Where can I buy a tunable penny whistle in B (to match my Irish pipe chanter in B) from an European online music store?
Thank You!
Miki
Yes, http://www.colingoldie.de/whistles.html …and it’s a cracker.
Wow, more than 200 euros for a “penny” whistle!
Thank You for the link. I am looking for something much cheaper.
200 euros is pretty cheap for a professional quality instrument that will last a lifetime and retain most of it’s value. For something cheaper Susato do a B and their medium sized whistles seem to be ok.
Very true. I do not play the whistle, nor I want to learn. I want this B whistle keep in my pipe case and lend it to a whistler when I want to play tunes on my B chanter with a whistler. 99% of the whistlers have never heared about B.
Thank You for your help, I think I’ll go for the Susato.
I have a Susato B and it is a nice whistle. It is milder/sweeter sounding that the other susatos I have (a low A and a high E) and is an easy player.
Hi nemethmik
You could try Big Whistle in the UK. They are not showing any B whistles at the moment, but no doubt they can get you a Susato, or he can get you a Syn B from Erle Bartlett (Syn Whistles on the forum) which would be my preference.
David
Try Guido, make one, or you can shorten the tube on a Bb Gen to get a playable B whistle.
I second Walrii. If you want something even less expensive, get a Generation, take the head off, and cut a few mm off of the top of the tube. There are directions for it (I think) in the forum archives, possibly on the main C&F website.
PCP outlines the modification thusly:
There were also threads in the pipe forum which may have gone into even more detail as well. You can read through these if you like.
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/does-anybody-remember-this-thread/55476/1
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/whistle-for-playing-along-with-flat-sets-in-b/37507/1
https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/whats-good-to-get-to-play-along-with-cds-of-pipes-in-b/35895/6
Feadoggie
I have a Burke brass session pro in B that is just wonderful.
I especially like my Whitecap PVC B whistle, but he only ships to US addresses, I believe.
I would add my vote for the Susato. The favourite B whistles in my rack are Susato and Overton.
If price is an issue, go the Gonzato route. You have the satisfaction of making the thing.
I’ve made a B. Guido didn’t have measurements for it - his measurements were for a Bb, but it’s easy to work out.
If you can’t, PM me.
I’m about to order a Susato B for the upcoming SoCal Tionól. If you already own a favorite Susato S head, $21 for the extra B body is really quite reasonable for a very nice whistle.
I don’t have an Overton B, but I do have a couple in other keys. Quite nice… especially since I’ve recently learned to warm them up with my hands real good so as not to accumulate 3 quarts of spit in the mouthpiece. I’m so glad this board is here to edumacate me …I’m dangerous on my own. 
True, but its effing expensive for a whistle.
seeing as the previous poster swore (disguised though it was)
let me see what the average American with a pet doggie might do
with 200 euros that he or she didn’t “waste” on a whistle:-
buy 60 cans of dog food?
