Anybody Get a Whistle? I have an Kerry Optima Low D on its way to me! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHBCpU3BVs
My wife bought me a nice looking German flageolet. I have heard these instruments described as csakan but I was under the impression a csakan is a little different:
http://www.csakan.de/en/
In any case it’s essentially a keyed whistle.
Unfortunately the blade looks damaged but I plan on trying a laminate insert.
The bottom octave is nice an full but it won’t play above second d.
You could perhaps get somebody to make a new head for it? It looks like a great instrument.
Or try a Sweetheart head on it, just to see. Ralph Sweet made large numbers of wooden high D whistles not unlike that.
(The third one down)
I didn’t get a whistle for Christmas, but I picked up a used Alba Bass A shortly before Christmas.
If you push the block of that Csakan in a tad you may find the higher notes easier to play. More air will go up and over the edge rather than down and in. Try it bit by bit.
I have a Von Heune alto recorder whose edge developed a chip. Friederich Von Huene himself repaired it for me to almost perfect condition. He somehow built the edge back up. I’ll take a closer look and see if I can give you any suggestions.
No whistles sadly but I did pickup that penny chanter that was on Ebay. It’ll be nice to play some session tunes.
I also ordered a susato low E. Need something to play tunes in A on.
OK-- it looks like he glued some very thin plastic* to the inside bottom of the blade, then filled the top surface with a wood tinted filler. This might be either epoxy with matching wood dust for color, or possibly cyanoacrylate glue dripped onto a small pile of that dust. Careful filing and sanding would be necessary to get it to it’s final shape. Perhaps you can find a recorder maker in the UK who’d be willing to try. I have a photo I can send you if you’ll email me with your email address. I’m brewerpaul@aol.com
*we’re talking about plastic as thick as photo film (remember that stuff?). Exactly how he got it glued up in there is anyone’s guess.
Yes my plan was to try a thin plastic laminate first.
Interestingly it is in C and in modern pitch.
C is the bell note.
I treated myself to a pre 82 generation red top (it was listed on eBay as a Generalion) D and a feadog mark I D
Ummm, do flutes count?
I didn’t get a whistle for Christmas, but Mr. Becker got an order for a low D…
Sure, why not!
He got more than one.. 
I’ve had a Carbony on my wishlist for years. My wife finally broke down and got it for me this xmas. Fun little whistle to play. Much easier blowing than I was anticipating.
Are you going to do a current review of the Carbony whistle?
Third one down, you say - that’s my favorite whistle and the one I take to sessions. Do you know offhand when that model was made?
I treated myself to a Christmas/birthday present, a 2-keyed delrin Baubet flute. In fact, this very one. Francois was so kind as to make a demo clip after he finished it.
Looking forward to receiving it!
I believe there is one for sale @ http://www.irishflutestore.com/sweetheart-killhoury-irish-whistle-in-d?___SID=U
However, the more cost effective fix is something along the lines of what brewerpaul suggested. It also gives you the satisfaction of bringing an instrument back to its former glory. Good luck
I probably will once I’ve had it for a while and figured out all of its secrets
Santa was good this year. I received a Killarney from my folks (really enjoying it!), and then I was the winning bidder on eBay for an MK Kelpie (should be arriving this week).
I had one exactly like that, which I bought directly from Ralph around 1978-1980. Rosewood. It was a fine instrument, just too loud for me, with too stiff a 2nd octave.