This is advertised as an old flute, but it looks like a whistle to me. Anyone know what it is?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Military-Tin-Flute-Excellent-condition_W0QQitemZ150073073549QQihZ005QQcategoryZ10183QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That’s really cool. I stayed at this bed and breakfast in upstate New York earlier this year and they had these two really old tin whistles that looked like that. I really wanted to snatch one.
Ah, well, here’s your moment to do it legally!
Is the fipple plug wood or lead?
I don’t know, but you could ask the seller on eBay.
Here is a antique whistle I just got from ebay for $23.
It is made by G. Clark. I don’t know if it was a forgery of a Clarke? It is marked G. Clark’s London Make.
The Whistle is in the key of Eb and was tuned for A=430htz It is interesting that this is similar to the tuning of a lot of my antique flutes. The tuning would put it in the 1850-1860’s. It is a fun whistle as long as you don’t play with a electronic tuner. (they aren’t fun to play with anyway…)
If anyone has seen one of these, I would be interested in any information.
That fipple plug is gonna be lead or lead pewter. I bought one of those whistles in C not long ago along with a couple other antique whistles. Sadly, I ripped the mouthpiece completely off trying to get that plug out so that I could have someone see about fashioning a new one! I have another antique whistle that was made in France during the 19th century that is one piece of cast pewter. Sounds nice and is decently in tune…but the possibility of a lead content makes it a show piece.
Nice whistle Jon…if I liked conical whistles I would’ve fought you for that one!
There’s another antique whistle made by BS Dulcet that’s up for auction there as well if anyone is interested.