Seriously? 
Please do, I would like to hear what the third octave is supposed to sound like when played properly. 
havenāt posted it to clips and snips because of the copyright issues. Iāll clear that later then post it there. Meanwhile itās on my site:
http://www.skelpaig.free-online.co.uk/road%20to%20errogie.mp3
enjoyā¦
Which third octave notes does road to erogie use?
Thanks
D and C
Are the dots or abcās available. I would like to learn this tune.
I can play into the third octive, but it sounds really painful. THen again, Iām not very experienced. On my low D (Alba), the upper second octive and lower third octive are tolerable up to third octive F sharp but on my high D Alba, it gets shrill by second octive B. My eight euro tourist trap whistle can get up into the third octive pretty far and sounds no worse than it does in the lower register, but I rarely play it because it sounds so bad in the lower register. My Clarke D wonāt play into the third octive at all. Iāve never played anything that required the third octive and for any slow peice that goes up to second octive A or B, I try to use my low whistle as it will be less grating to the ears.
Maybe, Iād get better at the higher register if I actually practiced, but itās like practicing the altisimo (really high not really there) range on my saxāIām afraid of scaring the neighbors/my family so I donāt. I just experemented with playing into the third octive on my whistles and my ferret woke up and looked at me like I was crazyā¦
Iām learning some American fiddle tunes that go up to the high E or F (on a D whistle; acutally the tuneās in G but I push it up since I only have a D and C whistle), and I composed a reel that goes up to the E the way I usually play it (I havenāt solidified it yet; lotsa different ways the melody can turn).
I dunno, I like the third octave, when itās not used too much. Itās nice and sudden, and has an odd, sorta clear (on my Generation at least) timbre; not expected after the second octave.
(Also I will sometimes play Loch Lomond in a very steady, boring beat, starting on the second octave D, just to annoy my friends. That goes up to the E. I love the looks of utter horror on peoplesā faces when I do that)
thanks for the replies it has been quite enlightening
It also depends on the whistle as to whether it will go tunefull to 3rd octave! 
I would amend that to say āYou donāt need to hear with your earsā¦ā
I was really surprised when I starting studying fife to find out (A) itās really just a cross-blown Bb whistle, and (B) they play almost exclusively in the 2nd and 3rd octave. So itās not a big surprised that (C) the fife is an outdoor instrument.