Peccavi

Whistle
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Forgive me, for I have syns.

The Syn C/D set (2 heads, one body) arrived on Friday: first impressions are good. Well-made, and the sound full and loud, without the shrill edge of a Silkstone. They need pushing a bit in the upper octave, and the high b (and high a on the C body) is a slight screamer, but other than that, excellent.
very good value for money: I’d recommend them as a first-rate stage between the cheapies and the hi-end expensive whistles.

Great service from Gaelic Crossing too.

I’m a happy boy

brian

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This pun has become cliched (I sometimes wonder if Earle changed
to making Black Diamonds because of it), but I have to give you extra
points for the Latin title… :slight_smile:

Anyway, congrats and enjoy your Syns, I know I do. My C body is
particularly good.

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“Peccavi” reference has gone over my head.
I know I could be a smarty pants and look it up somewhere
and pretend to be a know it all
but I like to show my ignorance sometimes to prove my humanity.
:stuck_out_tongue:

Can anyone tell me what it means?


BTW, my favourite Syn continues to be the Bb.

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Hello. I’ve been lurking for a while, so I’m glad to see something I can answer!

“Peccavi” is Latin for “I have sinned”, so it’s a “confession of sin”.

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fearfaoin wrote:

‘Anyway, congrats and enjoy your Syns, I know I do. My C body is
particularly good.’

I agree with fearfaoin. The D body is good, but the C body is exceptional; and I don’t normally like C whistles !!

I certainly like this one.

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Hmmm … if the 8 deadly Syns are E, Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb, and A then I recon this has to be the ultimate Syn:

The mighty Low D :boggle:

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http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~ranga/humor/peccavi.txt

Another source reports that the quotation came not from a dispatch by Napier but a cartoon in Punch depicting his victory.

As I recall the word was first used on this board about Sindt whistles.

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And is this now available to the general public?

Edited to add: Never mind, I just checked your website. :slight_smile: It’s about time!

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Welcome azw!
and thank you.
:sunglasses:

what sort of whistle/s do you have/play?

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Hi, Talasiga,
I’m learning to play. My main whistle is one of David O’Brien’s in D. It’s a well-tarnished copper whistle which has lost most of the clear coat. The tone holes are a bit rough to the touch which, I suppose, may make it easier to grip. I don’t have a lot of experience with lots of different kinds of whistles, but it’s got a very pleasant, fairly loud sound.

My second-most favorite is a cheap Generation clone, my first whistle. The label just says:

    D
   TIN
 WHISTLE
IRISH MADE

It’s got a green plastic fipple, so it could be a Walton. The body end of the fipple has 16 flat bevels around its circumference (instead of being round like my Generations). I think I got it from Elderly or Musician’s Friend around 1994. I’d love to who made it, if anyone has any idea.

I also have a Susato in D with an upper register that could easily do ear damage in enclosed spaces, a couple of Generations, and a handful of Clark Sweetones, and a Clark original.

After playing a friend’s Sindt briefly, I’ve been saving for something sweet, like a Burke, Sindt, or Syn. If someone’s got one used, I’d be interested.