. I can never end these things… GAAH, just like telephone calling, Shawna. OMG. I don’t think I’ll call you tomorrow. Though, was I going to? I don’t remember.

Okay, the end.

By all means, give them as Christmas presents if you’re so inclined. They’re new, nice whistles, and quite a unique gift. I included 10 fingering charts with them to get people started. Mail to Canada (only 65 miles from here) is slow, so be patient. They’ll get there by and by.

Yes, this is a great place. Some of the nicest people in the world hang out here.

Best wishes,
Jerry