Hi all–
I have some whistles finished and ready to go.
From left to right they are:
D+ whistle in Tiger Maple stained orange.
This one is not for sale. I put it here to show the D+, including offset
C hole at the bottom, and the stain. I can stain Maples ANY color.
C in Birdseye Maple with honey stain.
Tulipwood D
Imbuia D
Cocobolo D
Tiger Maple D-- natural
Olivewood D
Lacewood D
Yellow Acetal D (Acetal is generic for Delrin-- don’t want to rile Dupont…
Black Acetal D
I also have one bored, but unfinished Cocobolo tube long enough to be finished up into either a C or D+ whistle, which would take a week or two to finish.
Here’s a closer view of the wooden ones to better show the grain:
Note that the Birdseye C and the Tulipwood D developed cracks while I was making them. They’re too nice to trash, and the cracks are repaired and are very stabile. You can see them: I can supply pics for anyone interested in these whistles. I’m offering each of them for $25 off the normal price.
Speaking of price, I’ve raised the price of the larger whistles (C and D+) to $265. Making one of these from a 2 foot piece of wood leaves me with a piece too short for a D whistle, so I’m in essence using twice the material, even though those whistles only require an extra inch. Leaves me with some very pretty scrap wood…
Please contact me at paul@busmanwhistles.com for more information on these whistles.
I’ll be starting a new batch very soon so if you’ve been thinking of having a whistle made from some wood you don’t see here, now would be a good time to let me know. These would be ready in December.. Thanks.