Here is a longer list of some of the interesting places Chiff and Fipplers keep their whistles.
I think my vote for the most interesting place would be the Silver bathroom garbage can.
Also the whistles tethered to the wood stove is a good one.
In an old German wine jug
In a pewter tankard I was given on my Wedding Day
On top of the piano next to my wife’s flutes
If I turn my back for a moment, in my sons’ bedrooms
On my bedside cabinet
In the wooden whistle case my brother-in-law made for me
In my pocket
in a cylindrical padded pencil case inside my bodhran case with the drum
in a canvas case goes with me in my pocket
In the right hand pocket of my jacket
Bookshelf
Pocket
Homemade thingy (lumber + doweling + finish)
gun rack
really trendy State of the Art blue music stand with a wide shelf to keep my whistles on
in the tooth mug
My high D whistles travel in my boot. (Rubber boot not car boot)
in a big vase on top of the piano
my two gig bags, which I hang on the wall next to the piano
one on the dining table and at least one next to the computer.
On a peg board
In a vase,
In the bag ,
MY whistle tends to “follow” me wherever I go
All over my work bench,
In a small “silver” bathroom garbage can.
On the keyboard in the gap between the number keys
In a large display cabinet
In a whistle carry bag on the doorknob
In a lovely roll made expressly for that purpose that is tethered to the central fixture of the main room of the house (the woodstove)…
A closet with a wire rack for the whistles.
desk drawer
In a cloth bag hanging from the dresser
Scattered about
In an old tin bucket
On a couple of wooden sewing thread racks mounted on the wall.
Rack with 12 pegs for the 12 Generations and second rack with 8 pegs for other whistles.
In the car
In the briefcase
On my computer armoire shelf
In unknown places
On top of the armoire
On the desk
On the night stand
In my truck
On a chest of drawers in the living room.
On the end table next to the sofa
In a little plastic container that once held some wet-wipe thingies
In a quilted whistle-roll my wife made
In the little synthetic-fleece pouch
In a display cabinet (just inside the door where I can reach it easily).
In the car
In a basket on a bookcase
In my bedroom, either on top of the dresser, next to a pile of whistle books, or on my nightstand.
In a pouch from the Whistle Shop
In top of the computer, so they’re always warm
Piled up on a bookshelf
The D and C rack
Either on my desk
In my pipe case
In my flute case
In a basket
Between the armrest and seat cushion of the particular chair I sit in while at the computer a big blue swivel rocker.
I keep most of mine (the ones I play more often) between the armrest and seat cushion of the particular chair I sit in while at the computer. This big blue swivel rocker is chalk full of whistles by now. [procures gen F from left crevice]
Well I’m obviously one of the whistle bourgeoise with ideas above my station, beacause I went out and bought a really trendy State of the Art blue music stand with a wide shelf to keep my whistles on in my office! It is also home to a load of downloaded music, and me Bil Ochs book. That is not to say that I didn’t keep my little whistles in the tooth mug until I got ideas above my station. Actually I bought it to accomodate my low D, and jolly trendy it looks there too!
The annoying thing is that people keep coming in and wanting to ‘try it out’ despite me telling them politley to go forth and multiply I have been the subject of every pernicious virus in the universe recently, methinks they have been trying it behind my back!!!
My high D whistles travel in my boot. Since I live in and out of a skiff or crossing a stream or wading in snow or slush or something, I almost always leave the house with rubber boots (we call 'em break-up boots, some call them wellies). I took a piece of nylon webbing from the dog harness kit, sealed one end, and stitched the other end to the outside of my right boot.
edit: I mean the inside of the outside, not dangling on the outside.
I’ve lost at least three whistles (cheapies) from pockets, when I’m hiking. The boots work best. They are also a great whistle stand-- when I play hammered dulcimer and whistle at a concert, the whistles sit in my boot while I’m playing something else. Hence our last impromptu band’s name: Extratuf.
My husband wears suspenders every day. Too bad he doesn’t play the whistle. Seems like that would be a perfect solution!
Most of mine are in a big vase on top of the piano. Some, however, are in my two gig bags, which I hang on the wall next to the piano. And, of course, there’s almost always one on the dining table and at least one next to the computer.
