I got a Busman!!!

Oh don’t worry about me taking care of it, i waited an entired day before putting it together just to make sure i wasn’t missing something (like lubricant) the whole day all i did was sit there and look at it. I really enjoyed playing it for twenty minutes today. It’s slightly airy in the second octave (meaning that the notes aren’t all tone but has “white noise” behind it, can’t figure out how to describe it) but i’m sure it’s my fault in possibly over blowing it. Twenty minutes of practice isn’t enough to figure out much on my first run though. But what i did learn is that the first octave is amazing. I love it how the whistle seems to vibrate in my hands when you hit the right resonate frequency of each note. I can’t wait till tomorrow to try another twenty minutes :smiley:

What are you using to oil the wood on that pretty Busman? I use a blend of sweet almond oil and a few drops of vitamin E oil, (ten parts almond, one part E), on my Greenwood cocobolo, and now it smells almost as great as it looks. The look…the feel…the smell…the sound…a complete sensory experience. :thumbsup:

I’m using bore oil, purchased from a music shop down the street to oil the whole thing. I figure it’ll do the trick and i don’t have to worry about mixing anything incorrectly. I gotta treasure and pamper this one. :smiley:

Absolutely treasure it!! There’s nothing like the sound of a nicely oiled wood whistle. :slight_smile:

What a day for Busmans, eh?

Just got my new Busman C today in Satinwood/Stainless. It is a very lovely instrument, purchased through www.whistleanddrum.com (Blayne is great to deal with).

Top notch craftmanship and the Satinwood is really unique looking (a tanish color with wood grain apprears that darker or lighter as you hold it at different angles). I had a ball using up my 20 mins today. Can’t wait until tomorrow.