I’ve ordered a Copeland Low D.
Somehow, these fine instruments do not come with a case. So this needs to be addressed.
I do not want to take the instrument apart all the time. I am looking at a case from Song of the Sea that fits 26 inch instruments.
Are there other good options?
What’s the rush? You’ve got a couple of years to knit one. 
Hey, my mom knits - You know, that’s not a bad idea actually.
I had read that the wait for a Copeland was extensive; however, their News site outlines that there’s a one-month to three-month wait. That sounded reasonable to me… I hope I am not being naive (smile).
Copeland woodwinds are great guys but tend, as a lot of whistle makers, to seriously underestimate the time. I haven’t looked recently, but last time I was their website they didn’t have a specified time (too many frustrated, waiting customers)
The Copeland comes with a sturdy cloth
bag, closed by a draw string. The whistle
is tough and the bag is all I’ve
ever needed. There’s no need to
take the whistle apart to put it away.
I honestly doubt that you’ll need
more than the bag.
The website is saying that they’ve
just now managed to get the time
down to 1 to 3 months… We’ll see.
22.5 inches. They do have a cloth bag but I’m looking to a case for holding several different whistles. Old suitcase or steamer trunk might do it.
I ordered a Copeland Low G in June of 2001 and was notified that it was ready in February 2002. When I placed that order I had read, on the C&F site, that the wait was nearly 2 years. Seems to me that they have been making progress from the “two year waiting list” of yesteryear.
I have found the whistles to be worth the wait!
On 2002-03-13 19:42, BrianW wrote:
I have found the whistles to be worth the wait!
Especially the ones that aren’t engraved. LOL. 
zen answer: the question is not how long is a Copeland, but how short are your hands?
Thanks Dave, you’re a hoot.
I am very much looking forward to getting your whistle (my fist C). Incidentally, I was telling my partner about it today during our power walk. She’s extremely supportive and nurturing of my musical efforts - However, getting enthoused about whistles is not her thing - no one is perfect.
Yes, you are right, all things are relative… Some people would use a Low D whistle as a flag pole. I am sure there exists in the grove behind my house little mythical irish people living inside a forest of Low D whistles, having deep and profond discussions about life being about not the length of the whistle, or the length of one’s hands, but about the strength of the soul.
Cheers.