Lon Dubh for an MK or $300.00

Whistle
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Last chance to the list before I eBay it.

I have a brand new condition Lon Dubh whistle made of Delrin.
It’s all black (meaning the whistle as well as the plug - sometimes the plugs are white) with chromium steel metal parts.

This is my first Delrin whistle and it’s just proving to be not my thing; to me the playing feel is too much of a difference.

Absolutely perfect whistle, however.

I’d take a new or pristine condition MK (low D or low F), depending on the color, or $300.00 (European folks could pay Euros to a luthier on my behalf) plus shipping and insurance ($10.00 US; $20.00 UK).

tommy@tommyswirled.com

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Tommy,

I sent you a PM. Tried to send an email but it kicked back twice. Don’t know if it was something I did or not.

jim d

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Hey tommy, before you sell that sucker - let someone else play it for you - at a distance these things come across as the most Irish whistle you ever heard! It’s not apparent when it’s in yer gob. I just got that experience today, and it totally changed my mind about them!

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I have a Lon Dubh in blackwood.

If I had to pick just one whistle, JUST ONE, that would be it.

Hang onto it. Use it more and you’ll find you can really find it’s voice.

Hope that helps.

Mike

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Thanks for the thoughts, Mike.
I just have to disagree.
My “one” that I’ve decided upon for performance is my Abell.
I owned a blackwood LD a couple of years ago; that would be a close second. At the time, though, I only played sessions, and it was lost. Now that I play mic-ed mostly, it would be a good backup for me to the Abell.

The Delrin, however, I just don’t get along with well.
A much different sound than I expected; to my ears, much closer to a metal whistle than a wooden one.

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Interesting.
So far I’ve had some instrument offers, but also about four folks who said they are extremely interested.
I replied to all of them, but heard nothing back from anyone.
I wonder if my messages are getting through.
Try:
tommy@tommyswirled.com
music@knotwork.info

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Tommy,

I received your PM in response to my PM and then sent you another one to answer your question. Did it get through?

jim d

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I feel compelled to mention that the old design of the wooden Lon Dubhs was very different (in wall thickness, etc.) from the current design in Delrin. The old ones play somewhat differently from whistle to whistle, but they are all VERY different from the current Delrin ones.

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Hiya stranger, good to see you around :slight_smile:

Hope you’ve been well.

NNTR,

Loren

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I wouldn’t mind more info on these whistles. Judging from the sound clips at whistle and drum they sound amazing.

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Good to know - no wonder my expectations weren’t met.
Still, expectation being a prison, do you have it in you to characterize the differences you hear between the old wooden versions and the current Delrin?

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The design of the old wooden ones made them fragile because of the very thin wall, but the tone was magical. The new, thicker-walled design makes for an un-fragile whistle, but the magic is, in my opinion, lost.

Not everyone is looking for a fragile whistle. Some aren’t looking for magic, but for volume and stability. Someone might like the Delrin Lon Dubh.

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I finally received messages which appear to have been backlogged by my server; I’m looking into that.

Also, a very honest littany of stressors have kept me from answering for the past couple of days:

  • father-in-law who lives with us in the hospital with a second stroke in 16 months (and with open-heart surgery less than a year ago!);

  • approaching that very busy end-of-semester time with final assignments, grades, and a host of final reports;

  • mortgage and tax extension issues.

In short, I’ve been a mess.

I am certainly ready this weekend to entertain any serious offers on my Lon Dubh and to make such a decision.

Thanks to all who’ve shown interest or have commented so far.

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