Pink Ivory! (CP)

Whistle
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A few years ago I had some bad experiences with a batch of Pink Ivory cracking on me. I reluctantly decided to stop making whistles from this beautiful, rare wood. However, a few months back I found a piece of Pink Ivory large enough for 4 D or Eb whistles on sale at a price I couldn’t refuse so I decided to give it another try. Either that first batch of wood wasn’t cured well, or I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade (or both :wink: ) 'cause all four whistle tubes are now finished with no cracking whatsoever:

One of these is already spoken for, but the other three are ready to finish up into whistles on fairly short order (figure several weeks). I used to charge a $10 surcharge for Pink Ivory due to it’s high cost, but I got this piece at a price low enough that I’m offering these whistles at my normal price.

Also available at various stages of completion are one each of:
Cuban Mahogany
Ziricote
Mun Ebony
Purpleheart
Tulipwood
Mopane
Ironwood (domestic)

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Oh, Man, those look good enough to eat! :astonished: :astonished: :astonished:

Mary

3

What is this “normal price” you speak of?

Those look absolutely beautiful, and I might be interested.

4

I believe Paul charges $250 for D and Eb whistles.

5

That is some beautilicious wood.

6

And here I was thinking I got the last of a dying breed of whistle :LOL: Pink ivorywood is really cool looking…lovely internal glow.

7

I got a few pink ivory blanks a month or so ago. Guess I probably oughta wait till my work is a little more, uhmm, dependable, before I start them. Lovely stuff, Paul!

8

Make sure your timber is VERY dry, and use very sharp tools! When you drill the bore, be sure to remove the chips frequently so they don’t put lateral force on the wood (with my gundrill, the chips are constantly blown out by compressed air). Turn the OD very oversized, drill the bore, then let the blank “rest” for a minimum of a month to equilibrate. Take your time when you finally turn the blank down to final OD-- take multiple, small cuts. It’s worth the extra effort.

9

I was under the impression that pink ivory came from pink elephants loitering about Irish and Chicago pubs.

10

was that before or after you stopped taking your meds?

11

Ok, so we’ve established that pink ivory looks gorgeous – how does it sound?

Also, just to clarify; are these high D or low D?

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Somewhat woody, I’m guessing. :wink:


Loren

13

These are high D. I’m personally of the opinion that all very hard smooth grained woods sound about the same, and this would include PI, Blackwood, Cocobolo, etc.

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To my ear the differences in tone due to wood type are much more pronounced as the whistle get’s larger, say in Alto and Tenor whistles. And the differences are still relatively subtle, in most cases, even then.


Loren