How Many Do You Own?

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Hi Folks… I’m a newbie to this forum.
Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all the info given here. A great place to be:)

I have a question that more than likely has been asked before. Please humor me though:)


To all of those Penney whistle junkies out there. Just how many do you now own?

I own a humble nine of 'em. I used to own more. Those were the cheaper beginner ones. I gave those away to family and friends who I thought I might turn onto the addiction.

One of my cheaper whistles I totally destroyed the mouthpiece. And those of you whom have done this before know exactly what I mean about getting the water too hot.. :slight_smile:

So Fess up…Be proud of your O.B. (obsessive behavior)

I have two more whistles that should be shipped sometime this month… but that does not count yet:)

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Mmm, let’s see…

A quick rough count shows I’ve pared my collection down to just over 40 whistles. Probably 25% are Overtons, 25% are cheapies, the rest a combination of Sindts, Water Weasels, Thin Weasels, Copelands, O’Riordans, a Rose, Abells, and the like.

Hey, I’m doing well, I’ve really pared down!!

Didn’t include my 3 flutes in that By the way. (My Ironwood Healy is up for Sale if anyone is interested)

Loren

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I’m still starting out and have limited whistle funds…

Three Susato (3 bodies, two heads): C, D, Bb
Two Dixon: tunable D, nontunable D
Generation High G

I also have two whistles on order: a Laughing Whistle collapsible D and a Fred Rose D.

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If you count the cheapies, I guess I have close to a hundred. If you don’t count the cheapies, it’s somewhere around 70.

Jessie

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This is easy. . .four inexpensive D’s, the Burke D, 2 Walton C’s (aside to Bloomfield: which I love just the way they are!I hear the low C just fine :slight_smile:) a Generation Bflat, Burke and Susato A, Cheiftan G, Kerry low D. Twelve! And I’m done, I tell you. . .not another whistle is coming into this house!

Well, not this week, anyway.

Tyghress
…And I go on, pursuing through the hours,
Another tiger, the one not found in verse.
Jorge Luis Borges

[ This Message was edited by: tyghress on 2002-01-06 11:29 ]

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If I haven’t missed anything the collection is

Copeland:(brass)Low D, F, G, A, Bb (nickel)C, D x2, Eb (sterling)D
Abell: (blackwood & sterling)D (w/tabor & 6hole body) Sindt:A, C, D Silkstone:(alloy)D & Low D Overton:Low D, G tabor pipe Tully:D Susato:(6 hole)Eb, D, old style D, C, Bb (tabor pipe)G, A, D Dixon:Low D/flute combo Shaw:D, A Clarke:antique C, C, D Calura: B Cooperman:D Adler:D Camac:C Feadóg:C, D Soodlum’s:C, wide bore D Generation:G, F, Eb, D, D tabor pipe, Bb Oak:D, C Feadan:D Perri: D Walton’s:”Golden Tone” C Madhur Bans/Asarkar:G x2, A, C, D Howard:Low D

And not in my immediate possession;
Burke:brass wide bore D Parkhurst:C, D McHaffie:D Viceroy:D Generation:D Soodlums:D, wide bore D, C Oak:D

70 or so. I also have a few homemade ones kicking around.

Cheers,
David

P.S. I guess I should add that this collection has been about 20 years in the making :slight_smile:

[ This Message was edited by: Feadan on 2002-01-07 16:25 ]

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I’ve been whistling only since this past summer. Asterisked are favs.
Susato: DCBb set, low G,F,E
Hoover: narrow* and traditional bore D
Clarke: Sweetone* D
Shaw: sop D*, mezzo A on order
Feadog: D
Clare: two piece D
Copeland: sterling D on order
Laughing: sop telescope D on order
Parkhurst: CBb set on order
Sindt: sop D on order

also, Hall Crystal D flute, Sweet maple D flute, Sweet blackwood D pic, shakuhachi, Persian ney, Turkish kaval

I sold 8 different keys of bansuris, a tenor recorder, a quena, and one concert boehm for the cash to buy whistles–my case of FOCD (Flute obsessive compulsive disorder) was replaced by WhOA.

