notes and whistles

Whistle
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:smiling_imp:
Hello dear everyone!
I want to know a couple of things if you don’t mind answering:

  1. How good are the Clarcke D whistles truely?
  2. Where in the name of all that is holy can I get notes for whistles?
  3. " " " " " " " " " " " " a good whistle in Israel?
  4. How many of you are as crazy as I am and walk with a whistle in their pocket every day?

I thank you all, and bless the whistle!
me. :boggle:

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I’m just one of the many novices on the board but here’s my responses:

  1. I loved my clarke, (first whistle), my grandson is now using it for his first whistle. Some are better than others and it was a good one. Maybe I’ll get a new one for father’s day.
  2. Since you have access to the Web, check out the many links attached to this and other whistle sites. The newest one I’ve been using is http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/ for Notes, words, and you can select the appropriate key to match your whistle.
  3. Sorry, been lots of places in this world but not to Isreal yet. Even here in Tennessee, USA I have to rely on the Web for variety and honest prices.
  4. Guilty as charged. I walk almost every day (health/weight/exercise/check on the neighborhood). A whistle is my constant companion. I have to rotate them to avoid their squabbling.
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Hello dear everyone!
I want to know a couple of things if you don’t mind answering:

  1. How good are the Clarcke D whistles truely?
  2. Where in the name of all that is holy can I get notes for whistles?
  3. " " " " " " " " " " " " a good whistle in Israel?
  4. How many of you are as crazy as I am and walk with a whistle in their pocket every day?

Clarke whistles are a great whistle to start with. They require a little more air than most, but it’s usually over-comable.

What do you mean by ‘notes for whistles’? Do you mean sheet music, or do you mean things telling you which notes are which? Either one should be in a good tutorial, I don’t really know where online, though.

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I’m not a great fan of the Clarke’s, but many love them. It’s a matter of personal preference, I guess.

Whether you’re looking for fingering charts or sheet music, there’s lots on the web. A couple of my favorite sites are:

http://fingertrip.net/index.html

http://www.whistleworkshop.co.uk/

http://www.whistletutor.com/

http://www.tinwhistler.com/music/index.asp

http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/brosteve/

Some of the above have good tutorials too.

No idea where you can buy whistles in Israel, but there are plenty of places to buy them on the web (and, frankly, that’s how I get most of mine, since the music shops in my area generally only carry Clarke’s, which I don’t care for, and Generations, Feadogs and Susatos, which I have in plenty already. Some good on-line resources are:

http://www.thewhistleshop.com/

http://www.shannaquay.com/

http://www.larkinam.com/

http://www.songsea.com/

http://www.harpanddragon.com/

http://www.whistleanddrum.com/

Yes, I’m often found with a whistle in my pocket, as well as one in my car. One of the great things about this instrument is you can carry it anywhere! :slight_smile:

Redwolf

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Raiden,
I just found this about a World music festival featuring Irish Trad in Israel at celticcafe.com:
http://www.israel-opera.co.il/worldmusicfestival2002.htm

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I like Clarke whistles but will agree they are not the best whistle for session playing or public performance. But for just playing tunes at home or for your family / friends, they are good.

There is a country music store locally that carries Clarke Sweetones and the occasional Walten’s brass, but other than that, my whistles have all come via the Internet.

I can’t help you with finding whistles internationally; I have never been outside my own country.

As for the whistle in the pocket, one of my favorite “trad” whistles is a 2-piece Clare. It can often be found travelling in my shirt pocket. Also horses seem to favor the sound of this whistle over many of my others.

Best wishes,

–James

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Well…I personally don’t like the clarke, but , each whistle has it’s fans and those who aren’t. It’s which sound appeals to you that counts.

You’ve gotten lots of good sites for whistle notation and whistle vendors. I rarely buy a new whistle anywhere BUT the internet.

I carry around my telescoping Laughing Whistle everywhere.

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Thank you very much for the announcment, however, I am performing on those exact nights at another location and so I can’t get there. There is also another Irish festival, in Haifa, but they don’t seem to talk about it much. I don’t know why…

Thank you again for your post,
best wishes,
raiden29

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So how do you keep your whistle from setting off metal detectors in various places in Israel? Hopefully the whistle will not be mistaken for pipe bomb.

It’s too bad the Gill doesn’t make whistles (at least I do thing they do), they are a large Recorder manufacturer in Israel. Then again, maybe you should see if they do.

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It’s a matter of opinion. Some folks love 'em. Personally, I don’t even find it all that useful as a window-prop, even less as a musical instrument. I imagine it could vary from whistle to whistle, but I’ve had two that were truly horrible. (Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me…)

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(Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me…)
Or, as George W. stumbled in a speech not too long agao, “Fool me once…won’t get fooled again.” I never would’ve guessed he was a Who fan :laughing:

~Larry

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I almost never leave the house without a whistle, though Clarkes aren’t my favorite.

Nancy