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Inexpensive:

Clarke D, C, SweeTone D
Generation G, F, Bb
Clare D
Susato D, C, low-F, low-D
Jubilee low set w/F, D, C, Bb, A
Jubilee low-C brass

Mid-high end

Weltmeister D
Water Weasel Eb, D, C set
Water Weasel Bb, A, low-G
Burke WBB D, Al Pro low-D and low-C

I hope that I’m going to slow down in my acquisition. My wish list includes a few more Burkes and to fill out my WW collection. Further down the road are a Thin Weasel or two, maybe some Sindts and O’Riordans.

Charlie

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Whistles:

Copeland high D brass, high D nickel, high C brass, low D brass

Burke al-pro low D

Harper G/A set

Killian O’Briain improved high-D

Generation E-flat, D, B-flat, all modified

Flutes:

1857 Metzler cocus 8-key

John Ruzten keyless

Aulos plastic baroque

M&E polymer keyless

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I have:
Feadog D
Susato D
A mystery whistle in D (I found it at a fleamarket)
Sweetone C
Generation C
Generation F
Ralph Cook Low D
And I have a Low-low A coming from Jubilee music. Wish me luck on playing that one.

I also have my beloved anonymous German flute
and a Dixon 2 piece flute (my indestructable
back up)

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I own one. A Walton Guiness D. I’m not like those others. Those with WhOA. I just have one. However, I just bought it yesterday. :smiley:
Heh…heh I just haven’t had time to let the psychosis set in yet.
I will be getting a Kerry Low D as soon as we stabilize the winter financial woes. Just like most others, the whistle purchases have to take a backseat to those silly things like electricity and food.

(Edited because I put the wrong name for the whistle I want. I was reading about Dixon whistles before I wrote this, and wrote Dixon where it should say Kerry. I noticed this when looking for one of my posts.)

Professional artist. Amateur everything else.

[ This Message was edited by: Cody on 2002-01-19 14:05 ]

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  1. 4 of them in “D”
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WOW!

This is a good way to see what whistles are the most popular.. :slight_smile:

Did not realize every one would list what types of whistles they own.

Let’s see. I own a few susatos Low Eb, D,C,B, Bb and A… Chieftains G, D,
and a sweetheart D. Geez seems a wee bit of a small collection as compared to most of you.

If only I still had my cheapies. :slight_smile:


[ This Message was edited by: hillfolk22 on 2002-01-07 14:46 ]

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Clarke: tweaked D
Shaw:D
Susato:C,D,low G
Dixon:A, low D
Hoover:narrow bore D
Alba: Bb
Howard: low D
O’Riordan: C,D
Generation: D,Eb,Bb
Parkhurst: quiet D on order
Hoover: CPVC C on order
Plus 5 recorders and 6 native american flutes

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6 thats it well maybe just a couple of hundred more Ive been lurking and I must say that the replys on how to make a low D got me intereseted may well have a do at one If only some one would use consistant metric measurments it would be a site easier but. Cheers alex

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Always too many and never enough!

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nearly 70, but I keep discovering whistles all over the place. Must have mislaid them some time ago

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Let’s see after about 2 years, I have 16 or so. I put astriks following my current favorites.

Dixon: soprano D tunable*, C tunable* (2nd set).
Burke: soprano D NarBoreComp**, tenor D composite.
Susato: Soprano DCBb set.
Chieftain: sopranon D tunable and alto G tunable.
Shaw: Alto G.
Chieftain Gold: A ** (MIA in TX).
Overton (Colin’s): alto F** and tenor D*****.

2-3 give-away (inexpensive) whistles left out of about 2 dozen.

Flutes: Dixon PVC 1-piece, Ralph Sweet Cherry Keyless in D. Dixon 3 piece polymer D**.

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…about 20
of the inexpensive ones I only play the Clarke, 2piece Clare and Oak D and Generation Bb

further:
Hoover Narrow Bore D
Shaw A
Chieftain D and Low D
Overton A and Low D

and the latest aquistition: A blackwood Rose D, which is a GEM!

Sindt due in March
Overton Low F due in April/May…

Lots of things to be happy about :slight_smile:

Jeroen

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Sweetone: D,C

Cooperman tin D

Cooperman maple D

Walton’s Little Black D

Susato: D,C,Eb,Bb

Burke Wide Bore Brass D

Howard Low D

Dixon Low D/flute combination


This is a really interesting thread.

Steve